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Chapter 6
The Lord’s Tithe and Finances
Another characteristic of mature sons is that they are able to handle
their financial affairs in a God-given manner. A good father will not
give an inheritance to a son who is not properly trained with the Spirit
of Wisdom to manage the estate. Many of Jesus’ parables dealt with
correct ways to handle possessions and finances. This is because God
created mankind to have dominion over the earth and therefore, He also
has a blueprint for proper management of earthly resources.
Deuteronomy 8:18 tells us why: “You shall remember the Lord your
God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may
establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this
day.” The Lord’s Tithe is the starting point (or Instruction Class 101)
for learning Kingdom finances.
Jesus said: “Woe to you Pharisees! For you TITHE mint and rue and
all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you
ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.” (Luke 11:42)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay TITHE of
mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of
the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done,
without leaving the others undone.” (Matt 23:23)
Understanding the love and justice of God is more important than
tithing. Nevertheless, Jesus still encouraged the practice of tithing in
these verses by saying, “not to leave it undone” and it is therefore
important that we tithe as well as understand why we need to tithe. The
words “tithe” “tithes” and “tithing” appear 40 times in the KJV of
Scripture and 8 of them are from the New Testament. Forty is the
Scriptural number of testing, and Jesus said that money is a test to see
whom He can trust to handle the true riches of heaven.
“He who is faithful in what is least is also faithful in much. For if you
have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to
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