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THE CHRISTIAN MAN IN RELATION TOHISCHILDREN:

The Firstborn

You are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength.The excellency of dignity and theexcellency of power.

- Genesis 49:3

The firstborn of your sonsyou shall give to me.

- Exodus 22:29

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to

the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among manybrethren.

- Romans 8:29

Among the many neglected and misunderstood doctrines of the Bible is its

teaching concerning the firstborn son. Bible-reading Christians have a vague

awareness that there is something special about the firstborn, but they do not

understand it. Humanists, of course, regard it as a lingering relic of primitive

custom. Since they are statists or anarchists, they find it impossible to

appreciate the value of a family-based society.

If my thesis is correct that human society is intended to be an image of the

Divine society of Heaven, and that the family unit is to be patterned after theTriune Godhead, then the doctrine of the firstborn becomes of critical

importance. In our last chapter, I tried to establish this thesis by validating what

might be perceived as its weakest point of the argument - namely, that the work

of the mother in the home is the human copy of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

Looking at the evidence, the conclusion seems logical. In this chapter, we stand

on solid ground, even in the eyes of critics. Here, it will be presented that


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Christs relationship to God the Father is the model for what should exist in the

home: that Christs work is a blueprint for the firstborn.

A common and tragically erroneous concept of the father/son relationship is

the one which views it as a rivalry. Father and son are each trying to dominate

or displace the other. This perverse notion, in its modern form, is a legacy ofthat fraud in psychotherapy, Sigmund Freud. Using the Theory of Evolution as

his premisehe saw the animal kingdom as the appropriate model to explain

human society. The law of the jungle supposedly dictates how father and son

treat each other.

The lion, for instance, rules by sheer strength and viciousness, driving away

all threats to his food and pride. But as he ages and his offspring gain strength

and become more bold, he is overcome, and a new lion inherits the pride and

first rights to the food. Freud developed this basic rivalry in nature into what is

popularly known as the Oedipus Complex, which borrowed heavily from Greekmythology.

Popular journalism and cinema accept this interpretation as valid and

necessary. A young man is expected to challenge his father, to oppose him, to

be opposite of him, to argue with him, to best him. It is regarded as masculinity

for father and son to clash. A man is not expected to "follow in his fathers

footsteps", but to strike-out on his own, to be independent. Its the "American

way".

We can agree, of course, that when two selfish people come together, thereinevitably will be conflict. But selfishness is sin and was never intended by the

Creator. The obvious error in this Oedipus Complex is that it sees man as made

in the image of the beasts of the earth and not in the image of God. Until now,

the remnants of Christian sentiment have restrained the complete working-out

of this perverse belief. Today, do we not find here at least a partial explanation

for the rise in teenage rebellion, dropout mentality, incest and more? If you

teach people that they are animals, in time they will begin to act like animals.

Truly, man is a son of God, not a beast. He was made in the image of God.

Therefore, the model for the father/son relationship is not found in nature, but

rather in the glorious communion between the First and Second Persons of the

Holy Trinity: the Father and the Son.

Since the family symbolizes the Trinity on the temporal level, it follows that

a mans firstborn son should look to Christ as an example for the filial

relationship. And since Christ is the chief cornerstone (the standard) in His


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Fathers house, then so should a mans son be looked upon in the same way in

the home.

In Christ we have the perfect example of a son: one who is completely

obedient to his Fathers will. With Christ, we do not see a rival grasping for

his fathers throne. We see complete submission and service to the Fatherspurposes and desires. Christ makes no claim to self-goodness, but instead,

glorifies the Father from whom all good things come (Matthew 19:17).

Thus, a normal father/son relationship will reveal a complete and willing

obedience of the son to the father. In turn the son will receive all that his father

can give him: his blessing, his authority and his estate.

Just as Christ was obedient, even unto the death of the Cross, and

consequently received His Fathers kingdom (John 3:35;5:30; 8:29;15:10;

Philippians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28), so also is that of son and father.

To review quickly some of the prominent aspects of the Bibles teaching

concerning the firstborn son: he has precedence over the other sons (Genesis

4:7); he receives a double-portion of his fathers estate (Deuteronomy 21:15-

17); he is called to rulership (Psalms 89:27) and to the priestly service

(Numbers 3:12); and he is entitled to a special blessing of Divine grace

(Genesis 25:29-34), although it can be forfeited by moral failure (as in the case

of Esau) or by the fathers sovereign choice (Genesis 48:15-20).

The firstborn son is called to be a priest and prince to his father and hisfathers house. He is his fathers right-hand man. His many duties can be

summarized under three major titles described in the Bible, of which Christ is

the preeminent illustration. They are the following: Kinsman-Redeemer;

Executor of the Estate; and Avenger of Blood.

First is the Kinsman-Redeemer (Leviticus 25:25; 25:47-49; Numbers 5:18;

Ruth 2:1; 4:1-16). The Torah provided that if a man became poor and lost his

inheritance or his freedom as a consequence of that poverty, it was in the power

of the nearest of kin to redeem it ("buy back"). Normally, the nearest of kin

turned out to be the eldest brother, since it was he who received a doubleportion of his fathers estate, and thus was in a position financially to redeem

his stricken brother. Here, we see a type for the work of Christ. Jesus is our

redeemer. We sold ourselves into sin and came under the curse of the Law.

Jesus came to make restitution on our behalf and to restore us into the Fathers

household.


