WEBVTT
00:00.000 --> 00:03.603
♪
00:03.670 --> 00:05.772
The national debt of
the United States is
00:05.839 --> 00:09.442
approaching a staggering
32 trillion dollars.
00:09.509 --> 00:13.580
To a greater or lesser extent, the United Kingdom, Canada, and
00:13.646 --> 00:17.817
Australia have their own debt problems as do most nations.
00:17.884 --> 00:21.020
Why are our nations
so heavily indebted?
00:21.087 --> 00:24.958
How did our world get into
this financial quagmire?
00:25.024 --> 00:26.693
But what about you?
00:26.760 --> 00:28.294
How are you doing?
00:28.361 --> 00:31.765
Are you among the many
living paycheck to paycheck,
00:31.831 --> 00:34.401
fearing what the future
holds for you?
00:34.467 --> 00:37.404
Everywhere, inflation is
squeezing personal budgets,
00:37.470 --> 00:40.173
but do you realize that
the God of Creation
00:40.240 --> 00:41.708
wants you to prosper?
00:41.775 --> 00:43.910
Now don't take
my word for it.
00:43.977 --> 00:49.582
Believe the words of Jesus
Christ as found in John 10:10...
00:49.649 --> 00:52.852
"The thief does not come
except to steal, and to
00:52.919 --> 00:54.587
kill, and to destroy.
00:54.654 --> 00:57.490
I have come that they may
have life, and that
00:57.557 --> 00:59.859
they may have it
more abundantly."
00:59.926 --> 01:02.862
While that abundant life
applies to far more than
01:02.929 --> 01:06.199
your pocketbook, that
is certainly included.
01:06.266 --> 01:09.369
So, how does He give you
a more abundant life?
01:09.436 --> 01:11.638
Is it only the
forgiveness of sin?
01:11.704 --> 01:13.706
Or is there more to it?
01:13.773 --> 01:16.743
On today's Tomorrow's
World program, I'll give
01:16.810 --> 01:19.112
you one law of God
that affects you as an
01:19.179 --> 01:22.615
individual and our
nations as a whole.
01:22.682 --> 01:25.418
I'll also be offering you
what is our least offered
01:25.485 --> 01:28.087
booklet, so be sure to
have writing material
01:28.154 --> 01:30.990
available to take down
our contact information.
01:31.057 --> 01:35.361
Now stay tuned, as I'll be
right back to discuss one
01:35.428 --> 01:39.766
law of God that contributes
to a more abundant life.
01:39.833 --> 01:45.805
♪
01:45.872 --> 01:49.242
A warm welcome to all of
you from all of us here at
01:49.309 --> 01:52.245
Tomorrow's World, where
today I'll be discussing
01:52.312 --> 01:55.215
a law that contributes
to an abundant life.
01:55.281 --> 01:59.052
When Jesus said He came to
give us life more abundantly,
01:59.118 --> 02:01.521
He was speaking in
a broad sense.
02:01.588 --> 02:04.657
He came to show us a better
way of life, one that avoids
02:04.724 --> 02:08.528
the heartache brought about
when we break God's laws.
02:08.595 --> 02:11.564
Contrary to what many
think, He did not come
02:11.631 --> 02:14.334
to do away with God's
immutable laws.
02:14.400 --> 02:17.937
As He said in
Matthew 5:17...
02:18.004 --> 02:20.540
"Do not think that I came
to destroy the Law
02:20.607 --> 02:21.474
or the Prophets.
02:21.541 --> 02:25.011
I did not come to
destroy but to fulfill."
02:25.078 --> 02:28.381
But He also came to remove
the stain of sin through
02:28.448 --> 02:32.685
His sacrifice, freeing us
from the guilt of past sins.
02:32.752 --> 02:36.089
He also brought good news of
the coming Kingdom of God--
02:36.155 --> 02:38.725
giving purpose to our lives.
02:38.791 --> 02:42.262
All this leads to a
more abundant life.
02:42.328 --> 02:45.832
God gave our first parents
a choice between two ways
02:45.899 --> 02:48.601
of life, symbolized
by two trees.
02:48.668 --> 02:51.804
The fruit of one would lead
to wonderful blessings,
02:51.871 --> 02:53.439
resulting in life.
02:53.506 --> 02:58.011
But the fruit of the other,
to curses, ending in death.
02:58.077 --> 03:02.882
These two trees are
introduced in Genesis 2:9,
03:02.949 --> 03:06.953
but let's pick it up in
verses 16 and 17:
03:07.020 --> 03:09.756
"And the LORD God commanded
the man, saying,
03:09.822 --> 03:12.225
"Of every tree of the garden
you may freely eat;
03:12.292 --> 03:15.028
but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil
03:15.094 --> 03:19.098
you shall not eat, for in
the day that you eat of it
03:19.165 --> 03:21.401
you shall surely die."
03:21.467 --> 03:24.370
This one prohibited
tree was symbolic of man
03:24.437 --> 03:27.307
choosing for himself to
determine good and evil,
03:27.373 --> 03:29.309
right from wrong.
03:29.375 --> 03:31.811
But God did not stop
him from making that
03:31.878 --> 03:33.780
disastrous decision.
