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| INTRODUCTION ** |
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| 1. | WHAT CHRISTIANS ARE TAUGHT |
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| 2. | MONEY AND OCCUPATIONS ** |
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| 3. | OFFERINGS DEFINED |
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| 4. | TITHING DEFINED ** |
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| 5. | FIRSTFRUIT DEFINED |
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| 6. | FREEDOM THROUGH DEATH |
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| 7. | 430 YEARS BEFORE THE LAW |
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| 8. | NEW COVENANT COMMANDS |
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| 9. | GRACE GIVING |
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| 10. | THE CHURCH COLLECTION |
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| 11. | WHAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE TAUGHT |
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| APPENDIX | ||
| Personal Notes |
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| Bibliography: Sources Consulted |
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| Bible Verse Index ** |
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| INTRODUCTION ** |
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| Issues Addressed |
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| Goals |
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| The True Calling of Christians | |||
| To Tithe or Not to Tithe | |||
| The Freedom to Give | |||
| Call Your Giving What It Is | |||
| A Return to the Early Church | |||
| Before Getting Started |
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| 1. | WHAT CHRISTIANS ARE TAUGHT |
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| Today's Message: A Return to Tithing |
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| Related Bible Passages |
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| Supporting Statements |
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| 2. | MONEY AND OCCUPATIONS ** |
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| The Money Standard |
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| Pre-Coined Money Era | |||
| Scales and Balances | |||
| The Weight Standard | |||
| Coined Money Era | |||
| Money Exchanges in the Bible |
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| Before the Written Law | |||
| As Part of the Written Law | |||
| Throughout the Remaining Old Testament | |||
| During Jesus' Ministry on Earth | |||
| After Jesus' Ministry on Earth | |||
| Money Used to Pay Taxes |
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| Old Testament Taxes | |||
| New Testament Taxes | |||
| Biblical Occupations |
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| The Requirement of Work | |||
| List of Occupations | |||
| Compensation in the Bible |
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| Old Testament Wages | |||
| New Testament Wages | |||
| 3. | OFFERINGS DEFINED |
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| Earthly Sanctuaries |
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| The Tabernacle | |||
| The Temple | |||
| The Altar |
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| Altar of Incense | |||
| Altar of Burnt Offering | |||
| Sacrifice |
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| Sacrifice Defined | |||
| Substances Used | |||
| Rituals Involved in Sacrifices | |||
| Daily Ritual | |||
| Biblical Offerings |
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| Burnt Offering | |||
| Cereal/Grain/Meal/Meat Offering | |||
| Peace/Fellowship Offering | |||
| Sin Offering | |||
| Guilt/Trespass Offering | |||
| Drink Offering | |||
| Freewill Offering | |||
| Wave Offering | |||
| Heave Offering | |||
| Votive Offering | |||
| Thank Offering | |||
| Ordination Offering | |||
| Jealousy Offering | |||
| Incense Offering | |||
| Gift Offering | |||
| Personal Offering | |||
| Contrast With Today's Offerings |
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| 4. | TITHING DEFINED ** |
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| Substance of the Tithe |
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| Tithe is not Money | |||
| Tithe To Be Eaten |
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| Why Eating is Misunderstood | |||
| Purpose of the Tithe |
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| Support the Levites | |||
| Tenth of the Tithe for Lord's Offering | |||
| Every Three Years for the Needy | |||
| Ungathered Harvest for the Needy | |||
| Seventh Year for You | |||
| Bring the Tithe Into the Storehouse |
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| Behind the Word Bring | |||
| Lame Tithes in the Storehouse | |||
| Spiritual Food or Literal Meat | |||
| Malachi 3:10 NMV | |||
| Rebuke the Devourer | |||
| Robbing God of the Tithe | |||
| Money and Its Relation to Tithing |
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| Tithe Too Much to Carry | |||
| Redeeming the Tithe | |||
| Redeeming Dedicated Items | |||
| What Are Tithers Redeeming Today? | |||
| Tithe as a Tax |
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| The King's Tenth | |||
| Sons Are Exempt From Taxes | |||
| The New Temple | |||
| No New Taxes | |||
| Other Misuses of the Word Tithe |
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| Tithing Time and Talent | |||
| Tithes Representing Time and Talent | |||
| Tithing More Than 10 Percent | |||
| The Pharisees Gave Tithes | |||
| No New Tithe |
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| 5. | FIRSTFRUIT DEFINED |
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| Substance of the Firstfruit |
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| Best of the Firstfruit | |||
| Storeroom for the Firstfruit | |||
| Purpose of the Firstfruit |
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| Best of the Firstfruit for Priest | |||
| Some of the Firstfruit for Priest | |||
| New Covenant Firstfruit |
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| Proverbs 3:9-10 Explained |
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| Honor the Lord With Your Wealth | |||
| Honor the Lord With Your Firstfruit | |||
| Barns, Vats, Bank Accounts | |||
| Proverbs 3:9-10 NMV | |||
| Firstborn and Firstling |
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| Terms Used Interchangeably | |||
| The Offerings of Cain and Abel | |||
| 6. | FREEDOM THROUGH DEATH |
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| The New Covenant |
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| Old Covenant Attraction | |||
| Change in the Priesthood | |||
| Change of the Law | |||
| The New Covenant With Israel | |||
| Jesus, the Final Sacrifice | |||
| Significance of the Lord's Supper | |||
| Freedom From the Law |
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| Purpose of the Law | |||
| Fulfillment of the Law | |||
| Jesus, Our Husband | |||
| Nailing It to the Cross | |||
| Freedom From the Curse |
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| Jesus Became a Curse | |||
| No Condemnation for Christians | |||
| Righteousness Apart From the Law |
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| Old Covenant Righteousness | |||
| New Covenant Righteousness | |||
| Must Be Born Again | |||
| Listen to Jesus |
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| Things of God or Things of Men | |||
| Listen to Him! | |||
| Peter Performing Lawful Acts | |||
| 7. | 430 YEARS BEFORE THE LAW |
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| Abraham's Pre-law Acts |
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| Circumcision, an Everlasting Covenant | |||
| Multiple Wives | |||
| Concubines | |||
| Abraham's Tenth | |||
| Giving a Tenth to a Living Priest |
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| Melchizedek Received a Tenth | |||
| Jesus Never Received a Tenth | |||
| Promises Spoken to Abraham |
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| Promises, Not Tithing | |||
| Jacob's Vow - Adam & Eve |
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| Jacob Vowed a Tenth | |||
| Were Adam & Eve Tithers? | |||
| Offerings Before the Law | |||