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ÓÓDDœôL¤ÓÔ2ÔÔ3  ÔÓDDœôL¤ÓÓ h Ó(&& ÿÿ&_1Ó À ÓÓœœôL¤ÓÔ2ÔÔ3  ÔÓœœôL¤ÓÓ À Ó&## ÿÿ$_Ó  ÓÓ ôôL¤ÓÔ2ÔÔ3  ÔÓ ôôL¤ÓÓ  Óô\  `&Times New Roman ÂÝ ƒ(½Þ'ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôà@W W ìàò òIS€TITHING€A€NEW€TESTAMENT€PRINCIPLE?Ô‡¼³´»XXÔó óÔ#†XæX»¼³´w#Ôò òó ó(.3½Þ$§§Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝPage ù of &ù8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE UssherÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓ  ÓÖ€'ÿÿÖÑ€)ÑÑ8€æXXdìdÈ8ÑÑ  Ñà@å å ìàò òÔ‡¼³´»XXÔIS€TITHING€A€NEW€TESTAMENT€PRINCIPLE?ó óÔ#†XæX»¼³´Ç#ԈР° ÐÓ  ÓÔ‡ô dòXXæÔBy€Brother€Mike€SutherlandÔ#†XæXòô dS#ÔÐ Ä ÐÓGÓÌThe€principle€of€tithing€and/or€giving€to€God€transcends€the€law.€It€was€required€of€Cain€and€AbelÐ tÄ Ðand€was€the€root€cause€of€the€first€murder€in€the€history€of€the€world.€òòGenesis€4:3„8óó€says:Ð `° ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò3€óóAnd€in€process€of€time€it€came€to€pass,€that€Cain€brought€of€the€fruit€of€the€groundÐ 8 ˆ Ðan€offering€unto€the€LORD.€òò4€óóAnd€Abel,€he€also€brought€of€the€firstlings€of€his€flockÐ $ t Ðand€of€the€fat€thereof.€And€the€LORD€had€respect€unto€Abel€and€to€his€offering:€òò5€óóButÐ  ` Ðunto€Cain€and€to€his€offering€he€had€not€respect.€And€Cain€was€very€wroth,€and€hisÐ ü L  Ðcountenance€fell.€òò6€óóAnd€the€LORD€said€unto€Cain,€Why€art€thou€wroth?€and€why€isÐ è 8  Ðthy€countenance€fallen?€òò7€óóIf€thou€doest€well,€shalt€thou€not€be€accepted?€and€if€thouÐ Ô$  Ðdoest€not€well,€sin€lieth€at€the€door.€And€unto€thee€shall€be€his€desire,€and€thou€shaltÐ À  Ðrule€over€him.€òò8€óóAnd€Cain€talked€with€Abel€his€brother:€and€it€came€to€pass,€whenÐ ¬ü  Ðthey€were€in€the€field,€that€Cain€rose€up€against€Abel€his€brother,€and€slew€him.Ð ˜è  ÐòòGenesis€4:3„8óóÔ#†XæXX&XæÏ#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐ„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæõ#ÔÌThough€the€word€tithing€is€not€mentioned€in€the€context,€the€word€ð ðofferingðð€is.€Cain€did€not€bringÐ \¬ Ðthat€which€God€required€for€an€offering.€It€was€Cainððs€anger€over€being€called€out€for€not€bringingÐ H˜ Ðthat€which€God€required€for€an€offering€that€led€to€the€first€murder.€That€same€problem€exists€todayÐ 4„ Ðbecause€men€still€love€money€more€than€they€love€God.€ò òòòTithing€is€a€matter€of€the€heartóó.€ó óGodððsÐ  p Ðrequirement€from€the€very€beginning€is€that€tithes€and€offerings€would€be€used€to€support€those€thatÐ ` Ðminister€unto€him€and€those€that€minister€his€word€unto€man.€God€formally€introduces€the€principleÐ üL Ðof€tithing€in€òòGenesis€14:19„20óó€when€it€is€said:Ð è8 ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò19€óóAnd€he€blessed€him,€and€said,€Blessed€be€Abram€of€the€most€high€God,€possessorÐ À Ðof€heaven€and€earth:€òò20€óóAnd€blessed€be€the€most€high€God,€which€hath€delivered€thineÐ ¬ü Ðenemies€into€thy€hand.€And€he€gave€him€tithes€of€all.