Friday, December 3, 2010

Tithing : Test me in this

This book talk about tithing from its history and tradition to the application in the current world. This book also touch about the subject of who should be tithing? Some people avoid church and fellowship because they are asked to tithing ten percent of what they have to church.So are you among one of them? This book also include the story of the life of people who changes because of tithing. The  writer also include his own personal experience of his dad who decide to do tithing. 

A passage from this book that caught my attention is this 
“I think we were aware that being truly committed Christians was going to be a life-changing thing, and there wasn’t going to be any part of our lives that wasn’t touched by that, so it had to mean something for our pocketbooks,” Gregory said. “We certainly were biblically literate enough to know what the tithe was.”
This book is a thought provoking book and challenge your belief and life as a Christian. Can you call yourself a Christian if you refuse to tithing? What are the reason that prevent us from tithing? Rather than preaching , this book let the givers across the theological spectrum to tell their own story , story about how their life changes since they start tithing. You may find yourself intrigued enough in their story to try.



These are inspiring, often surprising stories of God’s grace at work in unlikely people, unexpected places, and extraordinary ways. At the same time, they prove that the discipline of tithing isn’t just for the super-spiritual: it’s something we are all called to do. an excerpt from the book that caught my attention about the tithing practice is as below



The Didache (“The Teaching”), more fully known as The Teaching of the Lord to the Gentiles by the Twelve Apostles, stresses the importance of Christians giving generously:
Give to everyone who asks you, and do not demand it back, for the Father wants something from his own gifts to be given to everyone. Blessed is the one who gives according to the command, for he is innocent. . . . Do not be one who stretches out the hands to receive but withdraws them when it comes to giving. If you earn something by working with your hands, you shall give a ransom for your sins. You shall not hesitate to give, nor shall you grumble when giving, for you will know who is the good paymaster of the reward. . . . But every genuine prophet who wishes to settle among you is worthy of his food. Likewise, every genuine teacher is, like the worker, worthy of his food. Take, therefore, all the first fruits of the produce of the wine press and threshing floor, and of the cattle and sheep, and give these first fruits to the prophets, for they are your high priests. But if you have no prophet, give them to the poor. If you make bread, take the first fruit and give in accordance with the commandment. Similarly, when you open a jar of wine or oil, take the first fruit and give it to the prophets. As for money and clothes and any other possessions, take the first fruit that seems right to you and give in accordance with the commandment.

I rate this book 5 star out of 5 star. A very informative book that open my eyes to the tithing practice.
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