What is tithing?
"Tithe" means "a tenth of."
What is the difference between a tithe and an offering?
A "tithe" is giving the first tenth of my income.
An "offering" is anything I give in addition to my tithe.
Why should I tithe?
Because God commands it.
"A tenth of all you produce is the Lord's."
Leviticus 27:30
Because Jesus commends it.
"Yes, you should tithe, and you shouldn't leave the more important things undone either."
Matthew 23:23
Tithing demonstrates that God has first place in my life.
"The purpose of tithing is to teach you to always put God in first place in your lives."
Deuteronomy 14:23 (LB)
Tithing reminds me that everything I have was given to me by God.
"Always remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the ability to produce wealth."
Deuteronomy 8:18
Tithing expresses my love to the Lord.
"Each of you should bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you."
Deuteronomy 16:17
God says that refusing to tithe is stealing from Him.
"God says, 'will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me!' But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' God says, 'In tithe and offerings... Bring your whole tithe to My house.'"
Malachi 3:8-10
Tithing gives God a chance to prove He exists and wants to bless you.
"Bring your whole tithe to My storehouse. Test me in this" says the Lord, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you won't
have room enough for it!"
Malachi 3:10