Biblical Giving Truth

Greetings Friends,
There seems to be a lot of confusion about Biblical Giving and the Tithe.

Tithing was around from the beginning, even before the law of Moses.
Being redeemed from the curse of the law or not being under the law Does Not Excuse, Throw out or destroy the Tithe.
The tithe has Not Ever been apart of the law.

Now with that said, I am going to clear the air as they say and Distinguish the Different Biblical Giving.

1. Tithe
2. Offerings
3. First Fruits
4. Alms

1. Tithe has and always will be 10 percent of your earnings.
The tithe carries a different promise with it. Malachi 3:10-12

2. Offerings are an additional form of giving and have nothing to do with the tithe.

Offerings carry different promise all together separate from the Tithe Promise.
Such As Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Scriptures such as 2 Corinthians 9:7
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

This Does Not Say Anything about Taking away the tithe nor Does it Say It is Ok to Determine if you want to give 10 percent or not.

This is Dealing With Offerings
However........Giving Tithe out of duty or a heart grumbling is Not Acceptable either.

3. First Fruits.
This is Not the tithe as many believe
No the First Fruits are to be Given Once A Year. It is of your Increase.

Example.
Starting January 1st you are getting a 1 dollar an hour Raise.
So on a given 40 hour work week you would now be making 40 dollars more each paycheck.
First Fruit is simply taking the First Extra 40 Dollars (just once) and Adding it with your giving that week.
This does not cancel out your tithe.

Folks act like this is too much.
Let's think about this for a moment,
For the prior 52 weeks you lived with out the extra 40 dollars a week.
So why would one more week hurt you?

The next 51 weeks you keep the 40 extra dollars each week.
The thing I want you to see is this.
Do You Love and Respect God so much that You Will Keep Him First in your life including Your Finances.

If you think God does Not Notice.....
You are not thinking correctly.

4. Alms....
This is totally separate from the other three and Is The Only One You Are Giving To Man. The other three are unto God.

Example giving to some one in need.
Helping out some one etc.

Matthew 6:3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

This is the only Giving where God tells us to keep it quiet and do not make a big show of it.
It's not about the giver but Protecting the ones in need. Why draw attention to them or their need.

This is only a simple example of True Biblical Giving. One can dig deep into this.

I pray this has helped some and brought a clearer understanding of True Biblical Giving.

Blessings
FCJ

RaymondG said:

. And when Jesus stated to give to ceasar what is ceasers and God that which is His.....to you believe he was saying to give God 10% of the money and ceasar the rest?

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They were trying to trap Jesus once again.
Jesus said give unto ceaser what is ceasers and give unto God what is Gods.
Pay your tax
Pay your Tithe
The rest is yours

RaymondG said:

When did tithing turn into money? I thought it was always mints and other garden items and maybe livestock.

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When was the last time you got paid with crops or animals?

Then God wanted Israelites to learn to trust Him. They were commanded to give the best tenth of their crops . Why crops? Because they could plant but had to trust or count on God to bring the rain and sun and cause them to grow.
Same with raising sheep.

Also at that time God would call them to take the tithe to a certain place and if it was to far to carry their tenth then one could exchange their tithe for silver and bring it to the Lord.

OK what is the House of the Lord today?
It's the Church !!

His house has needs just like our house has needs. We get paid for what we do and so shall the servants of God.

Next time your utility bill is due, take them a tenth of your Garden and see what they do.

It's the same today. Do you trust God enough to honor Him with a Tenth of your income or do you feel it's all yours because after all I did the work and I bought the gas to get there and I did not see God come and help me as I busted my butt all day long Earning My Money.....?

Be careful how you answer this.
You need God to keep you well and able to work.
Especially today, many folks don't have a good job...... God can cause your river to dry up. unemployed

There is so much that you rely on God for and don't even know it. It's all His if you think about it and He does not force you to Honor Him, but one day you will wish you had.

For me and my house hold, we will serve God all of our days and HONOR HIM with ALL That We Are AND ALL That We Have.

Blessings
FCJ

RaymondG said:

I hope that all works out for you.

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It Has and It Will Continue Too!!
Thank You Sir,
Blessings
FCJ

RaymondG said:

The pharisee felt they had is all together as well. try to find the difference in their behavior and pride in their knowledge and yours.

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@RaymondG Greetings,
Not sure of your angle here, I mean you trying to be rude or totally missing the difference between Confidence in God and what He has taught me and pride of the pharisees?

If you don't agree then that's OK but why say I am prideful like a pharisee?
Any way, thank you for replying
Blessings
FCJ

RaymondG said:

I'm trying to help you out....wouldn't want you to dismiss Jesus if he came speaking a different interpretation than yours, just like you dismissed me. Pay attention too your feelings when you read and think about what the Pharisee was thinking when a carpenter came to talk to the masters of the scriptures......

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Like I said Sir I could not tell what angle you were coming from. To much bashing in here to take things for granted. That's why I asked and did not run with anything.
I did not dismiss your reply but did not understand your reply.

Thank you again for replying
Blessings
FCJ