The TRUTH book Volume 1 (PDF) - For My People Ministry

circumstances to withhold your tithesand offerings because you are not inharmony with everything that yourbrethren do? The tithes and offeringsare not the property of any man, but areto be used in doing a certain work forGod. Unworthy ministers may receivesome of the means thus raised, but dareanyone, because of this, withhold fromthe treasury and brave the curse ofGod? I dare not” (2 Sermons and Talks,74).There are several statements in thewritings of Ellen White where she notesthat those who are faithful in returningto God that which is His “will not losetheir reward” but those who (amongchurch leaders) make a wrong use ofthe funds will be required to give anaccount of their stewardship. (See 2T518,519).The bottom line here is that, whenwe play the role of donors we must befaithful in returning to God through Hischurch storehouse what he requires.Once the money gets there, those incharge have the responsibility of usingit in harmony with God’s plan.Appendix A 357