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Second is the Executor of the Estate, which is described in the Bible as a

mediator-judge (Ephesians 2:14-19; Acts 10:42). Solomons succession to his

fathers throne is perhaps the most illustrative account of this function. David

left to him his unfinished business. Upon the death of a father, it fell to the

firstborn to determine the true heirs and execute his fathers last will and

testament. This is what attorneys do today. Being the family-centered society,

the firstborn of Israel handled the familys legal matters. They also mediated

disputes between brethren.

We see Christ fulfilling this judge-mediator function. He mediates the work

of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-19) and distributes the Fathers gifts to his

adopted children (Ephesians 4:6-8; Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:32).

Finally, there is the Avenger of Blood (Genesis 9:5,6; Numbers 35:19-24;

Romans 13:4). The firstborn was expected to defend the rights of the family.

The family was under his protectorate. The duty fell upon him first toapprehend criminals who may have injured his fathers household. He was to

hold them for trial and execute the verdict. He was in charge of the family

"police force". This practicemay sound strange to our ears, but really, it is well

within the customs of our common law heritage from ancient Britain.

The ministry of the firstborn is one which was never fully developed in

world history. In the Old Testament, it was eclipsed by the provisional

ministries of the Levites, and in the New Testament, by the five-fold ministry

(Ephesians 4:13, 14). But God said He would bring the firstborn back into the

world (Hebrews 1:6). And He did in Christ.

Thus, to construct a model for the firstborn in a future, Biblical society, we

must combine the religious and governmental functions of the Levites and the

spiritual functions of the New Testament ministry with the revelation of the

ministry of Jesus Christ. Christ is the true blueprint for this ministry.

My purpose here has been to awaken you to the importance of this doctrine

and to encourage you to strengthen the role of your firstborn. A discussion in

greater detail can be found in my study, The Ministry of the Firstborn. The

firstborn is the mechanism necessary to implement a Biblical society.

Although history teaches us the superior value of a family-based society, it

has never been realized. It is still yet to come. It could not have come until the

revelation of the Trinity in Christ as the Fathers only begotten Son. When the

ministry of the firstborn is established after the pattern laid out by Christ, then

we will be ready for a self-perpetuating, family-based society.
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There have been many single-generation, family-based societies. But rarely

have they been perpetuated as such because they have relied upon institutional

and bureaucratic instruments for succession. For this reason, once vibrant

societies have devolved into the stagnation of impersonal organization or

perpetual anarchy and destruction. When firstborn sons begin to assume their

priestly and princely duties, when families begin to look to them for leadership,

and when fathers give them estates to work with, then a truly self-perpetuating,

family-based society will emerge. The ministry of the firstborn is the

mechanism for the family to cross the generations safely - to preserve its estate,

heritage, faith, and calling.

One final note: Children have a tendency to follow older brothers and sisters,

even when they try to avoid it. Attitudes and behavioral patterns are picked-up

by children from their older peers, often unconsciously. There is such a thing as

a "children~ s culture" that is passed-on by them over the generations. For the

Christian, it is critical that it is home-based. It can start with the firstborn. "Play

with your little sister, Johnny!", is more than a desperate attempt to get a

babysitter. One of the best steps a mother can take to establish a home-based,

child culture is to create a bond between siblings. Better to deal with their

rivalries when young, than to wait until they are grown when it is too late.


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Tithe and Offerings

If you are giving by freewill, this tithing resource is written in support of your view of

tithe and offerings; but if you read this only gaining support for the tithe debate, then

you will have missed greater intentions that the Spirit of God laid out here. If you tithe, of

course, this resource is not written in total support of your tithing view, but if you viewthis as an attempt to excuse monetary selfishness and biblical disobedience, then you will

have missed the greater intentions of giving outlined in this resource. The challenge for

all is to gain knowledge and experience of the greater call and higher guilt led by the

Holy Spirit. Whether you give beyond the tithe with limitless offerings, or you give asfreewill, you already exercise the Tool used to define "Spirit-led giving".

First let's outline 4 general types of giving:

1. Cheerful tithe- This follows the paths outlined in the Old Testament Covenant(OTC) toinstruct them in their giving while cheerfully and willingly submitting themselves to that

authority.

2. Cheerful Spirit-led- This follows the paths outlined in the New Testament

Covenant(NTC) to instruct them in their giving and cheerfully and willingly submitthemselves to that authority.

3. Un-cheerful tithe- This believes tithing is right, but generally either struggle to or don't

give in accordance to the paths of giving outlined in the OTC.

4. Un-cheerful Spirit-led- This believes free-will is right, but generally either struggle toor don't give in accordance to the paths of giving outlined in the New TestamentCovenant.
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These categories of givers could be broken down into smaller, specific groups, if the time

was taken, but these four points are trying to show the tithe and offering similarities more

than the differences. Both cheerful and un-cheerful are determined based on the decisionof subordinating to the presupposed authority. Both ways recognize the authority in his

life and both choose to be subordinates or not. Because a tithe giver and spirit-led giver

can both experience joy and sorrow of giving, we cannot determine our theology basedon stories of provision and blessing from either side of the tithe issue. Generations of tale

telling can be told on how God blessed and provided for either side, based on his form of

giving.

The ultimate question is, which authority should we follow, and why? Church tithe andofferings expose the false teachings that have been left unchallenged for centuries. One of

the main reasons why tithing has been unchallenged for so long, is our lack of

understanding the Old and New Testament's purpose towards each other. Here is a list tohelp us lay a foundation for Spirit-led giving and tithing in order to understand the

authority of Gods covenants.

1. The New Testament Covenant has a higher authority than the Old Testament covenant.

2. The New Testament will endorse, continue, confirm, modify, or abolish any form of

Old Testament law or principle. For example, the New Testament frees us from foodregulations declared in the Old Testament Covenant, and confirms our responsibility

towards the ministers at the altar.

