QUESTION AND ANSWER SERIES-TITHING: Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide.

EVERY WORD OF GOD FOR DAILY LIVING

BY PASTOR PAUL RIKA
(Int'l Director Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide)

DATE: 
TUESDAY JANUARY 7, 2020

TEXT:
Malachi 3: 8-12

KEY VERSE:
Malachi 3:4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem  be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former  years.

QUESTION: Some people say tithe should only be paid to churches where  one worships. I need clarification. 

ANSWER: If the church of God is one, then your payment of tithe is not  limited to one place. Those people that say your tithes should only be paid to where you worship have not understood the scripture well or are probably  being selfish.  

For instance, most of those being blessed through Holiness Revival  Movement (HOREMOW) belong to different churches. Do we now say  because HOREMOW is  non-denominational you  cannot pay tithe to her?

If everybody limits his tithe payment to his or  her denominational  church, how do non-denominational ministries render their service? How do  missionaries go into the world and carry out the Great Commission of  saving souls? Does bible  not say, money answereth  all things? 

If the pastor in your denominational church is a human being, so are pastors coordinating Holiness Revival Movement activities. They too have stomachs to eat and need clothes to wear. If you refuse to give money to HOREMOW because your church compels you to pay all tithes to them, how do we  in HOREMOW produce  materials for evangelism and revival?

How do we fund conferences that have  been profiting many  souls? Apart from  non-denominational  churches, God can even  lead you to give your  tithe to another  denominational church or  to split your tithe  between different  Christian assemblies because all belong to one  and the same God.

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all  the tithes into the  storehouse, that there  may be meat in mine house. From this  scripture, we can see  that the storehouse is  God's house. Is this  house of God a building  or does it refer to  redeemed souls all over  the world? Bible says in  Matthew 18:20, “For  where two or three are  gathered together in my  name, there am I in the  midst of them.” From this scripture, we  could see that the house  of God is where people  gather to do things that  bring glory to God.  These are things that  save humanity from sin  and death; that edify  mankind; that build  people up into spiritual  maturity in Christ and  things that overcome the  devil and depopulate his  kingdom. In other words,  everywhere that God's children meet together  for fellowship is the  house of God. 

Therefore, bring your  tithe to such places so  that there may be  enough spiritual meal for  people to eat. Apart  from cost of evangelism,  there are other  administrative and  operational costs such as  payment of workers'  salaries and allowances,  repairs and maintenance  of  building, vehicles and equipment, costs of fueling, lighting, transportation, telephone, electricity and water bills that have to  be taken care of. 

Thought for the day:   
​Every true gathering of saints can receive your tithe whether denominational or not.  

Song for the day :
We bring the sacrifice of  praise into the house of  the Lord…. 

Bible reading  for the day: 
Genesis 18-19; Matthew 6