Counsels on Stewardship

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• Foreword
• Section 1—Heaven's Law of Benevolence and Its Purpose
• Section 2—God's Work and Its Support
• Section 3—God's Reserves—the Tithe
  • Chapter 12—A Test of Loyalty
    • God's Reserves of Time and Means
    • Possessions as Well as Income to Be Tithed
    • For Every Dispensation
    • Designed as a Great Blessing
    • Nine Tenths Worth More Than the Ten
    • A Marked Change From Jewish Days
  • Chapter 13—Founded Upon Eternal Principles
    • Paul's Recognition of the System
    • God's Claim Upon Us
  • Chapter 14—A Plan Beautiful in Simplicity
    • For Rich and Poor
    • Bound by Covenant Relations
    • Not a Rigorous Law
    • No Burden Save to the Disobedient
    • A Meager Pittance
  • Chapter 15—A Question of Honesty
    • Forfeiting Peace of Conscience
    • No Better Than Sacrilege
  • Chapter 16—Regularity and System
    • First the Tithe—Then Offerings
    • Meeting God's Claims First
  • Chapter 17—The Message of Malachi
    • A Daring Repudiation
    • Robbing God
    • A Serious Matter
    • Every Dollar Charged
    • Why the Blessing is Withheld from Some
    • Darkness Brought Into the Churches
    • Selfish Withholding Recorded
    • Great Loss to the Unfaithful Steward
  • Chapter 18—Let Us Prove the Lord
    • A Reason for Adversity
    • Promises With God's Commands
  • Chapter 19—Appropriating God's Reserve Funds
    • The True Reason for Withholding
    • Withheld Tithes Because of Lack of Confidence
    • The First Duty to God
  • Chapter 20—The Response of an Aroused Conscience
    • The Back Tithe is God's Property
    • The Careless and Indifferent to Redeem Their Honor
    • Payment by Note
    • Pale at Thought of Withheld Tithe
    • Facing the New Year
    • Restitution With Contrition
    • Jacob's Fidelity
    • Prayer Not a Substitute for Tithing
    • Before It Is Too Late
  • Chapter 21—The Use of the Tithe
    • Other Lines to Be Sustained, but Not From Tithes
    • Includes Bible Teachers
    • Not a Poor Fund
    • Not for Church Expense
  • Chapter 22—Education by Ministers and Church Officers
    • Instructing New Converts
    • The Pastor's Duty
    • The Responsibility of Church Officers
    • Teaching the Poor to be Liberal
  • For Further Study
• Section 4—To Every Man According to His Ability
• Section 5—Stewards of Wealth
• Section 6—Liberality Abounding in Poverty
• Section 7—The Wealth of the Gentiles
• Section 8—The True Motives for Acceptable Giving
• Section 9—The Pursuit of Earthly Treasure
• Section 10—The Lure of Speculation
• Section 11—The Tyranny of Debt
• Section 12—Saving to Give
• Section 13—The Sacredness of Vows and Pledges
• Section 14—Wills and Legacies
• Section 15—The Reward of Faithful Stewardship