3. In order for a law in the Word of God to be considered an eternal principle, it must

duplicate an exact character trait of God. For instance circumcision is not an eternal law,and cannot even be performed outside of an earthly body; but spiritual circumcision is an

attribute of God, and its truth lives eternally.

These points are not necessarily prerequisites for understanding the tithe issue; but theyhelp point out a clearer picture of discerning what Old Testament Covenants have been

abolished, while at the same time understanding how all scripture is profitable.

Even with these foundations laid, I bow down to Gods word as the ultimate authority

about tithe and offerings.

I. The Tithe, the Church, and the Storehouse

Instead of benefiting the needy, tithingis the main source of funds for building religious

storehouse empires. The kingdom of heaven, which is the New Testament picture of the

storehouse, has a limitless capacity, compared to the Old Testament storehouse, . Thebuilding in which we worship is not the Old Testament storehouse renewed for us in the

New Testament. So, the new challenge today is to fill up the borderless gates of heaven.
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As I was working in the church office a man stopped in and asked for some help to pay

for his rent and groceries in order to take care of his children. I volunteered to help him. I

took the man out, gave him some cash, and paid for some groceries. While on our triparound town, he began sharing his amazing testimony with me. He informed me that he

stopped down the road to ask two other churches that had both built brand new, multi-

million dollar facilities. Come to find out, he walked out without a cent. Expectingnothing from us, he showed up at the church facility I had been working at, which was

run down, old, and smelly, but there God met his need. To make a long story short, I

believe I was more blessed than he was by the end of the day.

I began to think of why the other churches could not give just a little bit from their tithe.Of course multi-million dollar facilities require much attention from our pocket. If they

just asked themselves one question, Was it worth it? I do not boast, but through the

power of God I was able to help this man and fellowship with him, when he needed itmost. In the end the giver was blessed through his giving without tithing. Along with it,

heavens unlimited storehouse is collecting untold riches through Gods ability in me.

Yes, their pews might be filled, their tithe and offering plates might be full, but theirstorehouse is empty. And if I could write on their elaborate gold laden walls. . . MENE,MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN!

The Root of All Kinds of Evil

The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, but some how we don't think that the

richest organization in the world is not effected by purse strings. We are too quiet aboutthe tithe and if questioning the disbursement of funds we are perceived as judging men of

God. In the end we think that only secular organizations are capable of mishandling

money. Always follow the tithe trail, because we know that where your money is, there

your heart is also.

The number one thing that the church tithe is tied up in, is mortgage debts. I do not

diminish the idea of having a central place of mass service, but I do not condone the idea

of promoting the church building as the main tool for evangelism. If you're not surewhere your church stands, check the tithing budget. If you think the church structure

should be one of the main tools that we tithe to to reach the lost, then compare what

you're saying to the Old and New Testaments. I have found no comparison, because nosuch proof is recorded.

Luke 12:16

Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: The ground of a certain rich manyielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, since Ihave no room to store my crops? So he said, I will do this: I will pull down mybarns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And Iwill say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; takeyour ease; eat, drink, and be merry. But God said to him, Fool! This night yoursoul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have
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provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towardGod.

This verse is not endorsing the expansion of storehouses to fit the crops that are ready toharvest. The question asked is, "then whose will those things be which you have

provided?" In other words, your crops and enormous storehouse will be gone one day.The millions of dollars of the tithe and offerings are placed in your construction is not an

investment in the eternal storehouse.

The Contents of the Storehouse Tithe

The temple storehouse in Jerusalem did not permanently contain all of the tithe. The

Levites first collected the tithe from the Israelites, and then gave ten percent of their tithe

to the priests ministering at the temple. The storehouse portion for the priests was only1%(A tithe of the tithe) of the total gift of Israel. The other 9% given by Israel, was kept

in the levitical refuge cities mentioned in Joshua 21:8.

Nehemiah 10:35-39And we made ordinances to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits ofall fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; to bring the firstborn ofour sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herdsand our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the houseof our God; to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from allkinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the houseof our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levitesshould receive the tithes in all our farming communities. And the priest, thedescendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes;

and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to therooms of the storehouse.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of thegrain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of thesanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers and thesingers are; and we will not neglect the house of our God.

As we can see here, not only was 1% of the total tithe, and first fruit brought to the

temple storehouse, but also offerings. For some reason today, offerings are acceptablydismissed to outside organizations, even though offerings were brought to the local

storehouse as well. Which brings questions to mind of why should thetithe

be brought in

the local church?

Over the years, many have taken scripture and twisted the real interpretation ofstorehouse tithing and the church? Russell Earl Kelly, in his article, "Should the Church

Teach Tithing" explains this well.

"Christian tithe-teachers say a lot about the storehouse of the church. In order to justifythis they juggle the Greek verb thesaurizo, translated storing up, from First Corinthians
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16:2 in order to manipulate the Greek text. The phrase is literally by himself, to place,

storing up. The text does not call the church a storehouse; it merely tells the

contributor what to do with the gift. Many commentators even say it means store up athome with no relevance to a church building (which, by the way, did not exist when

Paul wrote First Corinthians) or pastoral support. You will not find Christian tithe-

teachers using Second Corinthians 12:14 for their example of the church storehouse.Yet Paul used the same Greek verb, thesaurizo, while saying the children ought not to

lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

These misinterpretations, little by little are creeping into the doctrine of the church. We

know better than this, but some how we think God still mobilizes his pillar of glory basedon a mortgage or title deed. As a matter of fact, tithes weren't even used to build the

temple or tabernacle. But this is a topic that will be discussed later.

