Tithing

Instructions　　｜　　Truth of tithings

Instructions

 　　Please put the fund into the tithing envelope for supporting our services, or transfer the funds into the church's Westpac or ANZ Bank account:
Bank Accounts for EFT Offerings

	Perth Alliance Church (South)
	BSB: 036-078 Account: 684582 Download EFT Offering instructions (*.pdf)
	Perth Alliance Church (North)
	BSB: 016-350 Account: 1082 41973 Download EFT Offering instructions (*.pdf)

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Truth of offerings (Verses: Exodus 23:14-17; 34:18-20; Deuteronomy 16:13-17; Malachi 3:8-10)

Intro:
 　　Tithing is one of the important truth; however this is the most ignorant truth by the believer nowadays. Tithing provides the thanksgiving, respect, love and latter from the God; also this showing that knowing, implementing and caring with the truth. Today the God teaches the truth of tithing with us using the Old Testament.

I. The position of offerings: is the same as worship with the God.
 　　1. Cain and Abel's sacrifice and worship are together. (Genesis 4:4-5)
 　　2. It cannot be nothing when appearing before the Lord. So the offerings must be provides with worship. (Exodus 23:15; 34:20; Deuteronomy 16:16)

II. The mentality of offerings: The mentality of offers is more important than the sacrifices.
 　　1. The God first looks for obedience from Abel, then accepting the scarifices. (Genesis 4:4)
 　　2. The God first looks for respect from Abraham, then prepares the scarifices. (Genesis 22:12-14)
 　　3. The God first accepts the willingly from the follower, then accepts the scarifices from them. (Leviticus 23:37-38)

III. The ratio of offerings: The God values the ratio of offerings rather than the quantities.
 　　1. Examples of creating the Tithing to the God. (Genesis 14:20)
 　　2. The God appoints Moses to making the One Tenth Offerings into the law, making Israelis to obey that. (Leviticus 27:30-33) To make into the according of blessings. (Malachi 3:8-10)

IV. The usage of offerings: How to use sacrifices?
 　　1. The burnt offerings are all belongs to the God. (Leviticus 1:7-9,12-13,17 etc)
 　　2. The One Tenth from each year provides Levites and the priests the living costs (They are full-timed holy stuffs, without the properties and income). (Numbers 18:21-32; Deuteronomy 12:6-19)
 　　3. The another One Tenth, and the first growth seed goes into the temple (church), to maintain the costs. (Deuteronomy 14:22-27)
 　　4. The One Tenth once every three years is rescuing widows and orphans and for charity. (Deuteronomy 14:28-29; 26:12-13)

Author: Peter Wongso

Excerpted from Golden Lampstand (www.goldenlampstand.org)

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