03:33.846 --> 03:37.550
As you likely know, Adam
and Eve chose to disobey.
03:37.617 --> 03:38.751
And the result?
03:38.818 --> 03:41.921
They were kicked out of a
beautiful garden paradise
03:41.988 --> 03:45.625
where food was plentiful,
and life would be pleasant.
03:45.692 --> 03:50.229
Instead, they were doomed to
hardship, suffering, and death.
03:50.296 --> 03:52.966
Sadly, their children,
including you and me,
03:53.032 --> 03:56.235
have made the same choice--
rejecting God's revelation
03:56.302 --> 03:59.205
and determining for
ourselves right and wrong--
03:59.272 --> 04:02.709
and experiencing
the same results.
04:02.775 --> 04:05.845
God reminded the nation of
Israel of this choice
04:05.912 --> 04:09.916
in Deuteronomy 30,
beginning in verse 15:
04:09.983 --> 04:13.519
"See, I have set before
you today life and good,
04:13.586 --> 04:17.490
death and evil, in that I
command you today to love
04:17.557 --> 04:20.760
the LORD your God, to walk
in His ways, and to keep
04:20.827 --> 04:23.896
His commandments, His
statutes, and His judgments,
04:23.963 --> 04:28.234
that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God will
04:28.301 --> 04:31.437
bless you in the land
which you go to possess."
04:31.504 --> 04:34.007
He summed it up
in verse 19:
04:34.073 --> 04:37.610
"I call heaven and earth as
witnesses today against you,
04:37.677 --> 04:41.314
that I have set before
you life and death,
04:41.381 --> 04:45.752
blessing and cursing;
therefore choose life,
04:45.818 --> 04:48.388
that both you and your
descendants may live."
04:48.454 --> 04:52.558
That choice would appear to be,
as they call it, a no-brainer;
04:52.625 --> 04:57.230
but if so, why is the majority of mankind choosing death?
04:57.296 --> 05:01.000
America was once the greatest
creditor nation in the world,
05:01.067 --> 05:04.604
but today is the
greatest debtor nation.
05:04.671 --> 05:05.805
Why?
05:05.872 --> 05:09.409
There are invisible laws
that if followed bring
05:09.475 --> 05:13.546
prosperity, but if broken,
bring financial disaster.
05:13.613 --> 05:18.284
To the nation of Israel,
God declared in Deuteronomy 28:
05:18.351 --> 05:21.721
"Now it shall come to pass,
if you diligently obey the
05:21.788 --> 05:24.957
voice of the LORD your
God, to observe carefully
05:25.024 --> 05:28.795
all His commandments which
I command you today, that
05:28.861 --> 05:31.864
the LORD your God will set
you high above all nations
05:31.931 --> 05:33.032
of the earth.
05:33.099 --> 05:36.135
Blessed shall you be in
the city, and blessed
05:36.202 --> 05:38.271
shall you be
in the country.
05:38.337 --> 05:41.274
Blessed shall be the fruit
of your body, the produce
05:41.340 --> 05:44.711
of your ground and the
increase of your herds,
05:44.777 --> 05:47.547
the increase of your
cattle and the offspring
05:47.613 --> 05:49.115
of your flocks."
05:49.182 --> 05:52.318
God next gave a long list
of curses that would come
05:52.385 --> 05:54.587
upon them for
disobedience.
05:54.654 --> 05:58.524
Among them, we read
in verses 43 and 44:
05:58.591 --> 06:02.295
"The alien who is among you
shall rise higher and higher
06:02.361 --> 06:06.132
above you, and you shall
come down lower and lower.
06:06.199 --> 06:10.303
He shall lend to you, but
you shall not lend to him;
06:10.369 --> 06:14.741
he shall be the head, and
you shall be the tail."
06:14.807 --> 06:18.277
Longtime viewers of
Tomorrow's World know that
06:18.344 --> 06:20.680
we do not shy away
from the truth.
06:20.747 --> 06:24.383
We show from the Bible
what few seem to realize.
06:24.450 --> 06:27.520
We go against the grain by
teaching the seventh-day
06:27.587 --> 06:30.757
Sabbath and the biblical
Holy Days, rather than
06:30.823 --> 06:33.025
the pagan observances
with the name of
06:33.092 --> 06:36.062
Christ blasphemously
attached to them.
06:36.129 --> 06:40.032
But there's one law that we
practice that we almost never
06:40.099 --> 06:44.003
mention on this telecast--
the law of tithing.
06:44.070 --> 06:46.205
The reason should
be obvious.
06:46.272 --> 06:49.942
We follow Jesus' command
in Matthew 10, verse 8:
06:50.009 --> 06:53.446
"Freely you have received,
freely give."
06:53.513 --> 06:57.416
That's why all our resources
are given away free of charge.
06:57.483 --> 07:00.586
We pay for the phone calls,
the postage, and the
07:00.653 --> 07:02.655
resources you request.
07:02.722 --> 07:05.691
I think you know our
program is different.
07:05.758 --> 07:09.695
We refuse to merchandize
off the word of God.