The future of the storehouse

One day, the church is going to be forced out of the oversized cathedrals and be ledunderground, meeting on personal property, so why not start now?

Matthew 24:1Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up toshow Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, Do you not seeall these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here uponanother, that shall not be thrown down.".

In the end times the earthly storehouses will be gone, and the church building, primarily

used as a supportive symbol for tithing, will be gone. The icon we've created, made of

brick and mortar, will not be visible to the public eye. Our eyes will be taken away fromthese structures and we will be forced to focus on the eternal storehouse. If we can

sacrifice ourselves without building physical altars then we can lay up treasures withoutbuilding earthly storehouses.

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy andwhere thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in andsteal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

What's your future vision of the storehouse? Is it like Jesus' vision, always speaking of

the kingdom of heaven, and foreseeing the destruction of the worthless, earthlystorehouse? Or is your vision blurred by misinterpretations about church tithing or thelove of possessions?

II. THE TITHE OF ABRAHAM AND JACOB

At bare minimum it does not make sense that the church was left to pick up the tithe torch

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there is continual amazement at the support for Spirit-led giving, which is opposite of a

tithe mandate. I questioned my reasoning many times because of how it contradicted the

church as well as my own tithing operation for many years. Spirit-led givers have most ofthe tithing church disagreeing with them, and the reason why they are not backing down

is because there have been twisted or empty answers given to easy tithing questions.

"Father Abraham" is the pro tithe response, instead of "Father God".

Abrahams Tithe Encounter

Many want to use the meeting between Abraham and Melchizedekas an example

showing tithings relevance for today. Old Testament scripture and opinions are mended

together to fabricate a tithe eternal law. So dont look the other way when I use NT

scripture and facts to show how tithing is wrong.

We read in Genesis 14 the account of Abrahams tithing encounter with Melchizedek.

ThenMelchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priestof God Most High. And he blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram of God MostHigh, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who hasdelivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him a tithe of all. Now theking of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods foryourself. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have raised my hand to theLord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will take nothing,from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lestyou should say, I have made Abram rich

The number one argument is that Abraham gave a tithe 400 years before the Mosaic law

was written. But doesn't it seem strange that a teaching's antiquity alone gives tithing anydegree of truth? There are so many holes in that argument. First is, the assumption that

the Mosaic law, initiated the ceremonial law. If we flash back our memories to thebeginning of Genesis, we remember how Adam sinned, and God provided a sacrificial

substitute for sin. Do we forget that the ceremonial law started at Genesis 3:15, thousands

of years prior to Abraham? Although sacrifices are more antiquated than tithing, we

believe that sacrifices are abolished and a tithe should be enforced.

Going on the premises that God never changes, it is hypocritical to re-require only some

Old Testament practices into our contemporary sanctification and not re-require every

Old Testament practice. If God is the same yesterday, today and forever, why did we

partially change how and what we tithe? I say partially because we do not fully obey theOld Testament law of tithing, let alone how Abraham and Jacob gave a tithe. Read again

the account of Abraham tithing to Melchizedek because its interesting to note that

Abraham didn't give a tithe from his own possessions.

If we continue to use Abraham's tithing example, its an enigma as to why Israel was

instructed to give 1% of the war spoils to the Levites, deviating from the historical

example of Abraham's full tithe. Because of these issues, we cannot take Abrahams
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tithing example and use it as proof to show the percentage we are to give to God. Later

on, God didnt even tell the Israelites to follow Abrahams code, so why should we have

to while under a completely different law than Abraham and Israel? By the way, if payinga tithe was already required prior or to Abraham, why did God have to make the tithe an

ordinance for Israel? And why didnt Melchizedek collect a tithe from Lot?

The sabbath is overlooked in our contemporary worship that was also established prior to

Abraham. It was declared in Genesis 2:3, yet Christians traditionally meet on the first dayinstead of the last day of the week.

While digging further into the inconsistencies of Abrahams tithe practice compared to

ours, we bring up the church storehouse again. There was no storehouse, cathedrals,

temples, or churches all those years prior to Moses? The storehouse was not located inMelchizedeks town of Salem, the future home of Jerusalem. Salem was a pagan city,

inhabited by Canaanites. There was no temple and as we will study below, Melchizedek

very well may have worshipped a pagan god.

"Hebrew was a Semitic language, related to Akkadian, the lingua franca of that time. AnAkkadian noun that Abraham was most likely familiar with, given his Babylonian

background was esretu, meaning "one-tenth." By the time of Abraham, this phrase wasused to refer to the "one-tenth tax," or "tithe."

Because of this standard one-tenth tax in Babylon, Abraham of the Genesis account was

most likely familiar with the concept of giving up ten-percent of goods as tax". (1)

This historical fact records the likely motivation behind Abrahams tithe. We no longerhave to figure out if Abraham gave a tithe voluntarily or out of duty to God. More or less

Abraham recognizes the civil authority placed by God in his life and submits to Arab

tithe customs at that time in giving a tithe to Melchizedek. After all, give unto Caesar

what is Caesars and unto God what is Gods.

So who was Melchizedek, and why does it seem the Bible praises him as a high priest

and king? Once again it is a common misinterpretation of who Melchizedek was, and

why the Bible was mentioning him. In Hebrews chapter 7, we read about the correlationbetween Jesus as the high priest and king and also Melchizedeks office as high priest and

king. One thing we need to understand is that the Bible doesn'tt mention Melchizedek

received a tithe because he was a Godly man. Before we read into Hebrews 7, noticewhat Genesis 14 says.

