Set Free to Give

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Contents

Copyright page

...

Author Profile

iv

Preface

v

Where Do We Start?

1

Christians are a Giving People!

6

Section 1: The Tithe

9

You Can't Get There From Here

10

Method #1 in Support of the Tithe

13

Method #2 in Support of the Tithe

14

Method #3 in Support of the Tithe

15

Is all the Law still in effect?

20

Tithing before the Law

22

Abraham

22

Jacob

25

Other Examples

28

The Tithe in Old Testament Law

31

The Law of Moses

31

Hezekiah

44

Nehemiah

46

Malachi

50

The Tax Hypothesis

60

Tithing in the New Testament

71

Examples of Tithing for the Church

78

What about the Jews?

85

Testing a Defense of the Tithe

88

The Halfway Position

101

How Did We Get Here?

107

Section 2: How Should Christians Be Giving?

131

Examples of Giving

132

Providing for Those in Ministry?

164

The Problem with Mandated Giving

172

Cash Only Please!

180

Making a List

189

What's in a name?

192

The Bottom Line

194

Appendix A - Earning Favor or Blessing

196

Appendix B - Covenant Theology

204

Appendix C - Two or Three Tithes

211

Appendix D - Christophany Defined

216

Note about Scriptures & Quotations

219

Index of Referenced Scriptures

220

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