Tithe Payment Is Important For Every Genuine Christian

Recently, we received an email from beloved in Christ asking for

emphasis's on Christian tithe payment. Actually, when we behold the
request to share light about church tithe payment, our heart were greatly
filled and overwhelmed with Joy, because church tithe payment is very
important and it’s one of the dreaded messages that always scared off
many brethren, even from attending church fellowship.

Today, many renowned Christians dispersed the doctrine of tithe payment,

yet always irking for not patterning in the Lord blessing while their fellow
brethren are been showers continuously with blessing. They always frown
at the message of tithe payment without understanding the basic important
of tithe payment.

However, church tithe payment is a must for every genuine Christian who
possessed the mindset of making heaven and if you haven’t commenced in
church tithe payment, we strongly admonished you hearken unto this
doctrine because many are already victim of the danger of none tithe
payment in the church.

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Offering.

Tithe Payment Is A Divine Necessity For Every Genuine Christian.

One day, a very wealthy man was walking on the road. Along the way he
saw a beggar on the sidewalk. The rich man looks kindly on the beggar and
asked, "How did you become a beggar? The beggar said, "Sir, I've been
applying for a job for a year now but haven't found any. You look like
a rich man. Sir, if you'll give me a job, I'll stop begging"

The rich man smiled and said, "I want to help you. But I won't give you a
job. I'll do something better. I want you to be my business partner. Let's
start a business together” The beggar blinked hard. He didn't understand
what the older man was saying. "What do you mean, Sir?

Psalm 104;24 “O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou
made them all: the earth is full of thy riches” "I own a rice plantation. You
could sell my rice in the market. I'll provide you the sacks of rice. I'll pay the
rent for the market stall. All you will have to do is sell my rice. And at the
end of the month, as Business Partners, we'll share in the profits. Tears of
joy rolled down his cheeks.

"Oh Sir," he said, "You’re a gift from Heaven; you're the answer to my
prayers. Thank you, thank you, and thank you" He then paused and
said, Sir, how will we divide the profits? Do I keep 10% and you get the
90%? Do I keep 5% and you get the 95%? I'll be happy with any
arrangement”

The rich man shook his head and chuckled. "No, I want you to give me the
10%. And you keep the 90%. For a moment, the beggar couldn't speak.
When he tried to speak, it was gibberish. Uh, gee, uh, wow, I mean, huh?
He couldn't believe his ears. The deal was too preposterous. The rich man
laughed more loudly.

He explained “I don't need the money, my friend. I'm already wealthy

beyond what you can ever imagine. I want you to give me 10% of your
profits so you grow in gratitude” The beggar knelt down before his
benefactor and said “Yes Sir, I will do as you say. Even now, I'm so
grateful for what you've done for me" Exodus 19;5 Now therefore, if ye
will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a
peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine”

And so that was what happened. He forgets where the blessings came
from. Each day, the beggar now dressed a little bit better operated a store
selling rice in the market. He worked very hard. He woke up early in the
morning and slept late at night. And sales were efficient, also because the
rice was of good quality. And after 30 days, the profits were astounding.

At the end of the month, as the ex-beggar was counting the money, and
liking very much the feeling of money in his hands, an idea grew in his
mind. He told himself, “Huh, why should I give 10% to my Business
Partner? I didn't see him the whole month. I was the one who was
working day and night for this business. I did all this work. I deserve
the 100% profits.

A few minutes later, the rich man was knocking on the door to collect his
10% of the profits. The ex-beggar opened the door and said, "You don't
deserve the 10%. I worked hard for this. I deserve all of it" And he
slammed the door. If you were his business partner, how would you
feel?
Hi, this is exactly what happens to us, God is our business partner. God
gave us life-every single moment, every single breath, every single second.
Psalm 24;1 “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world,
and they that dwell therein” God gave us talents and ability to talk, to
create, to earn money. God gave us a body, eyes, ears, mouth, hands,
feet, heart. God gave us mind and imagination, emotions, reasoning,
language. Hence, Sharing 10% with him is an expression of gratitude and
love. So never forget to do your bit and do it with immense gratitude, joy
and love.