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God

Most High. And he blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered yourenemies into your hand. And he gave him a tithe of all.

In the above passage Melchizedek praises, God and blesses Abraham, but for some

reason theres something missing from Melchizedeks blessing ceremony. Abraham

recognizes this and corrects it.
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But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have raised my hand to the Lord[Jehovah], God

Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth. . .

We already know that Abraham had a close relationship with God, and one couldspeculate that Melchizedek might not have known Jehovah in the intimate way that

Abraham knew the most high God. Abraham is the only one in this passage to mentionGod by his name "Jehovah". Melchizedek very well may have had an intimate

relationship with God, regardless of what he calls God by name, after all, he knewAbraham and blessed him. But, we can speculate in this passage how he also might not

have had an intimate relationship with Jehovah. By no means is there absolute proof of

either matter.

Because the Bible describes Melchizedek without father and mother, without descent, andwithout a beginning of days, many people think that Melchizedek was God incarnate, but

that would be impossible for the Israelites entering the promised land to conquer the city

of Salem, with God against them. Melchizedeks lineage was undocumented, it was

unknown, so this is why the Bible describes him in this way.

Even with the historical record of a tithing law to the local king, and the speculation

about Melchizedek's relationship with God, teachers still argue that Abraham gave a tithe,

because the eternal priesthood office was inherent through Melchizedek. All of theseaccounts add to the blurry vision of Melchizedeks real identity. If you want to prove how

we give in the presence of the true Priest of the most High God, study the Wise Men.

I like how Jim Peacock, writer of, A study of enforced giving and tithing within the

church, explains how Abrahams example should be followed."Tithers argue that the priesthood of Jesus is superior to and supersedes the Levitical

priesthood and its ministry. Christ is greater than Abraham, Levi and all his descendants.This passage does not tell Christians to tithe; it establishes nothing about New Covenantgiving. Furthermore, in all 75 New Testament references to Abraham (based on the

NKJV), the only practice of his that we are told to follow is his faith."

Another question that we must ask ourselves is why shouldn't I follow tithing if it was

brought up in the New Testament book of Hebrews? In Hebrews chapter 7, Paul isdescribing the path of change from the OT ceremonial law to the new law. In that chapter

the term tithe is used 7 times and law is used 7 times. Is that a coincidence? I dont

think so. Why else would Paul be preaching to the Jews about change if they were tokeep tithing like they always did? In other words if there was no need to change tithing

then why was he preaching the change? Dr. Kelly clears up this quandary with a concise

statement, It is totally illogical to teach that [Hebrews] 7:18 abolished every ordinancepertaining to the Levitical priesthood except tithing!

Usually the next argument presented about Abraham and tithing is the termination of the

circumcision law and not the termination of tithing. The reason why the abolishment of

circumcision was directly stated in the NT is because the Jews had trouble acceptinggentiles into their fellowship because uncircumcised men were considered unclean.


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Gentiles had no obligation to Tithe in the OT, so the Jews did not struggle with the

Gentiles lack of performance to their civil duty.

Jacobs Tithe Encounter

Abraham willingly gave a tithe to the cause of Melchizedek's earthly throne, butsomehow we overlook how Jacob bargains the tithe during his encounter with God. The

tithe was a token of Jacobs covenant he made to God. Read the description of Jacobs

covenant tithe with God in Genesis 28:22,

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in thisway that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I comeagain to my fathers house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: And thisstone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be Gods house: and of all that thou shaltgive me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Jacob made a conditional tithing covenant contingent upon Gods protection. He askedGod to meet a certain criteria, and if Gods end of the bargain was met, then Jacob would

fulfill his promise with a tithe. This token promise wasn'tt set by God, but by Jacob. IfAbrahams past example was affirmation of Gods unconditional requirement to tithe,

why wouldnt Jacob have sealed the covenant with something new or beyond a tithe? For

instance, lets say at my marriage ceremony my wife asked that I give her one red roseevery day as part of my duties in marriage. Of course, because I love her, I obey her wish.

Then one day after having an enlightening dream, I create a new covenant with her

stating, if you prepare my food, stay by my side, and get me to where I need to be in life,

I will give you one red rose every day. In response, I would see a strange look from hereyes. First of all, she would want me to have those things in the first place. Second of all,

if my goals were going to require extra effort on her part, I would at least need to bump itup to two roses every day to convince her. If I was God, and already expected a tithe, Iwould say something to the effect of, thanks Jacob for sealing the covenant with a tithe

that I have already wanted you to do anyway. A token promise should be unique and

sacrificial. There is nothing wrong with committing to God a specific portion. But there issomething wrong with taking the tithing promise of your father Jacob, and burdening the

children of God with his tokens.

Every child of God has an opportunity to present our tokens in exchange for Gods

provision in life. Because God predestined us, he gave us dreams, goals, and ambitionsthat you want to accomplish in life? Theres a land or a place in life that weve asked God

to bring us back to. What is our token promise going to cost us? God makes covenants

with us every day, and in exchange he wants us to seal our covenant with somethingthats unique and sacrificial. So many people have gone through life, and have given up

some very expensive tokens. It may have been a career, a house, a loved one. Through it

all, we know that God is preparing our destiny. He is paving the path for us to get back

home. Jacob wanted safe passage to his fathers house. What are you giving up for a safepassage to your heavenly fathers house? Is it money? Maybe, maybe not. Jacob said,


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keep me in the way that I go. I believe he was saying, guide me, because Ive got a

long journey home.