07:09.762 --> 07:11.798
So, to avoid even
the appearance of
07:11.864 --> 07:14.867
contradicting our sincere
desire to give the truth
07:14.934 --> 07:17.870
free of charge, we
generally avoid the
07:17.937 --> 07:20.406
biblical subject
of tithing.
07:20.473 --> 07:23.442
However, when the Apostle
Paul gathered the Ephesian
07:23.509 --> 07:28.681
elders together, he explained
in Acts 20, and verse 20:
07:28.748 --> 07:31.717
"I kept back nothing
that was helpful,
07:31.784 --> 07:35.354
but proclaimed it to you,
and taught you publicly
07:35.421 --> 07:37.223
from house to house."
07:37.290 --> 07:39.926
And then in verse 27, he said:
07:39.992 --> 07:42.562
"For I have not shunned
to declare to you the
07:42.628 --> 07:44.864
whole counsel of God."
07:44.931 --> 07:48.768
The law of tithing is part of
the whole counsel of God.
07:48.835 --> 07:52.605
It's taught in the Old Testament and affirmed by Jesus.
07:52.672 --> 07:55.141
God wants what
is best for us.
07:55.208 --> 07:57.743
But for that to happen,
we must choose His way of
07:57.810 --> 08:01.113
love and outgoing concern,
rather than the selfish
08:01.180 --> 08:02.782
get way of life.
08:02.849 --> 08:08.421
Part of that way of life
is found in Matthew 23:23.
08:08.487 --> 08:12.225
There Jesus criticized the
Pharisees for meticulously
08:12.291 --> 08:15.328
counting out seeds and
leaves to tithe,
08:15.394 --> 08:18.231
but neglected how they
treated others.
08:18.297 --> 08:22.001
"Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites!
08:22.068 --> 08:25.705
For you pay tithe of mint
and anise and cummin,
08:25.771 --> 08:28.307
and have neglected the
weightier matters of the
08:28.374 --> 08:32.545
law: justice and
mercy and faith.
08:32.612 --> 08:35.014
These you ought to have
done, without leaving
08:35.081 --> 08:37.116
the others undone."
08:37.183 --> 08:40.253
Yes, justice, mercy and
faith are "weightier
08:40.319 --> 08:43.189
matters" than meticulously
counting every tenth seed,
08:43.256 --> 08:45.758
but note that Jesus said,
08:45.825 --> 08:49.795
"without leaving the others
[that is, tithing] undone."
08:49.862 --> 08:52.531
Are we here at Tomorrow's
World to leave out that
08:52.598 --> 08:55.034
law when instructing
in righteousness?
08:55.101 --> 08:58.070
We want everyone to know
that we do not request
08:58.137 --> 08:59.906
donations from the public.
08:59.972 --> 09:03.309
Everything we have is given
away free of charge.
09:03.376 --> 09:06.045
The call center we use
instructs their operators
09:06.112 --> 09:09.448
not to ask for, not even
to hint for, donations
09:09.515 --> 09:11.684
when you call for
our materials.
09:11.751 --> 09:15.621
But we will do as Paul did--
teach the whole counsel
09:15.688 --> 09:18.624
of God--including
God's law of tithing.
09:18.691 --> 09:21.661
And the whole counsel of
God includes the commandment
09:21.727 --> 09:26.565
against stealing--either from your neighbor or from God.
09:26.632 --> 09:29.268
Where you pay your tithe
is your decision.
09:29.335 --> 09:31.971
So if you're interested in
learning more about God's
09:32.038 --> 09:35.107
law of tithing, be sure to
call or go to our website
09:35.174 --> 09:40.313
TWTV.org/Tithe to order
your free copy of
09:40.379 --> 09:42.081
God's People Tithe.
09:42.148 --> 09:44.817
And when I come back
after this short break,
09:44.884 --> 09:48.020
I'll explain why obeying
God's law of tithing should
09:48.087 --> 09:49.989
be important to you.
09:50.056 --> 09:50.923
♪
09:50.990 --> 09:57.630
For today's free
offer call...
09:57.697 --> 10:03.102
Or go to...
10:03.169 --> 10:05.671
This clear and
straight-forward resource
10:05.738 --> 10:08.407
will help you understand
this vital truth--
10:08.474 --> 10:11.811
straight from the
pages of the Bible.
10:11.877 --> 10:14.180
If you're calling for the
first time, you will also
10:14.246 --> 10:17.083
receive a free annual
subscription to Tomorrow's
10:17.149 --> 10:18.451
World magazine.
10:18.517 --> 10:21.988
Six inspiring issues
discussing news, science,
10:22.054 --> 10:24.890
and modern culture will
help you make sense of
10:24.957 --> 10:28.160
your world from a
biblical perspective.
10:28.227 --> 10:31.364
Call today and join
millions around the world
10:31.430 --> 10:34.033
who are turning to
Tomorrow's World for
10:34.100 --> 10:39.772
truth, prophecy, and hope
in these confusing times.
10:39.839 --> 10:41.040
Call now!
10:41.107 --> 10:45.144
Or go to...
10:45.211 --> 10:50.416
♪
10:50.483 --> 10:52.985
On today's Tomorrow's
World program,
10:53.052 --> 10:55.821
I'm discussing the subject
of choosing life,
10:55.888 --> 10:59.191
how the subject of tithing
is part of that choice,
10:59.258 --> 11:01.827
and why it should be
important to you.
