Friday, December 4, 2009

Tithing and Stewardship - Praying It Returns

I will begin a series here that highlights the Biblical call to tithe and what a return to Biblical Stewardship will and can do for America. I realize that many today are questioning this doctrine and might challenge the truths made. That is fine. Good discussion and debate actually leads to learning and prayerfully conviction.

If America is ever to be reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ we must realize that Lordship will move to the forefront of our daily lives. Stewardship is one of the key truths that gets our attention when we grasp Lordship.

We begin with the words of Jesus:

Matthew 23:23"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone." NKJV

Clearly Jesus taught and one might say reinforced the tithe in this statement. The words here are spoken in a clear lesson being taught to the multitudes. The Pharisees are being called out for their lives which were not lived in surrender to Jesus as Lord. Interesting here is that as the "wrong approach" to life is being called out, the right disciplines are being taught.

So why do you think that with Jesus clearly teaching the tithe people today desire to belittle or do away with it?

Do you teach Biblical Tithing? Does your church believe and practice Tithing and Stewardship?

Just think of the changes that could occur when we return to this Biblical Doctrine.

3 comments:

Tim G said...

Russell Kelly,
To whom are you addressing your comment?

When have you asked this blog host to discuss anything?

Please help me out.

Tim Guthrie
President, Eklund Stewardship

Tim G said...

Gary,
YOu are jumping the gun on this. I think you will see the picture as the series unfolds.

I hope you stick around!

Tim G said...

Guys,
I hope you hang around for this series. It should be fun and I pray informative.

Here is a thought as we go to the next phase (probably Tuesday Evening):
Since in Biblical Times they traded in what they raised, why the concern over us today using money which is what we trade in? I will be addressing this real soon.