You may have the prayer of Jabez moments in your life, where you ask earnestly andreceive it. But more than likely God is just waiting for your token. He is waiting for your

offer. Whatever it is, Im not sure if it will be obvious, but it will be a sacrifice. I thinkhow Jacob decided what to give to God was the thing that he deceived from God in the

first place-financial blessing. Jacob robbed Esau from his birthright, and afterwards fledin fear of his life. And from then on, the blessing he coveted, he began to run from.

Finally, he gave it to God. There is an area in everyones life that weve been chased by,

something that weve robbed from God. We risked our lives attaining it and now werebeing chased by it. Could it be your token? Then give it to God. What birthrights have

been given to you? Is it popularity, success, wisdom, passion, energy, love? The best

thing to do with it - is give it to others. If you keep it for yourself, you will never reachthe potential that God has for you. You may not even reach his destination for you.

John 7:22.Moses gave circumcision (not because it was of Moses but because it was of thefathers)

No one will know if Jacob offered a tithe to follow the footsteps of his father; but whatwe do know, is that Jacob wasnt required to tithe. Not unless Jacob thought he was

pulling a string on God, tithing was not a previous law.

While looking back at both Abraham and Jacobs covenants with God, both were sealed

with a token - circumcision being Gods idea and commanded by Him, and the tithebeing Jacobs idea and voluntarily being offered by him. When we study giving in light

of the terms "tithe" and "freewill-offering" we see that prior to the Mosaic law, the tithe,without a doubt, was given as a voluntary freewill offering by Jacob. The Bible does notsay whether Abraham was required to give a tithe or not. All we can do is study accounts

of recorded history in anotherbookand conclude Abraham was required to tithe

according to pagan law.

Jacobs account presents a huge hole in the argument of tithing. Tyler S. Ramey, author of"Tithing Today", states, It seems that Jacob's pre-Law method of tithing loses modern-

day appeal because of its conditionality. How often does one hear tithing teachers

encouraging people to tithe only when the circumstances of life allow it or the conditionsto tithe are satisfactory to the giver? (this is exactly how Jacob acted) While our pastors

train in seminary for years on how to study the Bible we come up with terms like

exposition, hermeneutics, and exegesis, but we cannot apply these big theologicalterms when we come out of seminary because our minds have been brainwashed to

interpret a text book way. Even though Abrahams circumcision was in response to God

himself and his tithing was in response to a man, we place Abrahams example of tithing

at a higher authoritative value than circumcision.

When comparing scripture with scripture think beyond human intellect.
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1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing theunderstanding of the prudent.

Dont read into Abrahams tithing response while overlooking Jacobs so you can apply

the era of the Mosaic law to the New Testament church.

III. TITHING IS ETERNAL PRINCIPLE

Giving is the principle in the Bible and the tithe was a standard. Saying I will love my

wife is a principle, but saying I will love my wife until the day I die is a standard. We areto abide to the principles of giving, but the Holy Spirit gives us his standard, and may I

add, that the standard from the Holy Spirit is beyond ten percent. In the end we will be

judged accordingly if the Holy Spirit should prompt us to give more, voiding a tithe

mandate.

The Spirit and Law of God

Being judged by the Spirit relinquishes the idea of tithing by the law as is said in

Galatians 5:18.

But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

While comparing ways of giving, the Holy Spirit indwelling is the differential influencethat tells us how God wants more time, treasure, and faith. What use is the Holy Spirit if

he cannot tell us how to give? God would not have given us the Holy Spirit if He couldhave left us the tithe law to walk our life by.

Because the children of Israel gave tithe and offerings without the Spirit of God, itbecomes a complicated equation, when you ask how Spirit filled children should obey the

laws of Old Testament giving. The tithe and offering laws were established to

accommodate what the Israelites lacked in spiritual rebirth. Our rebirth and Spirit filledbaptism give us spiritual knowledge that the law could not give us. It is whats in our

heart and its convictions that will last for eternity, and also the premises of what we will

be judged on.

We can take principles of the Old Testament and apply them now, but they are principles.For instance 1 Corinthians 9:9 Paul eludes to an Old testament passage in order to glean a

principle.

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Paul is pointing out that we should give to the saints that devout their time into a full-time

related ministry so they can continue devoted to their calling. We can see this principle

repeated in scripture elsewhere.

II Chronicles 31:4.

Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contributesupport for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to theLaw of the LORD.

Dont distort the principle by saying, it is proof we need to tithe. No, the principle is

about giving, and the tithe is the standard. They are two different concepts.

The Old Testament is much like an illustration, pointing out the bigger picture in the New

Testament, such as the illustration of animal sacrifices. Sacrificing for God is theprinciple, spices and animals were the standard. In Phillippians 4:18 Paul also eludes

sacrificial principles as a sweet smelling savour to God.

Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptablesacrifice, well pleasing to God.

Paul was not showing the necessity of burning insence and sacrificing animals to God, hewas illustrating the principle.

If the Spirit is telling someone to give 30% and they do not obey, then they are guilty as if

they disobeyed Old Testament law of tithing. Even though a Spirit-reluctant Christian isdead to the Holy Spirit, there is no clause in the Bible to awaken them through the Old

Testament law.

1 Peter 3:18being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit

Galatians 3:2Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Because faith is the evidence of things not seen, we cannot teach Spirit led giving by atithe law that has been revealed and fulfilled. Faith is a greater law and the Holy Spirit is

a greater authority over Old Testament tithing rituals. The Holy Spirit guidance,

empowered by our faith, brings us to a whole new dimension of giving that cannot be

bound by earthly traditions or a temporary tithe.

