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What Is the Difference Between Tithes and Offerings?

  • by United Church of God
The word "tithe" literally means "a tenth," and the practice of tithing to God involves giving a fixed ten percent of one's income. Offerings were to be given on God’s holy days, in an amount determined by the worshiper.
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Giving Our Best to God

  • by Reinhard Klett
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1).
A man packaging a box.

The Insult

  • by Mary Jackson
We should be mindful of what we give to God.
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Acceptable Offering

  • by Katherine Rowland
So often we feel we fail to measure up to God’s standards, but He is ultimately looking at what is happening inside of us.
Gerald Seelig

News at a Glance: U.S. Holy Day Offerings Up

by Gerald Seelig
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Holy Day Offerings and Deuteronomy 16:16

Holy Day Offerings: Deuteronomy 16:16

  • by Kevin Epps
Some have wondered whether there should only be three Holy Day offerings a year based on Deuteronomy 16:16. What does the Bible say, and how does the Church apply this teaching?
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God, Money and You

  • by Tom Kirkpatrick
Does the Bible help us see the proper relationship between God and wealth for those who sincerely desire to serve and please Him?