Tithes and Lac Offerings
_ Praise be to the Most High God who has delivered your enemies into your hand! Then Abram took a tenth of all the enemy's possessions and gave them to that king (King Melchizedek) (Genesis 14:20).
_ This stone which has been set up as a pillar will be the temple of God, and I (Jacob) will give to Him a tenth of all that He will give me (Genesis 28:22).
_ You shall bring the firstfruits of the land to the house of the LORD your God...(Exodus 34:26)
_ Every tithe of all the land, whatever is sown or the fruit of the tree, belongs to the Lord; It is a holy thing, set apart to the Lord (Leviticus 27:30).
_ Behold, the heaven and the heavens are higher than the heavens, and the earth and all that is in the earth belongs to the Lord your God (Deuteronomy 10:14).
_ If in any city of the land that the Lord your God is giving you there is a poor brother among you, do not harden your heart and clench your fist in front of your poor brother - but open your hand and lend to him. What food is needed in your poverty (Deuteronomy 15:7-8)
_ You must help others, don't give with regret; For this reason the Lord your God will bless all your work and everything you put your hand to do... Ecclesiastes 15: 10 - 11)
_ Each person shall give according to what he has, according to the blessing that the Lord your God gives you (Deuteronomy 16:17).
_ You shall not offer to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any blemish or any blemish; For it is an abomination to the Lord your God (Deuteronomy 17:1).
_ But who am I and what are my people, that we have the power to offer so cheerfully? For all things come from God; and the things we have given to you are yours (1 Chronicles 29:14).
_ I will give you freewill offerings, O Lord, and will give thanks to your name, for it is good (Psalm 54:6).
_ Make a vow and pay it back to the Lord your God; Let all who are around Him bring an offering to Him who scares (Psalm 76:11).
_ People spend money and give alms to the needy; His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be lifted up in glory (Psalm 112:9).
_Glorify the Lord with your possessions and the firstfruits of your harvest - Then your barns will be filled with abundance, and your vats will overflow with new wine (Proverbs 3:9-10).
_ Do not refuse to do good to anyone who deserves it, as long as your hand has power to do it (Proverbs 3:27).
_ Some people spread what they have, and they add even more; There are also people who are too generous, but only get what is lacking - A generous heart will be filled; But whoever is thoroughly cleansed, he himself will be thoroughly cleansed (Proverbs 11:24-25).
_ Whoever has mercy on the poor lends to the Lord; He will repay that good deed to him (Proverbs 19:17).
_ Whoever turns his ears away from hearing the cry of the poor will cry out, but no one will answer (Proverbs 21:13).
_ Some people are too greedy all day long; But the righteous give without skimping (Proverbs 21:26).
_ Those who have charitable eyes will be blessed; For he gives his bread to the poor (Proverbs 22:9).
_ Whoever gives to the poor will not lack; But whoever turns his eyes away will be under many curses (Proverbs 28:27).
_ Cast your bread upon the water, for before long you will find it again (Ecclesiastes 11:1).
_If you open your heart to the hungry and fill the needy, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your darkness will be like noonday (Isaiah 58:10).
_ And you said: Oh! How difficult it is! Then you despised him, says the LORD of hosts. You bring the stolen things, the lame and sick things, these are yours to give to me. Can I receive this from your hand? This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the deceitful man who has a male in his flock, and he makes a vow and sacrifices the crippled one to the Lord." For I am a great King, declares the LORD of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles (Malachi 1:13-14).
_ Can people steal God? But you stole from me. You say ; Where do we steal from God? Ye have stolen in the tithes and in the offerings – Cursed are ye, for ye, all the nation, have robbed me – Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house ; And from now on ye shall test me by this, saith the LORD of hosts, whether I will open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you such blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it. (Malachi 3:8 – 10)
_ Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven (Matthew 5:16).
_ Give to whoever asks of you, and to whoever wants to borrow from you, do not refuse (Matthew 5:42)
_ But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret; And your Father who sees in secret will reward you (Matthew 6:3-4).
_ Jesus looked up and saw the rich people putting their offerings into the treasury and saw a poor widow putting in two coins. He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than everyone else – because everyone else took their surplus as an offering; But this woman was in need, and gave everything she had to feed herself (Mark 12: 43 - 44)#(Luke 21: 1-4)
_ Provide for the needs of the saints; Be kind to your guests (Romans 12:13).
_ I do not advise you to be in need to help others, but I want equality - According to the current situation, if you have more than enough, make up for them in times of need, so that what they have in abundance, they will also make up for it in times of need. for your need, and it is equal to you - as it is written: He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little did not lack anything (2 Corinthians 8:13-15).
_ Know this clearly, whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, whoever sows generously will reap generously - Each person should donate according to his or her heart's decision, not out of complaint or out of coercion; For God loves a cheerful giver - God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you may have all sufficiency in all things, and have more room for every good work - As it is written: He scattered and gave to the poor; His righteousness endures forever (2 Corinthians 9:6-9).
_ So that you may be rich in all things, so that you may give alms of every kind, so that others may give thanks to God through us (II Corinthians 9:11).
_ Let us not be weary in doing good, for if we are not late, we will reap in due time - Therefore, as soon as we have the opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to our brothers in arms. faith (Galatians 6:9 – 10)
_ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10).
_ Admonish them (the rich in the world) to do good deeds, to do many meritorious deeds, to quickly give away and divide what you have, - then accumulate for the future a good and sustainable foundation for yourself. to take hold of true life (I Timothy 6:18-19).
_ This word is certain, I want you to declare it firmly (salvation is by God's mercy, not by righteous deeds we do), so that those who believe in God will diligently do good deeds: This is good and beneficial to everyone (Titus 3:8).
_ Our believers must also learn to devote themselves to good works, to help them in times of need, so that they do not go without fruit (Titus 3:14).
_ But I do not want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do will not be by compulsion, but by sincerity (Philemon: 14).
_ Let everyone watch out for one another, urging them to love and good works (Hebrews 10:24).
_ Do not forget good deeds and almsgiving, for such sacrifices please God (Hebrews 13:16).
_ Therefore, whoever knows what is good and does not do it is guilty of sin (James 4:17).
_If anyone has this world's goods and sees his brother in need and closes his heart, how can the love of God be in that person? ( 1 John 3: 13 – 17)
_ … I will help you on your journey in a manner worthy of God - For the name of Jesus Christ you go out, and accept nothing from the Gentiles - We We should also entertain such people, so that we can work together for the truth with them (3 John: 7-8).