TITHING
AND THE REMNANT BRIDE
CONT., page 3
HOW TO TITHE
Let
us talk more specifically about what the tithe is and how it is to be
administrated. Not only has this man been faithful in tithing, but has also
written a book on the subject. It is entitled – Does The Tithe Always
Go To The Storehouse?.
The book was self-published, so is not available on the market now. The books
are actually in storage at the ranch-home we built for women and children.
Leaving them there in 1994 was a part of my Mephibosheth-calling of leaving
everything.
What
Yahweh had shown me, as recorded in the book, was the correct administration of
the tithe as set forth in His word; and as you would suspect from the title,
the tithe is not administrated in Christianity as Yahweh set forth. Pastors
stand in their pulpits and attempt to pull all the tithe to themselves, to
their church. But consistent with Yahweh’s pattern of a three-part work
always being split two-thirds and one-third, in like manner the tithe was
equally split. (This is the same with faith – hear and believe, followed
by acting.)
While
two-thirds of the tithe were indeed to go to the storehouse, one-third of it
(or every third year) was to be used for other purposes and never went to the
storehouse. That unique one-third was to be used in one’s own town for
the local Levite, the alien, the orphan, and the widow (Deuteronomy 14:27-29),
and was administrated by the individual. Also highly relevant, only four verses
before Yahweh’s instruction to bring the whole tithe into the storehouse,
Malachi 3:5 addresses the same need to help the widow, the orphan, and the
alien. And even before the tithe, the corners of the field were to be set aside
for the poor and the needy (Leviticus 19:9-10 and 23:22).
Thus,
by following Yahweh's two-third/one-third instruction, this equips not only the
corporate Remnant Bride to be an effective help and blessing, but also equips
the individual as well. By following Yahweh's instruction regarding the correct
administration of the tithe, each individual has the opportunity to correctly
utilize that which heretofore has been called for with a sense of greed and
error.
How
is the Bride member to administrate the tithe? According to Yahweh's
instructions, two-thirds of it is to be given to the Remnant Bride corporate,
the storehouse; while one-third of it is to be kept by the individual and used
to help the needy and other Remnant Bride individuals or Remnant Bride works
– "local Levites.” And the needy could be the literal needy or
the spiritual needy. One could use
part of the third-year tithe to personally make the Bride truths available to
others.
Also,
the tithe can be used for transportation and travel needs if you are going to a
special Remnant Bride gathering or work. When the people brought their tithes
to the storehouse in Jerusalem, they used part of them for their needs when
there (Deuteronomy 14:22-26). In planning to come to Remnant Bride gatherings
or works, save part of your tithe if you need to for that purpose; but only
part of it, for it should not all be absorbed in your own endeavors. Otherwise
the tithe, whether the one-third or the two-third, looses its purpose.
The
other giving that the Bride is to apply is the corners of the field. How much
are the corners of the field? By examining the corners of the outer court of
the temple in Ezekiel 46:21-24 in relation to the entire outer court, we find
that they are 2%. (Four 1,200 square cubit chambers occupied 2% of the 250,000
square cubit outer court.) This amount of 2% is also what the Mishnah taught
regarding the corners. Thus, Yahweh’s pattern for the corners of the
field would lead one to first give 2% of their income before taxes for the care
of the needy. This is to be used to help meet the needs of others. Subtracting
this 2% from one's income, would leave the amount from which the tithe would be
determined.
For
example, if one's income was $3,000 a month, the corners of the field would be
2% of $3,000, or $60. Now, taking $60 from $3,000 would leave one with $2,940,
from which the tithe is determined. 10% of $2,940 is $294. Of that $294,
two-thirds of it, or $196, is to be sent to the corporate Remnant Bride, while
one-third of it, or $98, is to be used by the individual for the needy and the
"local Levite" Bride member(s). This is Yahweh's order for giving
(not including special offerings).
It
should be said here as well that not only do you become a sharer in the Remnant
Bride by faithfully giving to the Bride, but you also prove yourself to be
worthy of the kingdom of God. Yahshua taught that if we wanted to receive that
which is above, we must first be faithful with that which is of this earth. If
you will not be faithful with your tithe and the corners of your field, which
are natural pictures of spiritual truths, then how can you expect to receive
the spiritual fulfillments? According to Yahshua, you gain the right to the
spiritual because, with faithfulness, you have identified in the natural.
Both
the tithe and the tithe of the tithe (Numbers 18:26) are spiritual pictures
– the body of Christ is the tithe and the Remnant is the tithe of the
tithe. If you cannot be faithful with the natural and provide this obedient
portion out of your earthly possessions, then why should you have a right to be
Yahweh's spiritual tithe or the tithe of the tithe of mankind? This is
precisely the message Yahshua clearly stated when He said – “If
therefore you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will
entrust the true riches to you?” (Luke 16:11). In this day before His return, one must take His words here
very serious.
The
corners of the field for the poor are equally the Remnant. The corners of the
field occupied the same place as the tassels on the corners of a man's garment.
The corners of a man's garment encompassed the man, even as the corners of the
field encompassed the field. Thus, in Jeremiah 31:22 we read – "For
Yahweh has created a new thing on the earth – a woman will encompass a
man.” The feminine Bride is the work that encompasses the masculine body
of Christ. (Read The
Covering Bride, page 5.) If you desire to be a partaker
of the Bride work, you will therefore be faithful in giving both of these
instructed prophetic portions of your earthly wealth – the tithe and the
corners of the field.
One
other matter here that needs to be addressed is regarding the woman who has a
husband who does not believe, or the child who has a father who does not
believe. It is sometimes the case for the wife to believe without the husband.
In such case the wife should appeal to her husband. If he will tithe or give,
this is good. If he will not, then the wife, like Abigail (1 Samuel 25), should
seek to give to the Bride in whatever way or amount possible. This is true in
the case of children as well. Every family situation is different, but this
will provide general direction regarding this. Furthermore, the man who has an
unbelieving wife is to take the authority in his home given to him by Yahweh
God and faithfully tithe in order to be covered.
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