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8541 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 69.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… Thee.” God does not compel men to give. All that they give must be voluntary. He will not have His treasury replenished with unwilling offerings.— Testimonies …
8542 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 69.3 (Ellen Gould White)
In his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul gave the believers instruction regarding the general principles underlying the support of God's work in the earth. Writing of his apostolic labors in their behalf, he inquired:
8543 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 69.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… . Doth God take care for oxen? or saith He it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he …
8544 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 70.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… thy God hath chosen him ... to stand to minister in the name of the Lord.” Deuteronomy 18:5. One tenth of all the increase was claimed by the Lord as His own....
8545 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 71 (Ellen Gould White)
God's Claim Upon Us
8546 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 71.1 (Ellen Gould White)
God has a claim on us and all that we have. His claim is paramount to every other. And in acknowledgment of this claim, He bids us render to Him a fixed proportion …
8547 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 71.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… was God's, and was to be used to His glory. But the tithe was set apart for the support of those who ministered in the sanctuary. It was to be given from the first …
8548 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 71.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… offerings, God has made ample provision for this work. He intends that the ministry of the gospel shall be fully sustained. He claims the tithe as His own, and …
8549 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 72.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… hands. God's word declares, “Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits.” “Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine …
8550 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 72.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” The mind, the heart, the will, and the affections belong to God; the money that we handle is the Lord's …
8551 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 73.1 (Ellen Gould White)
God's plan in the tithing system is beautiful in its simplicity and equality. All may take hold of it in faith and courage, for it is divine in its origin. In it …
8552 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 73.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… for God; and there would be no want of means with which to carry forward the great work of sounding the last message of warning to the world. The treasury will …
8553 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 73.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God; it is the purpose of the heart, the spirit of gratitude and love that it expresses. Let not the poor feel that their gifts are so small as to be unworthy …
8554 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 74.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… whom God has entrusted a large capital will not, if he loves and fears God, find it a burden to meet the demands of an enlightened conscience according to the …
8555 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 74.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… with God to deny himself of every extravagant outlay of means. Let not the want of economy in the home life render us unable to act our part in strengthening …
8556 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 74.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God.
8557 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 75.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… matter. God's plan regarding tithes and offerings is definitely stated in the third chapter of Malachi. God calls upon His human agents to be true to the contract …
8558 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 75.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… loved God. It was only when their selfish natures were strengthened by withholding, that men lost sight of eternal considerations, and valued their earthly …
8559 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 77.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God His own. The Lord made a special covenant with men, that if they would regularly set apart the portion designated for the advancement of Christ's kingdom …
8560 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 77.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… upon God, will feel that they must be honest with their fellow men, and, above all, they must be honest with God, from whom come all the blessings of life. The evasion …