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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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Chapter 7Financing God’s WorkHow does God intend to finance His “work?” Howcan you be sure you are giving money for God’svery “work?” You will be amazed to learn thatsending money to organizations for radio, T.V.and publishing - doesn’t do The Work of God.Providing salaries, cars, houses, etc, doesn’t fulfillthe financing of God’s “work” nor is it the wayChristians should carry out The Work of God.TithingSome people believe a Christian should give one-tenth or a titheof their income to the church ministry to do God’s “work.” Isthis a correct practice?To understand tithing, one has to know its very purpose. Youneed to begin to learn the story from the very beginning. Givingone tenth of one’s income, has a very clear and direct purpose.As a Law, tithing did not begin as one of God’s requirements - itliterally began about 430 years after Abraham (Galatians 3:17).Abraham’s TithesThe practice of tithing begins with The Bible account of Abrahamgiving tithes to Melchizedek (Genesis 14:20). It was never requiredby God for Abraham to tithe. Rather, Abraham on his ownvolition, decided to give a tithe to Melchizedek. Why did Abra-

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