€òòGenesis€14:19„20óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ‘ #ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔИèÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæú #ÔÌThe€word€ð ðtitheðð€literally€means€ð ða€tenthðð.€The€events€recorded€in€the€lives€of€Cain,€Abel,€andÐ pÀ ÐAbraham€long€preceded€the€giving€of€the€law€to€Moses€at€Mount€Sinai€in€Exodus€chapter€20.€FromÐ \ ¬ ÐGenesis€5:3,€we€know€that€Adam€was€130€years€old€when€Seth€was€born,€but€we€do€not€knowÐ H!˜ Ðexactly€how€old€Adam€was€when€Cain€And€Abel€were€born.€If€Adam€were€say€100€years€old,€thatÐ 4"„  Ðwould€mean€that€Cain€and€Abel€were€born€somewhere€around€3,900€B.C.€According€to€JamesÐ  #p! ÐUssherððs€chronology,€the€date€of€Sethððs€birth€was€somewhere€around€3874€B.C.€The€events€recordedÐ  $\" Ðin€Genesis€14€occurred€somewhere€around€1,900€B.C.€That€means€that€the€principle€of€givingÐ ø$H # Ðofferings€to€God€had€been€in€effect€for€about€2,000€years€before€Abraham.€The€ten€commandmentsÐ ä%4!$ Ðwere€given€somewhere€around€1,490€B.C.€That€would€mean€that€Abrahamððs€tithing€preceded€the€lawÐ Ð& "% Ðby€at€least€400€years.€It€is€obvious€throughout€the€Old€Testament€economy€that€God€required€bothÐ ¼' #& Ðtithes€and€offerings.€In€the€next€to€the€last€chapter€in€the€Old€Testament,€God€rebukes€Israel€forÐ ¨(ø#' Ðrobbing€him.€He€said€in€òòMalachi€3:8„11óó:Ð ”)ä$( ÐÌÐ l+¼&* Ðà8  àÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò8€óóWill€a€man€rob€God?€Yet€ye€have€robbed€me.€But€ye€say,€Wherein€have€we€robbedÐ d Ðthee?€In€tithes€and€offerings.€òò9€óóYe€are€cursed€with€a€curse:€for€ye€have€robbed€me,Ð Pì Ðeven€this€whole€nation.€òò10€óóBring€ye€all€the€tithes€into€the€storehouse,€that€there€mayÐ <Ø Ðbe€meat€in€mine€house,€and€prove€me€now€herewith,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts,€if€IÐ ( Ä Ðwill€not€open€you€the€windows€of€heaven,€and€pour€you€out€a€blessing,€that€thereÐ  ° Ðshall€not€be€room€enough€to€receive€it.€òò11€óóAnd€I€will€rebuke€the€devourer€for€yourÐ  œ Ðsakes,€and€he€shall€not€destroy€the€fruits€of€your€ground;€neither€shall€your€vine€castÐ ì ˆ Ðher€fruit€before€the€time€in€the€field,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts.€òòMalachi€3:8„11óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ½#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐØ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àMalachi€chapter€three€was€under€the€law,€but€its€principles€far€preceded€the€law.€ManyÐ °L  Ðprofessing€Christians€today€try€to€make€tithing€a€matter€of€ð ðthe€lawðð€or€an€Old€Testament€doctrine.Ð œ8  ÐIn€the€New€Testament,€the€issue€of€tithing€came€up€at€least€two€different€times€in€the€ministry€of€theÐ ˆ$  ÐLord€Jesus€Christ.€In€òòMatthew€23:23óó€and€òòLuke€11:42óó€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€had€this€to€say:Ð t  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XæXX&Xæ?#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò23€óóWoe€unto€you,€scribes€and€Pharisees,€hypocrites!