Tithing and OT laws were established because of the fall of man, and cannot be an eternal

principle. Before Adam sinned, eternal, moral, and civil laws were the commands

revealed to mankind. I use terminology such as moral and eternal laws in order tocategories how their existence are contingent upon significant things. For instance,

Marriage, and Mans dominion, contingent upon the presence of the earth and man, were

established before the fall and are moral principles; while faith, love, and Gods deity, are


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examples of eternal principles and are contingent upon Gods eternal existence. A tithewas not revealed in either one of these laws. Giving a tithe to support the ministry of God

was not needed in un-fallen world. There were no offices such as priests, pastors, ordeacons. Jesus was not even ordained a priest yet. No spiritual gifts or needs. There were

no healers, evangelizers, ministers and so on. There are no needs in a perfect world.

Adams giving and living was just like the new heaven and earth spoken of in Revelation.This earth might have been an everlasting world if man didnt destroy it with sin. Of

course we know the story of mans fall, but can we understand the law that was created

because of the fall of man? What law was that? It was sacrificial and ceremonial law, thatincluded the tithe.

The only test of love before Adams fall was a law to not eat the tree of the knowledge of

good and evil. Unfortunately Adam disobeyed, and sacrificial and ceremonial laws

became the new test of love from God. From the New Testament looking back, we cansee the Old Testament was a painting of Gods Son, the Messiah. As we know it, the

Messiah came and fulfilled his quest, and the Artist tore the canvas from top to bottom,

and the masterpiece from Genesis 3:14 it shall bruise thy head through John 19:30 Itis finished was revealed, marking every jot and crossing every tittle. We cannot continuepainting on a torn canvas, so how can we accomplish the task of stewardship without the

guidance of his Spirit?

THE CHARACTER OF GOD

Tithing is not an eternal principle, because it does not describe the character of God. Goddidnt create the earth so we could make a profit from its resources to superficially give

him a tithe back. I say superficially because he owns it all. Gods eternal purpose for us

was to be worshippers and stewards without any slight hints on tithing. The character of

God asks for one hundred percent of it back. We are stewards of God's money and are notin business to keep 90% or even a tithe of what God gave us. 100% of what weve been

entrusted with, should be invested back towards God.

There are many other Old Testament giving laws that are not taken into account as part ofeternal principle today. Take sacrifice for instance. Didnt the Israelites sacrifice a certain

percentage of property reflecting on us today the spiritual sacrifices that we should make?

Did it ever occur to us that giving a certain percentage of increase in the Old Testament isa reflection of us today of the steward that we should be? Burning specific portions of

property and giving specific portions of increase is a standard, but sacrificial giving is

part of Gods character. Sacrifices should be practiced today, but the standard is different.

Instead of animals, we offer ourselves as a living sacrifice. In Acts 10:4 our prayers andalms are mentioned as a sweet sacrifice to God, which fulfills the Old Testament law in

Ex 29:18. We are not condemning the law but only fulfilling it to a more eternal degree.

If tithing was an eternal principle, we should still be practicing it the way it had always

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You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year byyear. And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place where Hechooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine andyour oil, of the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fearthe LORD your God always. But if the journey is too long for you, so that you are

not able to carry the tithe, or if the place where the LORD your God chooses toput His name is too far from you, when the LORD your God has blessed you,then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to theplace which the LORD your God chooses. And you shall spend that money forwhatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, forwhatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the LORD your God, andyou shall rejoice, you and your household. You shall not forsake the Levite who iswithin your gates, for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

This passage is telling us to take our tithe and use it in a way that's not common for us to

use it for. A third of the whole tithe was used as a feast for the Israelites to celebrate with.

In Leviticus 27 we find the phrase most holy to the Lord supporting Gods enforcement

of tithing. Although holy is a term we relate to omnipotent God, the interpretation ofholy does not describe eternal principle. Future examples and interpretations in the

Bible give supporting proof of the misinterpretation of holy. Dr. Kelly states, The false

teaching is that Leviticus 27:30-32 proves that the tithe is an "eternal moral principle"because "it is holy to the LORD." However, these false teachers must ignore the stronger

phrase, "it is MOST holy to the LORD," in the immediate preceding verses 28 and 29.

This is because verses 28 and 29 are definitely not eternal moral principles in the Church.

In its context, the phrases "it is holy to the LORD" and "it is MOST holy to the LORD"cannot possibly be interpreted "eternal moral principles." Why? Because almost every

other use of these phrases in Leviticus has long ago been discarded by Christians. Similarphrases are also used to describe all of the festivals, the sacrificial offerings, the cleanfood distinctions, the old covenant priests and the old covenant sanctuary. George

Potkonyak in his article The truth about tithing, writes in response to holy to the Lord

and concisely states, What does this mean? It simply means that they were to be usedACCORDING TO GOD'S INSTRUCTION and not for any other purpose, no matter how

'godly' that purpose may appear." Any of Gods instructions are holy, His instruction for

our individual lives are as holy as any word from the Bible, but it doesnt mean his

demands are eternal and are eternal instructions for everyone.

I understand why people hold to principle, but it was by grace, not of compulsion or

necessity which God modeled giving, and it is our grace in return we give back. Why

would we waste our breath using any other platform than the model exemplified by God?Giving is like a totem pole from earth reaching to heaven. The tithe is the bottom of the

totem pole, and grace is the top reaching to the heaven. The same analogy goes with the

knowledge of God, with fear at the bottom and love is at the top. But once you

experience the love of Christ, fear is so far at the bottom of the knowledge of God, youcan't even see it anymore (Read Ephesians 3:19). In the same analogy, the church

preaches the tithe and looks up. Grace is giving is already at the top, and looks down.


