BROADENS THE POTENTIAL OF GIVERS: Does God have anything to say about the world’s greedy and political plan of economy? Without question He does! He has always had something to say about mankind supporting the Antichrist’s system of debt mentality and greed investments. It always amazes me how some “Christians” justify using their
tithes
and
offerings
to
invest
in
ungodly
and
corrupt
stocks/companies that use their profits to murder babies, kill off the elderly, or worse, proclaim their hatred toward our God. All this and they don’t feel one ounce of guilt; all under the banner of “providing security for their family and/or future.” God warned us about stealing from His investments throughout the Old Testament, but one passage in particular clearly marks this warning. " ‘Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, “'How have we robbed You?” In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows’ ” (Mal. 3:8-10). Dear reader, you can push this passage aside, call it legalism, continue to spend God’s money on personal gain, and continue investing His resources (your money) in earthly treasures that provoke Him. BUT, you will never be able to escape the mandates of the New Testament. If you’re like me and you carefully study the New Testament regarding the issues of spending, you will be shocked as to how much is required of the followers of Jesus Christ when it comes to the topic of giving. But I can assure you – it is FAR beyond the 10% spoken of in the Malachi passage (Matt. 19:21; Luke 12:33-34). Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." (Matthew 19:21) "Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Luke 12:3334)
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