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Generosity evidences faith in God's provision

Those who place their trust in Jesus to pardon them on the day of judgment must place that same trust in him to provide for their basic needs today. It won’t do to say, “Jesus will rescue me from future judgment,” while one’s current attitude is “I must rescue myself from poverty and need.” Might it be possible that those who will not rely upon Jesus to save them in the present age demonstrate that they have no real faith in Jesus' salvation at the judgment?…

Tithe goes to the levites

Everything belongs to the LORD. To eleven of Israel’s tribes, the LORD gives an inheritance of land and its fruits. To the Levite, 10% of the land’s produce is given as an inheritance. The Levite receives no land because his work is not farming, but the tabernacle ministry. Given that the Levite might pay for upkeep of the instruments needed to fulfill his work, just as a farmer pays for his plow, the 10% is still his inheritance to allocate as he desires.…

Blessing is contingent on generosity

💬 At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.…

God judges corporations

How does God approach corporations? Does the Lord treat corporations as single entities, as we do in our American law code, or does he only deal with the individuals who make up the corporation? The judgment of God against nations indicates the former. When the southern kingdom of Judah was sent into Babylonian captivity, it was not because every individual had turned from God. After all, the prophets who wrote about Judah’s last days also went into captivity!…

After [Abram’s] return(1) from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High). And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!…