1. There are two basic principles for prosperity recorded in the Bible. One principle is found written in the book of Malachi the prophet, and the second written in the Gospel of Matthew. What are these two principles?
a. Malachi 3:8-12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b. Matthew 6:25-33 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How does a man rob God? (Malachi 3:8) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the tithe? (Nehemiah 10:38) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Besides one-tenth of our wages, what else do we owe tithes on? (Leviticus 27:30,32)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
This is what we owe God. It is not a gift. The tenth part belongs to Him. In addition to the tithe we are also commanded to give contributions.
5. How is a contribution determined? (Exodus 25:2; 35:5) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. What happens if we fail to pay the tithe and give contributions? (Malachi 3:9) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Where do we put our tithe and to whom is it given? (Malachi 3:10; Nehemiah 10:38) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. For what is the tithe used? (Malachi 3:10; Numbers 18:21,24) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Therefore we see that the tithe is used to supply the need of the ministry.
9. Do the ministers pay tithes? (Numbers 18:26) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. As we give God the part of our income that belongs to Him, what will He do for us? (Malachi 3:10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. What will the Lord rebuke for us? (Malachi 3:11) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. When Abraham have God a tenth of all, what did God do to him? (Genesis 14:19-20; 24:1) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. As we honour the Lord with our produce and with the first-fruits of our wealth, what will happen? (Prov.3:9-10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. What three things did Jacob desire for the Lord to do for him? (Genesis 28:20)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
15. What did Jacob promise to give God in return? (Genesis 33:11) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. How did God in turn deal with Jacob? (Genesis 33:11) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
17. When we give, what will be given back to us? (Luke 6:38) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. In what measure or proportion will it be given back to us? (Luke 6:38) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. What is the law of sowing and reaping? (2 Corinthians 9:6) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
20. What attitude should be avoided in giving? (2 Corinthians 9:7) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
21. What kind of giver does God love? (2 Corinthians 9:7) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
22. What is God able to do? (2 Corinthians 9:8)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
23. What will the Lord supply? (2 Corinthians 9:10)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Therefore, as we give bountifully, the Lord will supply us with an extra amount -- not to store away and hoard -- but to use and give out to meet the needs of others.
24. What are we exhorted to be on guard against? (Luke 12:15) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
25. Of what does life not consist? (Luke 12:15) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
26. What type of man was the farmer who hoarded his crops for himself, and what was his end result? (Luke 12:16-20) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
27. Of whom is this a parable? (Luke 12:21) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
28. What is a grievous evil? (Ecclesiastes 5:13) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
29. What can choke out the Word? (Matthew 13:22) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
30. What two types of givers are there? (Luke 21:1-4)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
31. Which person did Jesus say gave the most? (Luke 21:1-3) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
32. As riches increase, what must we be careful not to do? (Psalm 62:10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
33. Where will your heart be? (Matthew 6:21) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
34. What are we exhorted to do? (Matthew 6:19-20) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
35. What is the root of all evil? (1 Timothy 6:10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
36. What can happen to those who desire to be rich? (1 Timothy 6:9-10)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
37. What will happen to the generous man? (Proverbs 11:25) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
38. As we give bountifully, what will happen? (2 Corinthians 9:11-12)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
39. What is giving in this way proof of? (2 Corinthians 9:13) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Law of Tithing was instituted by God amongst the Patriarchs and was continued in the Law of Moses. After the Day of Pentecost a new system of financial stewardship was instituted amongst the believers.
40. What was the system that replaced the Law of Tithing? (Acts 2:44; 4:32) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is sometimes called the Law of Equality or the United Order.
41. How did this system of "all things in common" work in practice? (Acts 4:34-35; 2:45) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
42. Who in the ministry was authorised to administer these funds? (Acts 4:35a) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
43. What did the Lord do when Ananias and Sapphira attempted to cheat the saints and God with regard to this law? (Acts 5:1-11) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
44. What was the essential prerequisite of believers living the United Order? (Acts 4:32a) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
45. What else did these believers do? (Acts 2:46-47)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
The United Order was not lived by all Christians but only by those living by the temple in Jerusalem, which was, until their scattering, the central ekklęsia or fellowship. There is no mention of this Order being lived by the gentiles or by Jews in other congregations. The New Covenant Church of God, which is a restoration of the New Testament Church, is divided into 12 Firstborn Colonies where the saints live together and live the United Order, Law of Equality, or Law of All Things in Common. One apostle is assigned to each colony to administer this Order. These colonies are centred around a temple where daily worship is held. The members partake of communal meals. These colonies are administered by the Holy Order, also called the Order of the Sons of the Prophets (1 Ki.20:35; 2 Ki.2:7; 4:1), known also as the Church of the Firstborn or Church of the Father or Patriarchal Church (having been known by different names in different dispensations), which is non-public.
The Priesthood officers (Elders and Deacons) of the local colonies of the New Covenant Church of God who administer the Lord's Supper, are required to live the preparatory Law of Tithing and Freewill Offerings, such as was practiced by Jewish Christians who were not members of the central ekklęsia in Jerusalem.
The ordinary (non-Priesthood) members of the local colonies are taught and encouraged to obey the Law of Tithing and the Law of Freewill Offerings. Those not faithful to this Law are not admitted to Priesthood callings. The New Covenant therefore practices two different levels of financial stewardship according to the level of a member's spiritual growth in the Covenant. Those who have met the requirements described in Acts 2 and 4 eventually gather together into colonies where the fullness of the Gospel of lived, one of the most important of which is the United Order, if this is their desire.
46. What three things are we exhorted not to be anxious about? (Matthew 6:25)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
47. Who eagerly seeks these things? (Matthew 6:32) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
48. If the Gentiles or unbelievers are seeking these things, what should the believer be seeking? (Matthew 6:33) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
49. As a result, what will happen? (Matthew 6:33) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
50. What has God given to the person who is good in His sight? (Ecclesiastes 2:26) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
51. What task has God given to the sinner? (Ecclesiastes 2:26) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
52. Therefore, since we have been raised up with Christ, what should we keep seeking and setting our minds on? (Colossians 3:1-2) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
53. What kind of man was Joseph? (Genesis 39:2) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
54. What was the reason for Joseph's prosperity? (Genesis 39:2,23) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
55. What will happen to the man who fears the Lord? (Psalm 25:12-13) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
56. What did Solomon ask God to give him? (2 Chronicles 1:7-10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
57. Because Solomon did not ask for riches or wealth and was not seeking his own good but was looking to the needs of others, what did God give him? (2 Chronicles 1:11-12) ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________
58. What will the Lord give to those who walk uprightly? (Psalm 84:11) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
59. What will the Lord give to those who fear and seek Him? (Psalm 34:9-10) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
60. Describe the man who prospers in everything he does. (Psalm 1:1-3)
a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Write down and memorise: Luke 6:38
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