Everything we do for Christ is voluntary.  It's called positive volition.  I
voluntarily am obedient to Christ commands or I am not, which is called
negative volition.  I cannot pick and chose which area I want to be obedient
in though.  If I am disobedient in tithing, and obedient in all other areas,
I am still a disobedient servant, and I have a negative volition toward my
Saviors will.  Jesus said, "If you love me keep my commandments.  I believe
to keep his commandments means all of them.

I know Jesus did not say, Thou Shall Tithe" yet I, like others, believe it
to be a requirement of obedience.  Besides only God could come up with a
plan to finance His kingdom work and everyone who tithed had an equal part.
The who makes $10 and gives $1 is giving equal to that person who make
$1,000 and gives $100.

I tithe out of necessity to be obedient to Christ, but also because I want
to.

Tithing also helps us to keep things in right priority.  If I tithe
willingly, out of an obedinent heart, then I am saying God you are first
place in my life, I will not allow mammon to be my master.

Mike Cantrell


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