I think tithing, as Randy Alcorn says, is the training wheels of - TopicsExpress



          

I think tithing, as Randy Alcorn says, is the training wheels of giving. And so, if you look at the progression from the Old Testament to the New, what you see is that Moses communicated to the children of Israel that they were to tithe so that they would learn to revere the Lord their God always. So, that’s a universal principle. Reverencing the name of God is timeless, it’s as crucial today as it was when Moses first talked about it. Now, Jesus reaffirmed the practice of tithing in Matthew 23:23…What He made clear there is that this was not for outward appearances but was an outward expression of an inward reality. And the inward reality is this: That we recognize as believers that we’re not owners, we’re stewards, and, therefore, we hold what we have with an open hand so that God can take out and put in as He sees fit, but we never give out of legalistic prescription…Ultimately, tithing is something we do so that we can learn to trust the Lord rather than the arm of flesh. ~ Hank Hanegraaff | equip.org/audio/is-tithing-necessary-today/
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 01:00:00 +0000

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