1. God Grants to Each the Ability to Get Wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall _remember_ the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His _covenant_ which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
2. The Earth Is the Lord's.
Psalms 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S, and all it _contains_, The world, and those who _dwell_ in it.
3. The Silver and Gold Belong to God.
Haggai 2:8 'The _silver_ is Mine and the gold is Mine,' _declares_ the LORD of hosts.
4. Will a Man Rob God? How?
Malachi 3:8-11 "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. [9] "You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! [10] "Bring the whole tithe into the _storehouse_, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the _windows_ of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it _overflows_. [11] "Then I will rebuke the _devourer_ for you, so that it will not _destroy_ the fruits of the _ground_; nor will your vine in the field cast its _grapes_," says the LORD of hosts.
5. If We Honor God First, He Will Pour Out Heavens Richest Blessing.
Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD from your wealth And from the first of all your _produce_; [10] So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will _overflow_ with new wine.
6. Seek God's Kingdom First, and You Will Not Lack Anything.
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His _kingdom_ and His _righteousness_, and all these things will be added to you.
7. Abraham Paid Tithe to Melchizedek Who Was a Type of Jesus.
Genesis 14:20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has _delivered_ your _enemies_ into your hand." He gave him a tenth of all.
8. A Tithe Equals a Tenth.
Leviticus 27:32 'For every tenth part of herd or flock, _whatever_ _passes_ under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.
9. Jesus Said We Ought to Pay Tithe But This Does Not Take the Place of Mercy, Justice, and Compassion.
Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and _faithfulness_; but these are the things you should have done without _neglecting_ the others.
10. God Loves a Cheerful Giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not _grudgingly_ or under _compulsion_, for God loves a cheerful giver.
11. They Which Preach the Gospel Should Live of the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Do you not know that those who perform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend _regularly_ to the altar have their share from the altar? [14] So also the Lord _directed_ those who _proclaim_ the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
12. The Laborer Is Worthy of His Hire.
1 Timothy 5:18 For the _Scripture_ says, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS _THRESHING_," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
13. The Heart That Freely Gives Will Be Constantly Blessed with More by Our Lord.
Proverbs 11:24-25 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who _withholds_ what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. [25] The generous man will be _prosperous_, And he who waters will himself be watered.
14. We Are to Pay God a True Tithe.
Deuteronomy 14:22 "You shall _surely_ tithe all the _produce_ from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year.
15. It Makes You Happy When You Do What the Lord Asks.
John 13:17 "If you know these _things_, you are _blessed_ if you do them.
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