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The Bible is our source of guidance through the challenging financial times our country is facing. It's unnerving to feel our security resting on a Godless world economy. It's time to meditate on God's promises. There's little we can do to influence governments' decisions, but we can follow God's assurances. Let's invite Him to partner in our financial life.

We’ve been drawn recently to re-study what the Bible teaches on the storehouse, tithing, charity, and offerings. We want to share it with you in two sendings this week: Part I-Tithing in the Old Testament and Part II-Giving in the New Testament.

Jesus and Money

Through his actions and words, Christ had much to say about money while on earth. He spoke of "‘mammon,’ i”, it’s ts’ uses, abuses, and deceits. He pointed out the sacrifice of the widow who gave only a mite; she gave more than the rich who made a big show of their giving.

The money changers exploited the religious devotion of temple worshippers;, and in righteous anger, Christ turned over the tables and scattered the coins.

“Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’,, ’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves’.” (Matthew 21:12-13)