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Redemptive Plan Of God In Tithing

be given to the priest, who will then pronounce a blessing upon the
tithe.

Sometimes, Christians may not be able to pay their tithe, and make
a record of what they owe God. Such tithe must be paid with
interest. Leviticus 27:30-31 (nLT)

30 “One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the
fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord and must be set
apart to him as holy. 31 If you want to buy back the Lord’s tenth

of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent.

Adam failed in the Garden of Eden because he did not follow the
principle of tithing.

In Genesis 2:16-17 [nIV], the Bible says,

“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree

of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall surely die.”

In the same way, God says all the money you get, spend it freely;
but one-tenth give to me.

Anytime you disobey God by not paying your tithe, you are acting
like Adam.

Where do I tithe?

The bible says in Malachi 3:10[nIV]

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food

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