The subject of financial stewardship is a challenging one to many. While most Christians have little difficulty accepting the scriptural guidelines for properly managing their finances or adjusting their financial lifestyle to consternation, and difficulty. It can actually become a major testing ground for their faith.
The awareness that our entire life belongs to the Lord, including our material possessions and money, is quite disturbing to some. The revelation that Christianity affects not only the spiritual dimension but our pocketbooks and purses as well is particularly sobering to some.
Problems arise either because of insufficient scriptural teaching, or because an individual has not fully surrendered his possessions and money to the Lordship of Christ.
Throughout this teaching, we will examine the subject of tithing and carefully consider the reasons for it, as well as the blessings and benefits which come with it.