11:01.894 --> 11:05.097
As we've already seen,
our first parents chose to
11:05.164 --> 11:09.001
trust their own judgment rather
than that of their Creator.
11:09.068 --> 11:12.038
We've also seen that God
laid out to Israel the
11:12.104 --> 11:14.340
same choice in the
simplest of terms.
11:14.407 --> 11:17.343
How they chose would
have radically different
11:17.410 --> 11:22.314
results, as seen in
Deuteronomy 30:19.
11:22.381 --> 11:25.951
"I call heaven and earth as
witnesses today against you,
11:26.018 --> 11:29.155
that I have set before
you life and death,
11:29.221 --> 11:33.392
blessing and cursing;
therefore choose life,
11:33.459 --> 11:35.828
that both you and your
descendants may live."
11:35.895 --> 11:39.498
While God left it up to
them to choose, He urged
11:39.565 --> 11:43.302
them to make the right
choice--life and blessings.
11:43.369 --> 11:46.005
Even though obedience
was for their own good,
11:46.072 --> 11:50.109
God moaned that mankind did not
have the heart to obey Him.
11:50.176 --> 11:54.447
We see this in
Deuteronomy 5:29...
11:54.513 --> 11:57.316
"Oh, that they had such a
heart in them that they
11:57.383 --> 12:00.286
would fear Me and always
keep all My commandments,
12:00.352 --> 12:02.855
that it might be well
with them and with
12:02.922 --> 12:04.690
their children forever!"
12:04.757 --> 12:07.093
The commandments He
referred to were clearly
12:07.159 --> 12:09.562
the Ten Commandments
as they are listed just
12:09.628 --> 12:11.230
before this statement.
12:11.297 --> 12:13.566
And one of those
commands says,
12:13.632 --> 12:15.701
"You shall not steal."
12:15.768 --> 12:19.038
Now James tells us, we're not
to pick and choose which
12:19.105 --> 12:22.141
commandments to keep and
which ones to ignore.
12:22.208 --> 12:25.111
He clearly referred to the
Ten Commandments when he wrote
12:25.177 --> 12:29.815
the following in James 2,
beginning in verse 10:
12:29.882 --> 12:33.452
"For whoever shall keep the
whole law, and yet stumble
12:33.519 --> 12:35.821
in one point, he
is guilty of all.
12:35.888 --> 12:38.691
For He who said, "Do not
commit adultery," also
12:38.757 --> 12:42.628
said, "Do not murder."
Now if you do not commit
12:42.695 --> 12:45.531
adultery, but you do
murder, you have become
12:45.598 --> 12:47.366
a transgressor of the law.
12:47.433 --> 12:51.170
So speak and so do as
those who will be judged
12:51.237 --> 12:53.806
by the law of liberty."
12:53.873 --> 12:56.709
Choosing life means
choosing God's revealed
12:56.775 --> 12:57.977
way of life.
12:58.043 --> 13:00.913
Here at Tomorrow's World
we teach the whole counsel
13:00.980 --> 13:05.551
of God, which includes all
the laws of God, but one law
13:05.618 --> 13:09.288
we rarely speak of to the
public is the law of tithing.
13:09.355 --> 13:12.458
That's because we want
everyone to know that we
13:12.525 --> 13:14.793
do not sell our materials.
13:14.860 --> 13:17.730
We depend on Living
Church of God members and
13:17.796 --> 13:21.800
coworkers who have personally
chosen of their own will to
13:21.867 --> 13:24.303
support this Work with their tithes and offerings.
13:24.370 --> 13:28.340
But how can we in good conscience not tell you,
13:28.407 --> 13:32.044
our viewers, if you are sinning,
when Isaiah commands us,
13:32.111 --> 13:35.614
in Isaiah 58:1,
13:35.681 --> 13:38.851
"Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like
13:38.918 --> 13:42.388
a trumpet; Tell My people
their transgression,
13:42.454 --> 13:44.990
And the house of
Jacob their sins."
13:45.057 --> 13:47.526
And again, one of the
Ten Commandments is:
13:47.593 --> 13:49.195
"You shall not steal."
13:49.261 --> 13:51.764
Most people understand
that we're not to steal
13:51.830 --> 13:55.367
from our neighbors,
but is it a lesser sin
13:55.434 --> 13:57.403
to steal from God?
13:57.469 --> 14:00.739
Too many reason,
"Well God understands."
14:00.806 --> 14:02.841
Yes, He does, dear friends.
14:02.908 --> 14:04.677
But do we?
14:04.743 --> 14:08.214
Malachi asks in
chapter 3 and verse 8:
14:08.280 --> 14:10.749
"Will a man rob God?"
14:10.816 --> 14:13.419
Now that's a simple
enough question.
14:13.485 --> 14:15.588
Surely, we would
never do that.
14:15.654 --> 14:16.755
Or would we?
14:16.822 --> 14:18.090
Read on:
14:18.157 --> 14:19.959
"Yet you have robbed Me!