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The Church has rituals, (ie: baptism and the Lord's Supper) as well as "eternal" laws, not

bound by time, earth, flesh, or an income, just like Israel. These eternal laws are a part of

God's character. His features, if you will, are now are a part of our new creature, madealive in the Spirit. But because of our forceful standards, we have created a picture of a

God with only rules. His word in the Old Testament and New Testament now lives in us,

and His Spirit takes precedence to any law, any restriction, or any treaty. Therefore HisSpirit will give us greater convictions in our living, and giving than the law of tithing

ever could.

The Kingdom of God

Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and

joy in the Holy Ghost

Eternal laws do not change, but civil and ritual laws can be defined by man and are

created for man. Because man does not possess the authority to define morals, moral lawonly comes from God. As I discussed earlier, live by the Old Testament and your

storehouse will be earthly. Live by the the New Testament and your storehouse will be

eternal, where neither moths, nor rust, nor thieves can break through or steal.

Most of the time when i am in discussions about obeying the Old covenant tithe, I fail toemphasize that the newer covenant has an eternal calling. The New Covenant can only be

laws based on eternity, forever, always, and without end. That's why the rituals of the Old

Testament had to be abolished. The concept of the tithe is temporary, earthly, and formortal man. Sacrifice, grace, love, justice, and mercy are eternal principles. A tithe is not

eternal. The newer covenant of giving resembles eternity from now on.

The Bible and its laws were written to help us obey the eternal laws. Here is a list ofphrases that are used in the Bible.

Eternal life

Eternal word

Eternal powerEternal purpose

Eternal glory

Eternal salvation

Eternal redemptionEverlasting Covenant

Everlasting Gospel

Everlasting kingdom

Eternal SpiritEternal Inheritance

Eternal Fire

Eternal King

Everlasting LoveEverlasting consolation

Tell me again why tithing should be in this list of quotes in the Bible?

The promised land is an analogy of the kingdom of heaven and is another key to

understanding why tithing is not a command. When describing the priestly inheritance in

the New Testament, we can see the picture of the kingdom of heaven, prepared for bothJew and Gentile. Because the new covenant took the Old law's place, the priestly tribe is

able to inherit land, which makes the above phrase eternal inheritance, one of the more


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interesting quotes. Even though physical property was offered to Israel and is called the

promised land, in the New Testament we still continue our journey through the

wilderness waiting for the true promised land. While wandering in the wilderness, Israelwas not required to pay a tithe until they reached the promised land. Once they inhabited

the land they offered a tithe from the increase of their farming. This is a picture

reminiscent of our future habitation of the kingdom of God. We have not crossed theJordan, but we are all still wandering priests waiting for God to part the Jordan so we can

walk across. Then in that day we will reap our increase shown by crowns, and cast them

at the masters feet.

Revelation 5:10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on theearth.

2 Corinthians 4:18while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not

seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are notseen are eternal.

Even though our faith requires earthly action, we are never measured on a balance that

weighs perishable deeds, but only by an eternal balance that can measure the unseen.

Because we are flesh and blood, God used material things to teach us his eternalprinciples, and He did that through parables, rituals, and ceremonies as well as tithing. I

do realize that faith and action co-equally prove each other, but on the last day, God will

measure us and will say that we did not have enough faith to perform action. In other

words, our works will condemn us, but only because of our lack of faith, not vise versa.

When we finally understand that a tithe is not Spiritual, is not an eternal number, does notequal Gods character, the sooner we will understand that tithing is not the principle God

wanted us to grasp. Read James 1:5.

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Dear Sir,

RE: STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

Find attached your Statement of Account in our books showing a debit

balance ofNaira____________________________________________

Could you kindly confirm the above debit balances as correct in your books

within 7 days of receipt of this letter, otherwise we shall assume the figures

as indicated as correct and right.

It might be necessary to mention that it may not be possible to continue

further supplies to you till the above due balances are settled.

We shall appreciate your immediate reaction to this.

Yours faithfully,

For: CHI PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

22 Benson Anorue StreetOpposite CaprisonneAjao EstateOshodi Lagos.

29th January, 2007.

Director of Training

NAFRC Hq.,


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Oshodi. - Lagos.

Dear Sir,

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Director of Training

NAFRC Hq.,

Oshodi. - Lagos.

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR LECTURE OF TRAINEES ON HEALTH AND WEALTH

We are here to introduce a business opportunity that will bring a change to

the lives of a lot of Nigerians in the area of health and wealth.

Our companys name is Golden Neo-Life Diamite Intl (GNLD) California

(USA). We deal in health products, which in turn give you wealth because

health is wealth.

The name of the team of directors coming to see your organization is the

Dynamic diamond Team. We will teach the business, its method and in turn

you will see your lives changing for the better because you will be

adequately informed.

We hope you will receive us cordially as you anticipate our coming.

Yours faithfully

Joshua Kola

Dynamic Diamond Team

0805 675-3189

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12. Dont send kit to your prospect.

13. Make sure you do Kit Orientation for your prospect14. You need Dream imagination and determination to succeed in the business.

15. Share the opportunity always.

16. Dont ever relent your effort persevere, be consistent.


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17. Be ready for a lot of challenges, like the product area not working, the product

are to expensive, people are not buying the product, how would I get to

register, how would I sell the product, my prospect are not working, peopleare not responding, I dont know people, I can not talk, I hate no for an

answer, I dont have money for registration, I dont have money t do my 100

PV, I am shy, I am not vocal.

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