Statement on Personal Commitment: Financial Integrity & Transparency
General Conference Stewardship
This “Statement on Personal Commitment: Financial Integrity and Transparency” was written and approved by the General Conference Committee for church leaders. It affirms that the leader accepts his/her role as a model to other members, and recognizes one’s accountability to God and to the Church. This document may be signed and kept by a leader as a personal reminder of this commitment.
Money: Thoughts for God’s Steward
By Andrew Murray
Rewritten by Fylvia Fowler Kline
Stewardship Roots - Tithing in the Old Testament
Angel Manuel Rodríguez , Biblical Research Institute
Toward a Theology of Stewardship, Tithe and Offerings - study on tithing in the Bible indicated that the practice and theology of tithing finds its origin in the Old Testament.
Tithing in the New Testament
Angel Manuel Rodríguez , Biblical Research Institute
Our previous study on tithing in the Bible indicated that the practice and theology of tithing finds its origin in the Old Testament. This raises some questions concerning the relevance of this law for the Christian church. To what extent is this transfer valid and defensible? If defensible, how much of this legislation should be incorporated into the church and on what grounds is this to be done? Is there any evidence to the effect that Christians supported the gospel ministry through their tithes? We must face and deal with these questions in order to reveal the biblical basis for the practice of tithing in the Christian church. In this subject one can immediately detect elements of continuity and discontinuity between the two Testaments that should be taken seriously by anyone seeking to understand this important topic.
Tithing in the Writings of Ellen White
Angel Manuel Rodríguez , Biblical Research Institute
This paper will explore the concept, practice and theological foundation for tithing in the writings of Ellen G. White. Historical details will enter the discussion when necessary, but the primary focus will be at the conceptual and pragmatic levels. Her writings reveal growth in her understanding of the subject of tithe, but hardly any significant change in her views.1 We do not find an explicit theology of tithing, developed in a systematic form, but rather concepts that she associates with it and that provide for us a window to explore the theological aspects that informed her views and the counsel she gave to the church. It is obvious that the biblical materials dealing with the importance and use of tithe have been the primary influence on her understanding of tithing.
In Search of the Storehouse
By G. Edward Reid
In almost every discussion of Tithing the question of where the tithe should be sent comes up. The following paper prepared be G. Edward Reid looks at the Storehouse question from several points of view to come to a concise answer for today's Christian steward. Considered are, the Seventh-day Adventist Church policy, the Scriptural perspective, Counsel from the Spirit of Prophecy, The Second Tithe, What to do with Back Tithe, Why the church was organized, What about other "Ministries," What if there are problems in the Ministry? Ellen White's example, The Duty of the Conference, and The Eschatological significance of Tithing.
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