In Malachi the whole Hebrew nation was called a thief & corrupt church polluters, because they did not express their allegience to the sovrienty of God, through Tithe paying & they were Sabbath breakers.
Both Tithe & offerings, and Sabbath keeping constitute two visible facets that demonstrate a saving relationship with Jesus or not. Inorder to be a saving relationship, outward performance has to modify into internal & external performance of Scripture & SOP terms, for it is God who defines what He will accept or reject.
Both the fact and process of tithe & offerings & Sabbathkeeping are visible actions that demonstrate the inner workings of the heart through tangible actions. Whether you or God sets the terms of your worship, will soon be seen by your responces toward Tithe, Offerings, Sabbath.
His terms are seen by what Scripture compiles and SOP amplifies. Herein Scripture & SOP causes a revealing of the thoughts & intents of the heart through how you decide and follow through upon your treatment of the compiled weight of the revealed evidence.
Belief as used as a Biblical term denotes action based upon something.
1. Information
2. Conviction
3. Desire
4. Action
These four simplified steps = Biblical use of the concept of belief.
Tithe & Sabbathkeeping are two visible means of demonstrating belief. That belief manifests as belief in what God has revealed, as He has revealed it; or belief that the human sets the terms and so does what is right in his own eyes and ignores or reinterpretes revealed Scripture & SOP.
Growth means that the better you understand, the closer to what you do understand you follow.
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Edward F Sutton