14:20.025 --> 14:22.995
But you say, "In what
way have we robbed You?"
14:23.062 --> 14:24.530
God's answer?
14:24.597 --> 14:27.066
"In tithes and offerings."
14:27.132 --> 14:30.936
Just as then, people reason around God's laws today.
14:31.003 --> 14:35.207
I cannot emphasize enough
that all our resources are
14:35.274 --> 14:36.609
sent free of charge.
14:36.675 --> 14:38.978
We pay for the phone
call, the postage,
14:39.044 --> 14:41.447
and the specific
items you request.
14:41.513 --> 14:44.817
And as all our longtime
viewers know, we do not
14:44.883 --> 14:46.819
hit you up for donations.
14:46.885 --> 14:49.421
This does not mean that
we fail to teach the
14:49.488 --> 14:51.090
whole counsel of God.
14:51.156 --> 14:53.525
This does not mean that we
don't cry aloud and
14:53.592 --> 14:56.228
spare not and show our
nations our sins.
14:56.295 --> 14:58.998
This does not mean we
teach against robbing our
14:59.064 --> 15:04.236
neighbor, but fail to teach
what it means to rob from God.
15:04.303 --> 15:08.340
We give you the truth and you can do with it as you choose.
15:08.407 --> 15:12.278
But I strongly urge you to obey
God's laws--all of them--
15:12.344 --> 15:15.914
but only you can determine whether to tithe
15:15.981 --> 15:17.449
and where to pay it.
15:17.516 --> 15:19.852
Now why do I say "pay"?
15:19.918 --> 15:22.221
I'll explain in the next
portion of this program,
15:22.288 --> 15:25.124
but I want to remind those
of you who choose to learn
15:25.190 --> 15:28.227
more about biblical
tithing to call our
15:28.294 --> 15:31.130
toll-free number to order
your free copy of
15:31.196 --> 15:33.299
God's People Tithe.
15:33.365 --> 15:38.737
Or you can order it online
at: TWTV.org/Tithe.
15:38.804 --> 15:41.507
As I mentioned earlier,
this is our least
15:41.573 --> 15:44.543
advertised and least
requested booklet.
15:44.610 --> 15:48.614
After this 15 second break
I'll explain why we are
15:48.681 --> 15:50.716
to "pay" our tithes.
15:50.783 --> 15:51.884
♪
15:51.950 --> 15:53.552
This clear and
straight-forward resource
15:53.619 --> 15:56.288
will help you understand
this vital truth--
15:56.355 --> 15:59.024
straight from the
pages of the Bible.
15:59.091 --> 16:00.192
Call now!
16:00.259 --> 16:04.663
Or go to...
16:04.730 --> 16:06.131
♪
16:06.198 --> 16:07.533
Welcome back.
16:07.599 --> 16:10.903
Before that short break I said
I would explain why we are
16:10.969 --> 16:15.040
to "pay" our tithes rather
than merely "give" them.
16:15.107 --> 16:18.610
We are here, not because of
blind evolution, but because
16:18.677 --> 16:22.715
there is a God in heaven who
has created all things.
16:22.781 --> 16:26.752
This universe, this solar
system, this marvelous
16:26.819 --> 16:29.355
planet on which we live,
including the air we
16:29.421 --> 16:32.424
breathe, the water we
drink, even the dirt
16:32.491 --> 16:36.428
beneath our feet, are all
the result of God's creation.
16:36.495 --> 16:39.465
We literally owe
everything to Him.
16:39.531 --> 16:43.369
As King David wrote
in Psalm 24, verse 1:
16:43.435 --> 16:46.372
"The earth is the LORD's,
and all its fullness,
16:46.438 --> 16:49.608
the world and those
who dwell therein."
16:49.675 --> 16:53.278
Or, as we read in
Psalm 50, verses 10-12:
16:53.345 --> 16:56.582
"For every beast of the
forest is Mine, and
16:56.648 --> 16:58.650
the cattle on a
thousand hills.
16:58.717 --> 17:01.387
I know all the birds of
the mountains, and the
17:01.453 --> 17:03.889
wild beasts of the
field are Mine.
17:03.956 --> 17:07.126
If I were hungry, I would
not tell you; for the
17:07.192 --> 17:10.562
world is Mine, and
all its fullness."
17:10.629 --> 17:12.765
Everything was
created by God.
17:12.831 --> 17:15.300
We owe Him our
very existence.
17:15.367 --> 17:16.769
Now consider.
17:16.835 --> 17:19.271
If you're renting an
apartment or house,
17:19.338 --> 17:21.206
you must pay the landlord.
17:21.273 --> 17:24.076
It's not a matter of
giving, but paying for
17:24.143 --> 17:26.345
the privilege to live
in his property.
17:26.412 --> 17:29.815
In like manner, God gives
us a beautiful home,
17:29.882 --> 17:32.651
but commands us to pay
ten percent for our
17:32.718 --> 17:36.054
food, shelter, clothing,
and luxuries.
17:36.121 --> 17:40.159
No matter how rich or poor,
the percent is the same.
17:40.225 --> 17:43.629
When you think about it,
that's a pretty good deal.
17:43.695 --> 17:45.230
But think further.