€for€ye€pay€tithe€of€mint€and€aniseÐ Lè  Ðand€cummin,€and€have€omitted€the€weightier€matters€of€the€law,€judgment,€mercy,Ð 8Ô  Ðand€faith:€these€ought€ye€to€have€done,€and€not€to€leave€the€other€undone.€òòMatthewÐ $À Ð23:23óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ˜#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔЬРР Ðà8  àÔ#†XæXX&Xæ!#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XæXX&XæŽ#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò42€óóBut€woe€unto€you,€Pharisees!€for€ye€tithe€mint€and€rue€and€all€manner€of€herbs,€andÐ è„ Ðpass€over€judgment€and€the€love€of€God:€these€ought€ye€to€have€done,€and€not€toÐ Ôp Ðleave€the€other€undone.€òòLuke€11:42óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæó#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐÀ\Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ2#ÔÌNote€that€in€neither€case€was€the€offending€Pharisees€rebuked€for€tithing.€In€fact,€the€Lord€JesusÐ ˜4 ÐChrist€said€that€they€ought€to€have€tithed€on€their€goods.€Their€stinging€rebuke€came€from€the€factÐ „  Ðthat€they€thought€that€tithing€put€them€above€other€matters€of€the€heart.€Tithing€is€a€matter€of€theÐ p  Ðheart€just€as€judgment,€mercy,€and€faith€are.€The€Apostle€Paul€took€a€principle€from€the€law€andÐ \ø Ðapplied€it€to€the€financial€support€of€the€pastors€and€elders€in€the€New€Testament€churchÐ Hä ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò4€óóThou€shalt€not€muzzle€the€ox€when€he€treadeth€out€the€corn.€òòDeuteronomy€25:4óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæì#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐ !¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XæXX&Xæˆ#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò3€óóMine€answer€to€them€that€do€examine€me€is€this,€òò4€óóHave€we€not€power€to€eat€and€toÐ ø"” Ðdrink?€òò5€óóHave€we€not€power€to€lead€about€a€sister,€a€wife,€as€well€as€other€apostles,Ð ä#€  Ðand€as€the€brethren€of€the€Lord,€and€Cephas?€òò6€óóOr€I€only€and€Barnabas,€have€not€weÐ Ð$l! Ðpower€to€forbear€working?€òò7€óóWho€goeth€a€warfare€any€time€at€his€own€charges?€whoÐ ¼%X" Ðplanteth€a€vineyard,€and€eateth€not€of€the€fruit€thereof?€or€who€feedeth€a€flock,€andÐ ¨&D # Ðeateth€not€of€the€milk€of€the€flock?€òò8€óóSay€I€these€things€as€a€man?€or€saith€not€the€lawÐ ”'0!$ Ðthe€same€also?€òò9€óóFor€it€is€written€in€the€law€of€Moses,€Thou€shalt€not€muzzle€theÐ €("% Ðmouth€of€the€ox€that€treadeth€out€the€corn.€Doth€God€take€care€for€oxen?€òò10€óóOr€saithÐ l)#& Ðhe€it€altogether€for€our€sakes?€For€our€sakes,€no€doubt,€this€is€written:€that€he€thatÐ X*ô#' Ðploweth€should€plow€in€hope;€and€that€he€that€thresheth€in€hope€should€be€partakerÐ D+à$( Ðof€his€hope.€òò11€óóIf€we€have€sown€unto€you€spiritual€things,€is€it€a€great€thing€if€we€shallÐ 0,Ì%) Ðreap€your€carnal€things?€òò12€óóIf€others€be€partakers€of€this€power€over€you,€are€not€weÐ d Ðrather?€Nevertheless€we€have€not€used€this€power;€but€suffer€all€things,€lest€weÐ Pì Ðshould€hinder€the€gospel€of€Christ.