The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-04


this debt we owe the Lord is 10 come
first before we lake anything else
ont of our income How different
ly we act We spend all the money
W. need on ourselves for comforts
and pleasures and then If we have
any left. we squeeze out a little for
The Lord y
We should give tenth not only
because it is Gods law ard for, the
maintenance of religion. but because
this is made the condition of an
abundant outpouring of the spirit,
because We thereby promote our
spiritual and temporal interests. In
other wordsit pays,
Let US read the following passa
yes, which prove this statement:
Nal 1910. Bring ye all the tithes
INTO he store house, that there may
be meat in mine house and prove me
now herewith saith the Lord OF
hosts. If | viii not open YOU the
windows of heaven. and pour you
)ut blessing. that there shall not
be room enough to receive it God
says prove me-" try me and see
y bat | will do II we really want to
prove this the bible tells us how.
Prov. g.: in all thy ways acknow
edge him. and he shall direct thy
paths" Luke SIS Give me ard Il
hall be given unto you; good meas
ire pressed down, and shaken to-
gether. and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For the same
measure that We mefe withal II
shah be measured to you again
Oh, oil
things. how that so laboring ye
ought to support the weak, and to
| remember the words of the Lord
| Jcsua, how he said 1t is more
blessed TO give than to receive
Second Cor 80 Every man ac-
ording as he purposeth in his heart.
so let him give; not grudgingly or of
necessity; for God loveth a cheerful
giver" Some one may say, when he
reads this verse that he does not be-
leve in the law of the tenth, for
does not God say let every man ac-
ording as he purposeth in his heart
give Did not the bible recognize
rec win offerings in the old dis
nensation when we know the law
Of the tenth was binding at the same
ime2 Then could we infer that the
law of the tenth has been done away
with in the new testament simply
because free will offerings are sane
toned?
Prov 1917 'He that has pity up
on the poor lendeth unto the Lord;
and that which he hath given will
he pay him again.
Ps 41:1 Blessed is he that con
'idereth the poor; the Lord will de-
liver him in time of trouble. :
Prov 11:24 There is that scat
lereth, and yet inereaseth, and there
IS that withholdeth more than is
meet but it tendeth to poverty.
lisa. $50 And if thou draw out
by soul TO the hungry, and satisfy
the afflicted soul, then shall thy
| light rise in obscurity. and thy dark
! ness be as the MONDAY
| These verses show some OF the re-
! wards of giving. then this answers
The question. So many ask can we
afford it?' Better ask ''can we af-
ord not to give a tenth?"
The lsraelite was permitted to ask
! Gods blessings on his temporal af-
| fairs. when he had paid his tenth
| This is shown in Deut. 26:12, 13, -.
Experience has stamped this truth as
| an axiom that is. that christians
! who open the broadcast outlet for
'harify will find the widest inlet for
! he spirit The health of human
| odY depends upon its exhalations
as wen as upon its limitations.
| rhe story OF the life of William Col
| cate, who has given millions of dol
| lars to the Lords cause and left
| \ name that Will never die, illus
rates this truth. He began his great
soap business by opening up an ac-
| count with the Lord and gave one
| cnth OF all his income to that ac-
! count
He prospered His family was
| blessed. His soap sold and he grew
| ich faster than he had ever hoped
| Does il pay? Yes. Here is another
| bought to be considered Tithing is
\ rot giving. The bible designateS two
| 3OurCes OF reVenue-tithes and free
| viii offerings. TitheS are obligatory
| and are paid, offerings are vohntar-
| Nv and are donated. The 1.-THE is
sod S already, then if we want to
| give a gift to God il must he over
| aud above a tenth How many OF
| Is have ever given God anyt hing?
| But the question may arise as to
Nc present application Of the law
If tithing. Was ii or was it not q
| cmporary Jewish ordinance? We
! NOV that many OF the ordinances OF
| Israel were peculiar 10 them and pass
! ! away with them. There are sever
! ID reasons why this law of the tenth
! Ould not have been temporary
pue Here is principle that Is al
! ways good, where reason for a
| Gw remains. the law remains.
II is Just as necessary now that
PROVISION be made for the mainten-
| 1uce OF religion. II is much more
| necessary now Why2 Then Israel on
" had TO make provision for the sup
! port OF The home worship they
were NOT a missionary people their
! ole duty was TO serve as a vessel in
! hich to preserve unmiNed and pure
! Ire true faith Think Of the duty of
! cancellation and missionary on
| 'eavor now, which belong TO the
Christian church today if there was
| Zen need for special provision
/ or the support OF the Jewish wcr-
ship Is not tEcre now double uoeG
! Oh imilo rr, vision for our home
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