17:45.297 --> 17:49.735
God, and only God, has the
power to extend our lives
17:49.802 --> 17:54.072
for eternity, but He tells
us we must choose His way,
17:54.139 --> 17:55.874
not our own.
17:55.941 --> 17:59.211
However, it's not eternal
life only that He offers.
17:59.278 --> 18:03.115
He offers us a better life today--blessings of all kinds,
18:03.182 --> 18:04.683
rather than curses.
18:04.750 --> 18:09.455
As we read in
Deuteronomy 30:19...
18:09.521 --> 18:12.925
"I call heaven and earth as
witnesses today against you,
18:12.991 --> 18:15.527
that I have set before
you life and death,
18:15.594 --> 18:19.498
blessing and cursing;
therefore choose life,
18:19.565 --> 18:22.568
that both you and your
descendants may live."
18:22.634 --> 18:25.437
As we read earlier,
Jesus declared:
18:25.504 --> 18:27.973
"I have come that they may
have life, and that
18:28.040 --> 18:30.375
they may have it
more abundantly."
18:30.442 --> 18:34.146
And the Apostle John wrote in his third letter, in verse 2:
18:34.213 --> 18:37.549
"Beloved, I pray that you
may prosper in all things
18:37.616 --> 18:40.452
and be in health, just
as your soul prospers."
18:40.519 --> 18:43.055
Yes, God wants
us to prosper.
18:43.121 --> 18:46.425
He wants us to obey all
of His laws, because
18:46.492 --> 18:49.561
He knows it is the way to
blessings in this life
18:49.628 --> 18:51.930
and ultimately to
eternal life.
18:51.997 --> 18:55.133
God gives us time on this
earth to choose the tree
18:55.200 --> 18:59.071
of life, His revealed way of love and outgoing concern,
18:59.137 --> 19:02.040
over the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is
19:02.107 --> 19:06.311
the way of human reason that
is directed by Satan the Devil.
19:06.378 --> 19:09.781
A rich young man came
to Jesus one day with
19:09.848 --> 19:11.216
an important question.
19:11.283 --> 19:15.554
We read of it in
Matthew 19:16.
19:15.621 --> 19:19.258
"Good Teacher, what good
thing shall I do that I
19:19.324 --> 19:21.360
may have eternal life?"
19:21.426 --> 19:24.830
Jesus responded by telling him to keep the commandments.
19:24.897 --> 19:27.766
The young man asked,
"Which ones?"
19:27.833 --> 19:30.569
And Jesus responded by
listing several of the
19:30.636 --> 19:34.573
Ten Commandments, including the prohibition against stealing.
19:34.640 --> 19:36.642
Now continuing in verse 20:
19:36.708 --> 19:39.745
"The young man said to Him,
"All these things I have
19:39.811 --> 19:41.179
kept from my youth.
19:41.246 --> 19:43.315
What do I still lack?"
19:43.382 --> 19:46.985
It was then that Jesus got to the core of the man's problem.
19:47.052 --> 19:49.154
He was violating the
spirit of the first
19:49.221 --> 19:52.457
commandment because his
wealth was being placed
19:52.524 --> 19:55.460
ahead of God, and he was
breaking the spirit,
19:55.527 --> 19:58.997
or intent of, the tenth
commandment, against coveting.
19:59.064 --> 20:02.401
This became evident when
Jesus told him to sell
20:02.467 --> 20:05.304
all that he had and to
give it to the poor.
20:05.370 --> 20:08.674
Now understand, this is not intended to be a command
20:08.740 --> 20:12.611
for everyone--only those who trust in their riches above
20:12.678 --> 20:15.881
trusting in God, as shown
in the parallel account
20:15.948 --> 20:19.952
found in Mark 10:24.
20:20.018 --> 20:23.488
"And the disciples were
astonished at His words.
20:23.555 --> 20:25.991
But Jesus answered
again and said to them,
20:26.058 --> 20:29.127
"Children, how hard it
is for those who trust
20:29.194 --> 20:32.097
in riches to enter the
kingdom of God!"
20:32.164 --> 20:36.101
The whole Bible shows that God is not against you prospering.
20:36.168 --> 20:39.338
And in fact, God promises
to bless those who obey
20:39.404 --> 20:41.373
His commandment
on tithing.
20:41.440 --> 20:43.909
And I'll show you that in
the last portion of
20:43.976 --> 20:46.979
this program, but please
do not misunderstand.
20:47.045 --> 20:49.781
This is neither an
appeal for support,
20:49.848 --> 20:53.352
nor a promotion of a health
and wealth gospel.
20:53.418 --> 20:56.355
If that's what you're looking for, you'll have to go
20:56.421 --> 20:59.157
elsewhere, but here
at Tomorrow's World,
20:59.224 --> 21:02.361
we simply teach the
whole counsel of God.
21:02.427 --> 21:05.797
We teach all ten of the Ten
Commandments, the Sabbath
21:05.864 --> 21:08.600
command, the commandment
against worshiping God
21:08.667 --> 21:11.236
with idols, and
so much more.
21:11.303 --> 21:14.139
And the whole counsel of God
includes the commandment
21:14.206 --> 21:19.211
against stealing--either from
your neighbor or from God.