€òò13€óóDo€ye€not€know€that€they€which€minister€aboutÐ <Ø Ðholy€things€live€of€the€things€of€the€temple?€and€they€which€wait€at€the€altar€areÐ ( Ä Ðpartakers€with€the€altar?€òò14€óóEven€so€hath€the€Lord€ordained€that€they€which€preach€theÐ  ° Ðgospel€should€live€of€the€gospel.€òò1€Corinthians€9:3„14óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐ œÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XæXX&Xæm&#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò17€óóLet€the€elders€that€rule€well€be€counted€worthy€of€double€honour,€especially€theyÐ Ø t Ðwho€labour€in€the€word€and€doctrine.€òò18€óóFor€the€scripture€saith,€Thou€shalt€not€muzzleÐ Ä ` Ðthe€ox€that€treadeth€out€the€corn.€And,€The€labourer€is€worthy€of€his€reward.€òò1Ð °L  ÐTimothy€5:17„18óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæý&#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔМ8 Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ˜(#ÔÌTwice€in€Paulððs€epistles€the€Holy€Ghost€warns€us€that€we€are€not€to€ð ðmuzzle€the€ox€that€treadeth€outÐ t  Ðthe€cornðð.€That€ox€in€the€New€Testament€is€those€that€minister€in€the€New€Testament€church.€TheyÐ `ü  Ðare€the€workmen€of€the€New€Testament€church.€Paul€pulls€up€ð ðthe€lawðð€and€applies€it€to€NewÐ Lè  ÐTestament€giving.€Mind€you€that€we€have€already€proven€that€tithes€and€offerings€transcend€the€law.Ð 8Ô  ÐWhat€the€Holy€Ghost€says€is€that€they€that€work€in€the€ministry€ð ðshould€live€of€the€gospelðð.€TheÐ $À Ðcontext€of€òò1€Timothy€5:17„18óó€proves€that€the€phrase€ð ðworthy€of€double€honourðð€is€talking€aboutÐ ¬ Ðfinancial€support€for€those€that€minister€the€gospel.€What€ð ðdouble€honourðð€literally€means€is€doubleÐ ü˜ Ðfinancial€support.€What€does€all€this€say?Ð è„ Ðà  àIt€says€that,€just€as€it€is€in€the€Old€Testament,€the€tithing€principle€that€is€rooted€in€what€manyÐ Ôp Ðcall€ð ðthe€lawðð€has€some€very€practical€application€to€the€New€Testament€church.€If€tithing€is€notÐ À\ Ðrequired€of€the€New€Testament€believer,€then€how€are€our€church€facilities€and€church€ministries€toÐ ¬H Ðbe€supported?€How€are€we€to€send€forth€the€missionaries€commanded€in€òòMatthew€28:19„20óó?€HowÐ ˜4 Ðare€we€to€support€our€pastors€and€preachers?€Do€we€expect€our€pastors€and€elders€to€minister€to€usÐ „  ÐAND€work€a€secular€job€to€support€themselves€financially?€If€you€reject€tithes€and€offerings€for€theÐ p  ÐNew€Testament€church,€then€you€must€take€Jehudiððs€penknife€and€cut€òò1€Corinthians€9:3„14óó,€2Ð \ø ÐCorinthians€chapters€8€and€9,€€and€òò1€Timothy€5:17„18óó€out€of€your€version€of€the€Bible.€Chapters€8Ð Hä Ðand€9€in€2€Corinthians€deal€with€the€financial€support€of€missionaries.€The€Holy€Ghost€furtherÐ 4 Ð Ðelaborates€on€the€fact€that€tithing€transcends€the€law€in€òòHebrews€7:1„10óó€where€he€states:Ð  !