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*Giving Series #3*
*What About Tithing?*
*By Bill Denton*
*Introduction*
A. Illustration
A woman finished shopping and returned to her car.
She found four men inside the car.
She dropped her shopping bags, drew a handgun, and screamed, "I have a gun, and I know how to use it!
Get out of the car."
Those men did not wait for a second invitation; they got out and ran like crazy.
\\ The woman, somewhat shaken, loaded her shopping bags and then got into the car.
But no matter how she tried, she could not get her key into the ignition.
Then it dawned on her: her car was parked four or five spaces away!
Greg Laurie, "A Time to Worship," Decision (November 2001)
B.
When it comes to sermons on giving, I suspect some people feel like they are one of the
four guys in that car - they feel like they've been hijacked!
1.
In our last two lessons, we've tried emphasizing legitimate concerns about giving
a. we talked about the importance of attitude - it shapes how you receive what
the Bible teaches about giving and how you respond as a giver
b. last week we looked at numerous passages that reveal both good and bad
example of giving, and we introduced a term called "grace-giving" that
describes the kind of giving that flows from knowing and understanding grace
2.
I am persuaded that most Christians want to be generous givers, but there are some
things that get in the way
a. we are as susceptible to selfishness as the next guy
b.
sometimes we just haven't been taught to give
c.
we may feel the pinch of more bills than we have money
d.
whatever the difficulty we have with giving, we need to know that God is
very concerned with what we do with our possessions
e.
your stuff greatly affects your spirituality
C.
Over the years, I have probably had more people ask about tithing than any other question
1.
Other churches demand their members tithe
2.
Historically, members of churches of Christ have been told there is no requirement
to tithe (though I'm persuaded most have misunderstood the point)
3.
I thought we would try to deal with this question today to help you understand how
tithing fits into giving, and whether it is a good measure of generosity
*I.
The Misunderstanding About Tithing*
A. Generally speaking, most people think that tithing was established in the Old Testament and
therefore, if the Jews tithed, then so should Christians
1. That's a rather simplified explanation, but it pretty much covers the basic idea
2.
The problem is that it reflects a great misunderstanding about Old Testament tithing
and leaves us with an unimpressive standard by which to measure our giving
B.
What did the Jews give under the Law of Moses?
1.
There was something called the Lord's tithe, or the Levites' tithe
a. Leviticus 27:30-33 30‘Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or
of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.
31‘If, therefore, a
man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he shall add to it one-fifth of it.
32‘For
every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one
shall be holy to the Lord.
33‘He is not to be concerned whether /it is /good or
bad, nor shall he exchange it; or if he does exchange it, then both it and its
substitute shall become holy.
It shall not be redeemed.’
” NASB95
b.
Numbers 18:21-24 21“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.
22“The sons of Israel shall not come near the
tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.
23“Only the Levites shall
perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it
shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons
of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
24“For the tithe of the sons of Israel,
which they offer as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an
inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, ‘They shall have no
inheritance among the sons of Israel.’
” NASB95
2.
There was also a second tithe that the Jews gave
a. Deuteronomy 14:22-27 22“You shall surely tithe all the produce from what
you sow, which comes out of the field every year.
23“You shall eat in the
presence of the Lord your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His
name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of
your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God
always.
24“If the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring /the/
/ tithe, /since the place where the Lord your God chooses to set His name is too
far away from you when the Lord your God blesses you, 25then you shall
exchange /it /for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place
which the Lord your God chooses.
26“You may spend the money for whatever
your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever
your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your
God and rejoice, you and your household.
27“Also you shall not neglect the
Levite who is in your town, for he has no portion or inheritance among you.
b. this was sometimes called the festival tithe and was used as a religious
celebration to bring together family and friends
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