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Always starting with the church motto: Love, Obey, Worship... Jesus Christ.

The teaching on giving is a teaching on Love. 

2Cor 9:7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 

A tithe actually means a tenth. But you see the New Testament is different from the Old Testament. It is no longer about strict adherence to rules. And in fact there is no ten percent rule in the Gospels nor in the Apostles letters. Obedience in the New Testament is not about following rules. Obedience in the New Testament means an obedient heart, a heart that follows after God's own heart, a heart that is surrendered to the will of God.

You can give sparingly or you can give generously. He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows generously, will reap generously. For as long as you give, you will reap! So, are you now giving more because you want to reap more? Or are you giving because you wholeheartedly want to participate in the ministry - in the work of God? Again it is not about the amount. It is a matter of the heart. 

What God really wants is for us to be detached from material things and be more attached with spiritual things. Learning to give out of love is the goal! If we are able to give out of love, then we shall have accomplished the purpose. 



So give because you love God, because you love His work, which is manifested by the church; reaching out and saving souls. I pray that we all attain to this and truly be blessed more than we have ever imagined. 

And I would wish for the church not to call it a tithe, because as a matter of fact it is not.

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