The Doctrine On Church Tithe Payment And How To Pay

Church tithe payment is very important for very genuine Christians and it’s
very dangerous to adjourn your tithe payment incur from your present
income to latter month because it hinder prayers and gives permission for
locust invader to Infest both your financial and the healthy life of your
family. Joel 2:25 "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath
eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great
army which I sent among you"

However, there is no impunity in God's judgment on church tithe payment

because if you don't pay your tithe, things will definitely be tight for
you. Genesis 14;18-20 “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread
and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him,
and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven
and Earth, And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine
enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all”
Abraham our father; meet Melchizedek without father or mother. He bows
down to greet Melchizedek the priest of the most high God and offer tithe
unto him. The bible said; that Levi while yet inside the loins of Abraham
stretch fort his hand. WHO IS LEVI? Levi is the great grandchild of
Abraham; but he was in the lions of Abraham and stretch fort his hand from
ETERNITY to TIME and offer tithe unto Melchizedek and secures for
himself the post of priesthood before he was born.

Hence, this spiritually signifies that tithe payment is a spiritual generational

covenant and every ignoramus act you indulge in none payment of tithe in
your church, simples means, you don’t want to secure the post of
priesthood in your lineage because whatever goes around must surely
comes around.

Hebrews 7:1-3 "For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high
God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and
blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being
by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem,
which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without descent,
having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the
Son of God; abideth a priest continually”

However; when you decide to live act ignorantly and forsake to abide under
the doctrine of tithe payment in your church; you are not only punishing
yourself but also destroying the future destiny of your unborn children. If
you are not paying your tithe, it means you don't love your future children
and you don’t want their prosperity and excellence in life.

How To Pay Tithe In The Church

Malachi 3;8-12 “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say,
Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9, Ye are cursed
with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10, Bring ye
all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,
and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you
the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be
room enough to receive it.

Verse 11, And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not
destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before
the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.12, And all nations shall call
you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts”

Tithe payment is the 10% of your total GROSS INCOME earned before any
expenditure (total income earned in division by 10). Tithe payment isn’t
your "NET INCOME" incur after expenditure. Deuteronomy 14:22 "Thou
shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year
by year"

In nutshell, your tithe payment comes first before any expenditure because
God’s business must come first. He owns everything, including your life
and soul. Therefore, you must truly tithe all your income before the thought
of government tax payment or removal of transport fees and other personal
expenses such as food, clothes, house rent, school fees etc.

You are mandated to removed your tithe from any incurred profit, income or
gift you made or received before accounting for loses or expenditures. As a
newly employed staff; you must removed the tenth percent of your salary
before remembering or accounting for transportation fees and feeding
expenditure.

You must tithe before accounting for taxation or other miscellaneous

expenses. As a business man; you must tithe your income before making
any adjustment of your transporting expenses. Your tithe payment comes
first before any adjustment or expenses because Almighty God isn't second
class or under-developing creator.

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Deuteronomy 8:18 "But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he
that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day" His sufficiency is greater
than our lives because he isn't a beggar but creator of all creativity and
givers of wealth and riches. He is not a poor God---but rather a giver and
unleashes of powers and wealth.

Haggai 2:8 "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of
hosts" He doesn't need your money or riches but rather need to test your
faith and sincerity of service in his vine yard because money is a defense
and answereth all things----which without, the propagation of the gospel will
be hindered.

Nevertheless, as none working class or a student you must fully tithe any
financial gift you received or else, you would definitely find it difficult to
obtain divine favor from people. If you are tested of the little cash gift and
you failed to redeem your tithe, please don’t expect to be divinely favored
again because you refuse to acknowledge your God as a supplier of
riches. Philippians 4:19 "But my God shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus"

Whenever you tithe faithfully and cheerfully without murmuring or complain;

you are spiritually setting up or opening bank account in Heaven for
yourself and same time making savings. Whenever, you knee to utter any
prayer unto God, instantly his angels will ran a quick check in your
Heavenly bank account for remaining balance.

