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Liberty not Law: A Study of Tithing in Historical Context

Condensed and Abridged From Tithing in Holy Scriptures with Practical Comments Father Basil Ross Aden (See: Stewardship Resource II). Liberty not Law: A Study of Tithing in Historical Context . Tithing: What Thoughts Come to Mind ?.

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Liberty not Law: A Study of Tithing in Historical Context

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  1. Condensed and Abridged From Tithing in Holy Scriptures with Practical Comments Father Basil Ross Aden (See: Stewardship Resource II) Liberty not Law: A Study of Tithing in Historical Context

  2. Tithing: What Thoughts Come to Mind? Cartoon permission from-http://www.buildingchurchleaders.com/multimedia/cartoons/14925.html

  3. Stewardship a way of life + +

  4. “I put All I Had in the Plate…” (a rich man) “I DARE you to do it again!” (his priest)

  5. Saint Basil on Wealth & Stewardship “Some men are given [health and riches] for stewardship’s sake.”

  6. The meaning of a term is its… • Use in its language • Context of use What Does “Tithing” Mean? The most ancient example of the tithe goes all the way back to Abraham and Melchizedek.

  7. Now all the tithe of the land, whether seed of the land or fruit of the tree is the Lord’s: it is holy to the Lord…” Leviticus 37:34). The Legislation of Tithing

  8. 1st Tithe: (to the Levites, through them to the priests) 2ndTithe (at the Temple) 3rdTithe (for the poor) The Three Types of Tithes

  9. In the days of Hezekiah’s reform (c. 701 BC), the Passover was celebrated with such exuberance that the Feast was extended another week. A Sample Historical Context

  10. Hezekiah commanded that the people contribute a portion [of their crops and herds] for the priests. • The response was amazing: “they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything” (2 Chronicles 31:5) The Result of Jubilant Worship The High Priest

  11. The offerings were so great that they piled up on the ground in heaps (2 Chronicles 31:7). Hezekiah commanded that storehouses be built in the temple for the offerings and tithes and put the Levites in charge of them (2 Chronicles 31:11-12). Overflowing Offerings

  12. Different ContextS, Different Meanings

  13. The Stewardship Commission will present a resolution at this Sobor that includes commitment to tithing as our goal for proportionate giving. A Resolution

  14. “We are still bound to offer to God the first-fruits of His Creation . . . The practice of giving (now includes) thequalities of motivation and the spirit of the action.” St. Irenaeus of Lyons Another Context: St. Irenaeus

  15. Three types of tithes in the Old Testament: • Tithes to provide supplies for the feasts of worship • Tithes to support the Levites (and priests) as ministers of the House of God • Tithes for the relief of the poor Types of Tithes Administration of the Tithes

  16. Three functions (uses) of tithe based on the three types: • Worship and Thanksgiving • Support of ministry • Relief of the poor Types According to Function Tobit Giving Alms

  17. Functions in Different Contexts

  18. What Kind of Sowing? “He that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully. (2 Corinthians 9:6)

  19. Handkerchief Offering

  20. See “Tithing in Holy Scriptures with Practical Comments” (Resource II) for more ideas and insights into tithing.

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