21:19.277 --> 21:21.446
So if you're interested
in learning more about
21:21.513 --> 21:24.616
God's law of tithing, be
sure to call or go to our
21:24.683 --> 21:30.122
website TWTV.org/Tithe to
order your free copy of
21:30.188 --> 21:31.923
God's People Tithe.
21:31.990 --> 21:35.127
And when I come back, I'll
show you the promise God
21:35.193 --> 21:37.162
gives to the tithe payer.
21:37.229 --> 21:38.130
♪
21:38.196 --> 21:44.836
For today's free
offer call...
21:44.903 --> 21:50.042
Or go to...
21:50.108 --> 21:52.911
This clear and
straight-forward resource
21:52.978 --> 21:55.714
will help you understand
this vital truth--
21:55.781 --> 21:58.884
straight from the
pages of the Bible.
21:58.950 --> 22:01.353
If you're calling for the
first time, you will also
22:01.420 --> 22:04.222
receive a free annual
subscription to Tomorrow's
22:04.289 --> 22:05.590
World magazine.
22:05.657 --> 22:09.127
Six inspiring issues
discussing news, science,
22:09.194 --> 22:11.897
and modern culture will
help you make sense of
22:11.963 --> 22:15.400
your world from a
biblical perspective.
22:15.467 --> 22:18.537
Call today and join
millions around the world
22:18.603 --> 22:21.206
who are turning to
Tomorrow's World for
22:21.273 --> 22:26.978
truth, prophecy, and hope
in these confusing times.
22:27.045 --> 22:28.346
Call now!
22:28.413 --> 22:32.451
Or go to...
22:32.517 --> 22:37.422
♪
22:37.489 --> 22:39.825
Before the break I said
I would show you the
22:39.891 --> 22:42.694
promise God gives to
the tithe payer.
22:42.761 --> 22:45.931
God spoke through
Malachi to a cynical,
22:45.997 --> 22:49.401
argumentative, self-
justifying people when
22:49.468 --> 22:53.138
He asked the question:
"Will a man rob God?"
22:53.205 --> 22:56.007
The answer was that they
were doing so by not
22:56.074 --> 22:59.211
paying their tithes, what
we might view as their
22:59.277 --> 23:01.913
just rent on God's
beautiful earth.
23:01.980 --> 23:05.717
As a result, He said there in Malachi the third chapter:
23:05.784 --> 23:08.420
"You are cursed with a
curse, for you have
23:08.487 --> 23:11.456
robbed Me, even this
whole nation.
23:11.523 --> 23:14.359
Bring all the tithes into
the storehouse, that there
23:14.426 --> 23:17.896
may be food in My house,
and try Me now in this,"
23:17.963 --> 23:20.499
says the LORD of hosts,
"If I will not open for
23:20.565 --> 23:23.902
you the windows of heaven
and pour out for you such
23:23.969 --> 23:26.171
blessing that there will
not be room enough
23:26.238 --> 23:27.439
to receive it."
23:27.506 --> 23:31.343
Is it any wonder why our
nations struggle financially?
23:31.409 --> 23:34.312
Is it any wonder
why so many individuals
23:34.379 --> 23:36.081
struggle financially?
23:36.148 --> 23:39.785
Do we really think we
can rob from God and not
23:39.851 --> 23:41.720
suffer the consequences?
23:41.787 --> 23:45.290
Now I know some think they
cannot afford to tithe,
23:45.357 --> 23:48.126
but can they afford
not to tithe?
23:48.193 --> 23:51.062
Remember what Jesus said
were the weightier matters
23:51.129 --> 23:52.330
of the law?
23:52.397 --> 23:55.534
"[J]ustice and mercy and faith."
23:55.600 --> 23:59.304
The Bible refers to Abraham as the father of the faithful
23:59.371 --> 24:01.039
in Romans 4:16.
24:01.106 --> 24:04.009
In addition to other acts
of faith, we are first
24:04.075 --> 24:10.015
introduced to tithing
in Genesis 14:19-20,
24:10.081 --> 24:13.552
when Abram set the example
of giving a tithe to
24:13.618 --> 24:17.756
"God Most High, Possessor
of heaven and earth."
24:17.823 --> 24:21.459
"And he blessed him and
said: "Blessed be Abram of
24:21.526 --> 24:25.430
God Most High, Possessor
of heaven and earth;
24:25.497 --> 24:28.333
and blessed be God Most
High, Who has delivered
24:28.400 --> 24:29.868
your enemies into
your hand."
24:29.935 --> 24:34.105
And he [that is Abraham]
gave him [Melchizedek]
24:34.172 --> 24:35.874
a tithe of all."
24:35.941 --> 24:38.410
Do you have the
faith of Abraham?
24:38.476 --> 24:42.113
One who did was a widow
in the days of Elisha.
24:42.180 --> 24:46.484
She was down to her last meal when she chose to put God first.
24:46.551 --> 24:54.292
Notice how Jesus praised her
for her faith, Luke 4:25-26...