If your account balance exceeds the minimum withdrawal, you will certainly
experience financial empowerment and increase but if signifies red due to
your unfaithfulness in tithe payment; things will definitely becomes tight for
you because God isn’t mocked and neither a beggar. Galatians 6;7 “Be not
deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap”

Wrong Perception In Church Tithe Payment.

Tithing is the mechanism for funding the Gospel. Those who withhold tithes
and offerings from the Lord are disobedient Christians; they won't be ready
for His return. By their disobedience, they hinder the gospel from going out
and costing souls to perish. Moreover, the Lord has warned the church,
that anyone who loves money more than Him, will not see the Kingdom.

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The Lord instructed us through the prophet Malachi to bring the whole tithe
into the "storehouse" so there may be food in "God's house" .Malachi
3:10 "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.

In saying this, the Lord showed that the storehouse and His house are one
and the same. According to the Law, the people were to bring their tithes to
the temple, so we know that was the storehouse, known as God’s
house. Some believe they are free to give their tithes directly to other
believers, like strangers, widows, orphans, the oppressed and the
poor. No doubt, those are important needs that are near to the Lord’s
heart.

However, I tend to think of giving to those needs or “alms to the poor as

an “offerings” and not "tithe". On the hand, if we maintain our
interpretation of the "storehouse" as the local church, then we would give
our tithes to the local church. This would be in line with common sense, as
well as the scripture about sharing with those who teach you.
Important Of Tithe Payment To Christian.
Paul said that, “The one who is taught the word is to share all good things
with the one who teaches him.” (Galatians 6:6). He also taught that we
must not muzzle the ox, and the worker is worthy of his wages (1 Timothy
5:18). He was clear that this applies to ministers of the gospel who have
dedicated their lives to preaching. Would God be pleased if a disciple gives
his tithe to a widow while his pastor and family go hungry and without
proper clothes or shelter?

In the New Testament, the disciples shared all good things with their
elders, which were the apostles in Jerusalem. They brought their gifts and
laid them at the apostles feet (Act 4:35; Act 4:37; Act 5:2). It was the
apostles who then determined how those funds should be distributed, and
to whom they should give them.

Where there were widows in need, the apostles used the funds to ensure
the widows received a distribution of food. And the apostles were not
getting rich off this money either. Peter and John told the lame beggar
that they possessed neither silver nor gold. The collection Paul took
for the poor disciples in Jerusalem was similar. He wanted people to
set aside a sum of money in keeping with their income each week, based
on what each one had decided in his heart to give.
He wrote to the Corinthians, “On the first day of every week each one of
you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be
made when I come.” (1 Corinthians 16:2) Then when Paul came to Corinth,
the local church overseers gave the money from the church members to
Paul. “Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not
grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2
Corinthians 9:6-7.

In turn, Paul took the gifts and delivered them to the saints in Jerusalem.
This was a ministry to the saints (2 Corinthians 9:1). This tithe issue has a
root in old testament as it is written here "To the sons of Levi, behold, I
have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service
which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. (Number 18:21).

The Pastors Must Also Pay Their Tithe

Just as the rest of the people must tithe to the Lord, the pastor also must
tithe. This is what the Lord said to Aaron and his fellow Levites. Here is
how it worked. The Lord said to Aaron, "Moreover, you shall speak to the
Levites and say to them, When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe
which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall
present an offering from it to the LORD, a tithe of the tithe"(Number 18:26).

The Lord told Aaron to tell his fellow Levites to offer to the Lord a tithe of
the tithe. In other words, out of the tithe they received from the people,
they were to offer a tithe of that to the Lord, the best part of what they
received. The Lord considered that best part to be the sacred part, or holy
part.
It was dedicated or set apart.
He instructed Aaron to tell the Levites, “So you shall also present an
offering to the LORD from your tithes, which you receive from the sons of
Israel; and from it you shall give the LORD'S offering to Aaron the priest.
Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the LORD, from
all the best of them, the sacred part from them.' You shall say to them,
'When you have offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be
reckoned to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the
product of the wine vat.’(Number 18:28-30).

This meant that the Levites must give the LORD'S offering to Aaron the
priest. This was to be the best part of the offerings they received from the
Israelite. After they gave this to Aaron, the rest of the tithes they received
were to become theirs to eat and drink.