8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty. 12 "Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land," says the LORD Almighty.
I used to hear these words from Malachi 3 every week in my old Pentecostal church and cringe. Every meeting, rather it be a small group or Sunday morning, included a 5 -10 minute sermon on this same passage and encouraging if not quite demand giving. This drilling rather unsurprisingly has put me off the whole concept of tithes. I far from believe that they are a central part of the New Testament church and I definitely depised the fact that promises of financial gain were used as a motive.
However, one chuch is taking this challenge literally and inviting people or test God on tithes or get their money back.
LifeChurch is challenging people to give for three months and if they're not satisfied that God has moved to bless them, they can ask for their money back.
Will I tithe in light of this promise? I believe that God doesn't ask for a tithe anymore but for complete surrender to his will. So, as for me, I will try to be a steward of every cent I have and every hour I watch go by. The link is above so do as you will.
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