Randy Alcorn Quotes

Tithing is a bad ceiling but an excellent floor.

Tithing is like training wheels when it comes to giving. It's intended to help you get started, but not recommended for the Tour de France.

The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.

As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.

The fact is, you can say you love God and sing that you trust God and put him first, but your checkbook is where you can show just how much God's grace means to you.

Give according to your income lest God make your income according to your giving.

Suggest your children try tithing - giving 10 percent of their allowance to a charity every month.

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.

Clergy who preach must content themselves with the tithe and voluntary contributions

There are several things to be learned about money from Scripture, and the concepts of generosity and giving are in there.

People who put money in the church basket and people who go to church and pay the pastor: that isn't real philanthropy; that's just like you belong to a country club. You pay your dues to belong to that church, so you pay your tithing or whatever it is.

People who are obsessed with God are known as givers, not takers. Obsessed people genuinely think that others matter as much as they do, and they are particularly aware of those who are poor around the world (James 2:14-26).

You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.

The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.

God does not need our money. But you and I need the experience of giving it

Give. Giving affirms Christ's lordship. It dethrones me and exalts Him. It breaks the chains of mammon that would enslave me and transfers my center of gravity to Heaven.

In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he sent us into the world: 'Give.' Give freely of your time, your talent, your resources; give without asking for anything in return. This is the secret of living in joy and security.

God comes right out and tells us why he gives us more money than we need. It's not so we can find more ways to spend it. It's not so we can indulge ourselves and spoil our children. It's not so we can insulate ourselves from needing God's provision. It's so we can give and give generously (2 Corinthians 8:14; 9:11)

We learn about tithing by paying it.

Given our abundance, the burden of proof should always be on keeping, not giving. Why would you not give? We err by beginning with the assumption that we should keep or spend the money God entrusts to us. Giving should be the default choice. Unless there is a compelling reason to spend it or keep it, we should give it.

Giving in a regular, disciplined, generous way-up to and beyond the tithe-is simply good sense in view of the promises of God.

Jesus tells you exactly how to get it. Put your money in missions-and in your church and the poor-and your heart will follow.

Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when his stated purpose is to increase our standard of giving. (Look again at 2 Corinthians 8:14 and 9:11).

Giving is a really big thing around Christmas, as well it should be. Christmas is about giving, and it all stems from the greatest gift the world has ever received - the gift of Jesus Christ.

If 10 percent is good enough for the Lord, it ought to be good enough for Uncle Sam.