From now on, you need to tithe not only your material but also your time. It is no longer only the material. If you have ten family members, one family member should be offered on behalf of your entire family. You should keep such a standard. In the future, Unification Church members must not skip tithing. Those who do not tithe cannot be considered to be church members. Tithing is a duty, a heavenly duty. If you deviate from such a realm of life, it is not right. Today, we are walking the course of restoration in the position of being related to two nations: Satan's nation-where we are living-and the nation to come. During the process of being freed from the satanic world, since we are in the position of being related to two worlds, we need to pay taxes to the country where we were physically born, for example, Korea. Right? We also tithe to the heavenly kingdom. As the number 10 represents Heaven, tithes are not offered for our physical nation, but are offered for the priest of the tribe, and for the people who are serving the role of the priest. Today, we who are in the position of going through the providence for restoration, should be determined not only to fulfill the condition of donating one-tenth of our income even three-tenths of our income. One-third should be offered to your nation, the second third to the people of the world, and the last third to the heavenly kingdom. People who are responsible for the establishment of the heavenly kingdom should never violate the condition of tithing. You should be committed to this. At the same time, you should meet all the duties of filial piety. Even when you eat a bowl of noodles, you should not eat alone. As a person who attends Heavenly Father, if you do not feel comfortable to eat alone but suffer from financial difficulties, you should say: "I am sorry to eat alone in front of you who are now with me," and offer even a penny as a condition that you are first serving God who is with you. That is the kind of life-style that you should lead. Even when you buy clothes, the same is applied. In terms of the life of tithing in the church, ten families in the church should support a church leader. Otherwise, you cannot have a right to become a citizen of the Heavenly Kingdom. Ten people should support one heavenly person. Tithing applies in every aspect of life. Even in a school, one of ten classrooms should be used for less fortunate children, to give them classes free of charge. Since Sunday is a tithing day, it is not our personal day. It is a day when we need to obey, according to the Will of God. It is a sin to use howsoever you please what belongs to God. One of your children should be offered to God. If not, you should educate someone else's child as if he or she is your own, and offer that child to God.
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