Why the Wealthy Tithe

This next concept is so important.  In fact, it is so important it is reiterated in the bible twice:

"Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him" - Matthew 13:12

"Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him." - Mark 4:25

It is amazing how this works.  When you give away the first ten percent of what you make, you are essentially saying two things:  The first is that you know the source of your belongings and are grateful.  The second is that you believe you already have an abundance and are blessed enough that you can give ten percent.

If you cannot tithe when you are poor, there is no way you will tithe when you are wealthy, because the checks just get bigger.  If you study the wealthy, you will find the following principle.  While most people say they cannot tithe because they are not wealthy, the truth is that they will not become wealthy until they tithe.

This post was reposted from http://finlit.biz/retirement-2/why-the-wealthy-tithe/, originally written on November 7th, 2013.