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have sent to us as a witness that
God indeed blesses those who tithe:
My husband and 1 have been tithing for
a little more than a year now, and 1 would
like to say that
God
always keeps His
promises. After t ithing about six months,
my husband received a naise that was ac–
tually more Iban we had giveo in tithes.
We bave never found litbing to be a finan–
cia! burden, but it has been a true blessing.
We feel privileged lo help in
God's
Work.
Here is our titbe, and our thanks to you
for letling us help.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.
R.,
Roanoke, Virginia
We've found thal il is reaUy true aboul
what blessings are bestol'l'ed wbeo one
titbes. Wedofindmoreandmorethatweare
better able to enjoy our eamings, and not
jusi be squeaki.ng lhrough like before. And
we have also had occasiooal unexpected
opportunities to eam extra money and still
not be inteñering wilh lhe time we oeed to
spend togetber as a family. lo fact, we have
more time to enjoy tban before. Tbank you
very much for tbe guidance you've been
instrumental in bringing us!
Mr. and Mrs. P .
G.,
Greenfie.ld, Maryland
S ince
1
have slarted sending a titbe
regularty, my iocome has increased many
times over.
1
bave
been
able to pay off
most
of my deb«s and still bave a little left
over lo spend as 1 please. Tilbing certainly
does
belp me witb my financia! problems.
S. D.,
Houslon, Texas
Now this doesn' 1 mean that a ll
those who begin tithing suddenly in–
he ril a huge sum of money, or that
God immediately performs sorne in–
credible miracle. But over the long
haul , God blesses those who faith–
fully pay
His
tithes so that the
90%
of income tha t they keep for them–
selves wiU spread out to accomplish
what the 100% would have. God
promises to prosper the tither. And
God keeps His promises!
Don't Rob God
How long you can get away with
evading taxes before you are m–
dicted, tried, fined and/or jailed I
don't know-nor will 1 tind out be–
cause 1 pay them when they are due.
How long anyone can be guilty of
tithe evasion and not sutfer the con–
sequences withou1 even realizing it
is a question 1he answer to which I
personally don' 1wan1 10 experience,
Malachi admonished an end-time
genera1ion to repent. lmmediately
The
PLAIN TRUTH February 1978
Tithing helps teach you
self-control.
It
teaches
you to be responsible
with all that God
has given you financially.
It teaches you
to be a good steward.
after the verse where he explains
that God does not change (Malachi
3:6), Malachi gives a specific ex–
ample of an ordinance (or statute)
God has not changed.
lt
explains
one way in which a n individual or
na1ion can begin 10 re1urn to God:
"Even from the days of your fathers
ye a re gone away from mine ardí–
nances, and have not kept them. Re–
turn unto me, and 1 will return unto
you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye
say, Wherein shall we return?
"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have
robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have
we robbed thee?
In lithes and offer–
ings.
Yearecursedwithacurse: forye
have robbed me, even this whole
nation"! (Mal. 3:7-9.)
1 certainly don ' t want to be
brought before the court of final
judgment with the sin of having
robbed God! Admittedly, this is a
negative reason, but it is
a
reason,
and a powerful one to me.
Can' t Afford Not to Tlthe
Th e fifth reason
T
tithe is that I can' t
a tford not to tithe. And this reason
is not as negative as it might first
appear. So many demands are laid
on our income, as 1 explained at the
beginning of th is article, that, when
we come to the knowledge of ti th–
ing, it seems an impossible burden
to be added. Bu1 the proof of prac–
tice of many thousands over many
years shows this is not valid.
When God bcgins to intervene in
your life, He helps you in so many
ways that you can' t possibly recog–
nize them al!. Somehow, despite the .
mathematics and all the other prior–
claim deductions, the ninety percent
you a re left wi th after you tithe cov–
ers much more of your needs than
the 100% did before. Exactly how
this works
1
don ' t know, but l do
know it does.
Thinking on it from time to time,
l 've come up with ideas. How many
accidents have
1
been saved from
because God is with me? 1 don't
know. The troubles we all get into
are easy to see, but wha t if we could
see all the problems we were kept
from! How many times have I been
kept from illness (my doctor bilis
a re virtually nil for a family of
four)? How much has God given me
grace and favor in the eyes of offi–
cials, employers and friends when
T
most needed it?
Others a lso feel this way. Let me
share with you the experiences of
sorne who temporari ly stopped tith–
ing:
~ut
two months ago 1 bad all lhe
money a person migbt oeed lo cover bim–
self in any emergeocy that migbt come up.
At tbat time
1
was tithing to your program.
But for sorne reason
(1
don' t know wby),
1
stopped tithing, aod s ince then
1
have had
more misfortune hit me Iban
1
feel like
1
can stand.
lt
is jusi Uke an invisible hand
tumed everything againsl me.
1
had
wanted to go to Pittsburgh, but my car is
in need of repair aod tbat was ooly a part
of my misfortune. But you can bet befo re
1
get my ca.r repaired that 1 will tithe at
least ten pe.rcenl, if not more, tbis coming
payday. Now
1
sincerely believe thal it
really pays to lilhe, aod in more ways than
one. Money is somet biog that has never
botbered me like
it
has a lot of people,
tbougb
1
know now tbal
1
musl leam lo
use it wisely, or more so Iban
1
bave.
J .
H .,
Engleside, Virginia
1
know
$3
is a very small amount lo
send for my tithe, but al presenl it is all 1
can afford.
1
was al one time a failhful
tilhepayer, bul because of certain circ um–
stances
1
stopped. S ince tben
1
only live
from payday lo payday. Fioancially lhings
bave gotteo so
bad
1
really doo' t know
what to do. Week in and week out credi–
tors are asking for tbeir mooey and
1
don' t
know where to gel
it
from. The childre n
(two boys) nced clothcs, and 1 can't get
enough mooey for lhem or gas for the car
wilbout cbargiog it and getting deeper in
debt.
So
1
looked back aod started titbiog
again and wonder if you could send me the
booklet
Yow &st
llu·estme11L
J .
l.,
Norco, Louisiaoa
Have a Part In God's Work
The Work God is doing today is
financed by tithes and otferings.
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