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Affirmation: We affirm that financial giving to one’s local church is a beneficial spiritual discipline. We affirm that christians are called by God to be generous, regular and sacrificial in their financial giving. We affirm that in doing so, they lay up their treasures in heaven where moth and rust cannot reach and thieves cannot break in and steal. We also affirm that it is more blessed to give than to receive and that in the privilege of giving there is fruit and blessing from God that comes.

Denial: We deny that financial giving is designed by God as a means to earn or tap into the blessings of health and wealth. We deny that christians can buy miracles from God or that God withholds any of his graces from those who do not give certain stipulated amounts of money. We further deny that a failure to give 10% of one’s income results in God’s curse upon a christian in the form of devouring forces such as unexpected bills, illnesses or losses.

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