¼ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò1€óóFor€this€Melchisedec,€king€of€Salem,€priest€of€the€most€high€God,€who€metÐ ø"” ÐAbraham€returning€from€the€slaughter€of€the€kings,€and€blessed€him;€òò2€óóTo€whom€alsoÐ ä#€  ÐAbraham€gave€a€tenth€part€of€all;€first€being€by€interpretation€King€of€righteousness,Ð Ð$l! Ðand€after€that€also€King€of€Salem,€which€is,€King€of€peace;€òò3€óóWithout€father,€withoutÐ ¼%X" Ðmother,€without€descent,€having€neither€beginning€of€days,€nor€end€of€life;€but€madeÐ ¨&D # Ðlike€unto€the€Son€of€God;€abideth€a€priest€continually.€òò4€óóNow€consider€how€great€thisÐ ”'0!$ Ðman€was,€unto€whom€even€the€patriarch€Abraham€gave€the€tenth€of€the€spoils.€òò5€óóAndÐ €("% Ðverily€they€that€are€of€the€sons€of€Levi,€who€receive€the€office€of€the€priesthood,€haveÐ l)#& Ða€commandment€to€take€tithes€of€the€people€according€to€the€law,€that€is,€of€theirÐ X*ô#' Ðbrethren,€though€they€come€out€of€the€loins€of€Abraham:€òò6€óóBut€he€whose€descent€isÐ D+à$( Ðnot€counted€from€them€received€tithes€of€Abraham,€and€blessed€him€that€had€theÐ 0,Ì%) Ðpromises.€òò7€óóAnd€without€all€contradiction€the€less€is€blessed€of€the€better.€òò8€óóAnd€hereÐ d Ðmen€that€die€receive€tithes;€but€there€he€receiveth€them,€of€whom€it€is€witnessed€thatÐ Pì Ðhe€liveth.€òò9€óóAnd€as€I€may€so€say,€Levi€also,€who€receiveth€tithes,€payed€tithes€inÐ <Ø ÐAbraham.€òò10€óóFor€he€was€yet€in€the€loins€of€his€father,€when€Melchisedec€met€him.Ð ( Ä ÐòòHebrews€7:1„10óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ[1#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ8#ÔÌYou€can€argue€about€who€Melchisedec€is,€but€it€is€obvious€from€the€book€of€Genesis€and€this€passageÐ ì ˆ Ðhere€in€Hebrews€7€that€he€is€God:€whether€he€be€God€the€Father€or€God€the€Holy€Ghost€you€will€haveÐ Ø t Ðto€decide€for€yourself.€Melchisedec€cannot€be€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€because€Melchisedec€had€noÐ Ä ` Ðfather€and€no€mother.€The€Father€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€God€himself;€if€you€will,€God€theÐ °L  ÐHoly€Ghost.€God€the€Father€had€no€father€and€no€mother.€It€can€also€be€said€that€the€Holy€Ghost€hadÐ œ8  Ðno€mother,€but€did€he€have€a€father?€Could€it€be€that€Melchisedec€was€an€Old€Testament€physicalÐ ˆ$  Ðmanifestation€of€the€Godhead:€a€perfect€type€of€Christ€in€whom€dwelt€all€the€fulness€of€the€GodheadÐ t  Ðbodily?€We€digress.€The€whole€point€of€this€discussion€is€that€Abraham,€who€was€outside€the€law,€Ð `ü  Ðpaid€tithes.€Abraham€(Abram)€was€giving€tithes€to€this€Melchisedec€and€the€Holy€Ghost€makes€itÐ Lè  Ðplain€in€òòHebrews€7:9„10óó€that€the€principle€of€tithing€transcends€the€law€because€it€was€given€beforeÐ 8Ô  Ðthe€law€and€before€the€Old€Testament€was€written.€The€Holy€Ghost€makes€it€plain€that€Levi,€who€wasÐ $À Ðunder€the€law,€paid€tithes€in€Abraham,€who€was€NOT€under€the€law.€Abraham€in€turn€paid€tithes€inÐ ¬ ÐMelchisedec.€Those€who€have€a€problem€with€tithing€in€the€New€Testament€either€hate€the€churchÐ ü˜ Ðor€do€not€love€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€his€church€like€they€ought€to.