24:54.359 --> 24:58.196
"But I tell you truly, many
widows were in Israel in
24:58.263 --> 25:01.032
the days of Elijah, when
the heaven was shut up
25:01.099 --> 25:03.602
three years and six
months, and there was
25:03.668 --> 25:06.872
a great famine throughout
all the land; but to none
25:06.938 --> 25:10.208
of them was Elijah sent
except to Zarephath,
25:10.275 --> 25:14.212
in the region of Sidon, to
a woman who was a widow."
25:14.279 --> 25:19.885
You can read this inspiring story of faith in 1 Kings 17.
25:19.951 --> 25:22.854
I hope you'll do that,
1 Kings 17.
25:22.921 --> 25:26.191
Today's offer--God's
People Tithe contains
25:26.258 --> 25:29.728
important information and
biblical references that
25:29.794 --> 25:32.697
I haven't had time to
cover on today's program,
25:32.764 --> 25:36.768
such as what is and is
not tithable income.
25:36.835 --> 25:39.738
But as with all that we
offer, it's up to you
25:39.804 --> 25:41.206
what you do with it.
25:41.273 --> 25:43.608
But whatever else you
come away with from this
25:43.675 --> 25:47.345
program, please know that
all our resources are
25:47.412 --> 25:51.683
given out absolutely free of charge with no obligation.
25:51.750 --> 25:54.719
And so that no one misunderstands, as all our
25:54.786 --> 25:59.190
longtime followers know, this
is our least offered resource.
25:59.257 --> 26:03.628
Frankly, I cannot remember
the last time, if ever, that
26:03.695 --> 26:07.032
we here at Tomorrow's World offered God's People Tithe
26:07.098 --> 26:08.867
on this telecast.
26:08.934 --> 26:11.002
If you'd like to learn
more about the whole
26:11.069 --> 26:14.506
counsel of God and about
the abundant life Jesus
26:14.572 --> 26:17.742
said He came to bring, be
sure to come back again
26:17.809 --> 26:21.346
next time when Evangelists
Richard Ames, Wallace Smith,
26:21.413 --> 26:24.349
Rod McNair and I bring
you more good news
26:24.416 --> 26:26.685
from the pages
of the Bible.
26:26.751 --> 26:28.320
See you next time.
26:28.386 --> 26:28.954
♪
26:29.020 --> 26:35.593
For today's free
offer call...
26:35.660 --> 26:40.265
Or go to...
26:40.332 --> 26:42.767
Call today and join
millions around the world
26:42.834 --> 26:45.537
who are turning to
Tomorrow's World for
26:45.603 --> 26:49.474
truth, prophecy, and hope
in these confusing times.
26:49.541 --> 26:51.810
♪
26:51.876 --> 26:54.179
The preceding program
is produced by the
26:54.245 --> 26:55.046
Living Church of God.
26:55.113 --> 26:57.749
♪
26:57.816 --> 27:00.986
Do you have the feeling
our world is going in the
27:01.052 --> 27:05.557
wrong direction--a
very bad direction?
27:05.623 --> 27:09.060
Where can you turn to make
sense of a world that is
27:09.127 --> 27:10.895
spinning out of control?
27:10.962 --> 27:13.631
Tomorrow's World exposes
the truth and reveals the
27:13.698 --> 27:16.334
real reasons behind
today's news.
27:16.401 --> 27:18.670
And it just brings a
peace of mind, that I just
27:18.737 --> 27:20.872
really need in this time.
27:20.939 --> 27:23.174
Tomorrow's World magazine
makes sense of today's
27:23.241 --> 27:25.844
chaos looking at history,
science, and current
27:25.910 --> 27:28.613
events through the
pages of the Bible.
27:28.680 --> 27:31.516
The magazine has been very impactful for me to
27:31.583 --> 27:35.220
discern the biblical
aspect of what is being
27:35.286 --> 27:38.656
said, as opposed to a
Right or a Left view.
27:38.723 --> 27:39.824
And I think that's
important, and you don't
27:39.891 --> 27:41.393
really get that
anywhere else.
27:41.459 --> 27:43.395
The magazine doesn't
tell me what to think.
27:43.461 --> 27:45.797
It guides me to a
deeper understanding.
27:45.864 --> 27:48.967
And for us, it's
really about the hope.
27:49.034 --> 27:52.537
The nice thing is that
the subscription is free.
27:52.604 --> 27:55.006
The magazine often asks
questions that I've never
27:55.073 --> 27:57.375
even thought
to ask myself.
27:57.442 --> 27:59.944
It helps me be
a better person.
28:00.011 --> 28:02.747
It's really nice that we
have a magazine that we
28:02.814 --> 28:04.649
can trust.
28:04.716 --> 28:09.020
Join over 450,000 loyal readers and enjoy peace of
28:09.087 --> 28:10.655
mind knowing what's ahead.
28:10.722 --> 28:13.458
In times like these
we need real answers.
28:13.525 --> 28:15.960
Clarity not confusion.
28:16.027 --> 28:18.563
And truth instead of lies.
28:18.630 --> 28:21.366
Jesus commands, "Freely
you have received, freely
28:21.433 --> 28:24.302
give," so every subscription
is completely free.
28:24.369 --> 28:27.305
Visit TWMagazine.org
to get yours now!