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Giving
II Corinthians 9:6,7 [Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings. Let each one [give] as he has made up in his own mind and prospered in his heart, not RELUCTANTLY or SORROWFULLY or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or do without) a cheerful (joyous, "prompt to do it") giver [whose heart is in his giving].
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Tithing
Genesis 14:18-20 Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jeruselem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourisment]; he was the preist of God Most High, and he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor and Maker of heaven and earth, And blessed, praised, and glorified be God Most High, Who has given your foes into your hand! And [Abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken]
I Corinthians 16:2 On the first [day] of the week, let each one of you [personally] put aside something and save it up as he has prospered [in proportion to what he is given], so that no collections will need to be taken after I come.
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