€We€suspect€that€the€root€ofÐ è„ Ðthe€problem€is€described€in€òò1€Timothy€6:9„10óó:Ð Ôp ÐÌà8  àÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò9€óóBut€they€that€will€be€rich€fall€into€temptation€and€a€snare,€and€into€many€foolish€andÐ ¬H Ðhurtful€lusts,€which€drown€men€in€destruction€and€perdition.€òò10€óóFor€the€love€of€moneyÐ ˜4 Ðis€the€root€of€all€evil:€which€while€some€coveted€after,€they€have€erred€from€the€faith,Ð „  Ðand€pierced€themselves€through€with€many€sorrows.€òò1€Timothy€6:9„10óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ2?#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐp Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ A#ÔÌAt€the€root€of€the€problem€is€the€love€of€money.€Those€who€oppose€New€Testament€tithing€areÐ Hä Ðlightning€fast€to€accuse€pastors€who€preach€on€tithes€and€offerings€of€being,€as€the€old€EnglishmanÐ 4 Ð Ðwould€say,€ð ðmoney€grubbing€lusters€of€filthy€lucreðð€while€they€are€turtle€slow€to€offer€up€financialÐ  !¼ Ðsupport€for€the€ministry.€Their€giving€is€as€the€oozing€€of€molasses€in€February.€They€want€to€beÐ  "¨ Ðministered€to€in€spiritual€things,€but€they€do€not€want€to€minister€to€the€physical€needs€of€those€whoÐ ø"” Ðminister€to€them.€That€is€the€height€of€selfishness€and€hypocrisy.€Since€God€loveth€a€cheerful€giver,Ð ä#€  Ðhow€do€you€think€he€feels€about€those€who€fight€New€Testament€tithes€and€offerings?Ð Ð$l! ÐTithing€is€a€firstfruits€offering.€That€means€that€you€tithe€ten€percent€off€of€your€gross€income€beforeÐ ¼%X" Ðany€employer,€union,€or€government€agency€hits€it€for€taxes€and€dues.€Tithing€is€a€matter€of€the€heart.Ð ¨&D # ÐTithing€is€actually€a€love€offering.€If€you€love€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€you€are€going€to€tithe.€Ð ”'0!$ Ðà  àIf€you€are€miserly€in€tithing,€you€are€going€to€be€beggarly€in€Godððs€spiritual€and€financialÐ €("% Ðblessings.€That€is€a€scriptural€principle.€We€are€not€talking€about€unscriptural€gifts€and€ð ðseed€moneyððÐ l)#& Ðto€unscriptural€para€church€organizations€such€as€charities€and€television€ministries.€Tithing€is€to€beÐ X*ô#' Ðð ðstorehouse€tithingðð.€The€New€Testament€storehouses€are€local€church€ministries€and€not€some€seedyÐ D+à$( Ðtelevision€ð ðministryðð.€Ð 0,Ì%) Ðà  àAs€an€aside,€soliciting€money€for€prayer€clothes€is€not€scriptural.€Prayer€clothes€are€forÐ d ÐMuslims€and€other€of€Satanððs€sinister€ministers.€Ð Pì Ðà  àWe€close€with€the€consequences€of€not€tithing:Ð <Ø ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà8¸ ¸ àà8hÈÈàÔ‡ SuXXæÔò òDó óÔ#†XæX Su³I#ÔoingÐ °hphp Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà8¸ ¸ àà8hÈÈàÔ‡ SuXXæÔò òEó óÔ#†XæX Su{J#ÔverythingÐN êhphp Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà8¸ ¸ àà8hÈÈàò òÔ‡ SuXXæÔBÔ#†XæX SuKK#Ôó óut€Ðˆ $hphp Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà8¸ ¸ àà8hÈÈàÔ‡ SuXXæÔò òTó óÔ#†XæX SuL#ÔithingР^hphp ÐÌIf€you€did€not€catch€that,€if€you€will€not€tithe,€you€are€accumulating€a€massive€ò òDEBTó ó,€not€to€man,Ð è„  Ðbut€to€God.Ð Øt  ÐÌ