SOM-156 is the sixth class in the Missional Discipleship program of SEATS Schools of Mission. SOM-156-01 This class will examine the biblical concept of “giving” with the goal of improving our teaching & practice of giving. This class includes the Old Testament tithe system, its absence for the most part from the New Testament, & what application the tithe has for us today. SOM-156-02 Stewardship It will cover Stewardship as an Application of Hermeneutics of Money. SOM-156-03 Social Business This class will be a discussion of Muhamad Yunus’ concept of social business and how it relates to disciples and disciple-making. SEATS SOM Level 1, Track 2

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Hermeneutics
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Money
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SOM-­‐156
Hermeneutics
of
Money
This
class
will
examine
the
biblical
concept
of
“giving”
with
the
goal
of
improving
our
teaching
&
practice
of
giving.
This
class
includes
the
Old
Testament
tithe
system,
its
absence
for
the
most
part
from
the
New
Testament,
&
what
application
the
tithe
has
for
us
today.
It
will
also
cover
Stewardship
as
an
Application
of
Hermeneutics
of
Money.
Introduction
Please
respond
to
the
following:
1. ''It's
time
for
us
to
give
the
LORD's
tithe
&
our
offerings.’’
2. ''God
asks
for
10%
back
&
allows
us
to
live
on
90%’’
3. Tithe
=
10%
of
our
net
income
4. Tithe
=
10%
of
our
gross
income
5. All
Christians
are
commanded
by
God
to
tithe.
6. If
everyone
tithed
in
the
church,
all
the
church's
financial
needs
would
be
met.
7. The
first
step
in
discipleship
is
teaching
people
how
to
tithe.
Questions
1. Should
Christians
tithe
money
to
the
church?
2. How
much
are
Christians
required
to
tithe?
3. How
does
the
tithe
relate
to
the
Christian
faith?
4. How
are
tithes
&
offerings
different?
Prove
it
biblically!
The
Tithe.
The
tithe,
a
one-­‐1/10
offering
of
the
first
&
best
of
one’s
income
from
the
Promised
Land,
is
merely
one
aspect
of
giving
in
the
Old
Testament.
The
law
taught
3
tithes
totaling
about
23.3%
of
one’s
income
In
both
OT
&
NT
tithers
are
called
beyond
tithing
to
mercy,
justice
&
freewill
giving
in
response
to
God’s
grace
(2
Corinthians
9:7).
Faithful
tithing
can
even
mask
selfishness
or
legalism.
Some
Christians
can
&
should
give
far
more
than
10%,
so
mere
tithing
becomes
a
tool
to
avoid
the
more
difficult
pursuit
of
justice
&
mercy
with
our
wealth.
Mt
23:23
(Lk
11:42)
–
"How
horrible
it
will
be
for
you,
scribes
&
Pharisees!
You
hypocrites!
You
give
God
1/10
of
your
mint,
dill,
&
cumin.
But
you
have
neglected
justice,
mercy,
&
faithfulness.
These
are
the
most
important
things
in
Moses'
Teachings.
You
should
have
done
these
things
without
neglecting
the
others.”

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God’s
Standard
God’s
standard
for
our
generosity
is
not
a
percentage;
it
is
obedience
to
the
radical
command
to
love
others
as
we
love
ourselves,
imitating
the
pattern
of
Jesus’
radical
sacrifice
on
our
behalf
(2
Corinthians
8:9;
John
13:34;
1
John
3:16-­‐18).
There
are
3
tithes
in
the
OT
2
every
year
&
a
third
every
third
year,
or
an
average
of
23.3%
of
one’s
annual
produce
from
the
land.
3
Tithes
in
OT:
1st
Tithe
–
LORD’s
Tithe
Le
27:30-­‐33
–
“1/10
of
what
comes
from
the
land,
whether
grain
or
fruit,
is
holy
&
belongs
to
the
LORD.
If
you
buy
back
any
part
of
it,
you
must
add
1/5
more
to
it.
Every
1/10
head
of
cattle
or
sheep
that
you
counted
is
holy
&
belongs
to
the
LORD.
You
must
not
look
to
see
if
it
is
good
or
bad
or
exchange
it.
But
if
you
do
exchange
it,
both
the
1st
animal
&
its
substitute
will
be
holy.
They
cannot
be
bought
back.”
Nu
18:21-­‐32
–
“I
am
giving
the
Levites
1/10
of
every
Israelite's
income.
This
is
in
return
for
the
work
they
do
at
the
tent
of
meeting.
The
other
Israelites
must
never
again
come
near
the
tent
of
meeting.
Otherwise,
they'll
suffer
the
consequences
of
their
sin
&
die.
Only
the
Levites
will
do
the
work
at
the
tent
of
meeting.
They
will
be
responsible
for
their
own
sins.
This
is
a
permanent
law
for
future
generations.
They
will
own
no
property
as
the
other
Israelites
will.
Instead,
I
will
give
the
Levites
what
the
Israelites
contribute
to
the
LORD—1/10
of
the
Israelites'
income.
This
is
why
I
said
about
them,
'They
will
own
no
property
as
the
other
Israelites
do.'"
The
LORD
said
to
Moses,
"Speak
to
the
Levites
&
say
to
them:
You
will
take
1/10
of
the
Israelites'
income
which
I'm
giving
you
as
your
property.
When
you
do,
you
must
contribute
1/10
of
that
income
as
your
contribution
to
the
LORD.
Your
contribution
will
be
considered
to
be
grain
from
the
threshing
floor
or
juice
from
the
winepress.
So
you,
too,
will
contribute
1/10
of
your
income
to
the
LORD
out
of
all
that
you
receive
from
the
Israelites'
income.
You
will
give
the
LORD's
contribution
to
the
priest
Aaron.”
De
12:6
–
“Bring
him
your
burnt
offerings,
your
sacrifices,
1/10
of
your
income,
your
contributions,
the
offerings
you
vow
to
bring,
your
freewill
offerings,
&
the
firstborn
of
your
cattle,
sheep,
&
goats.”
3
Tithes
in
OT:
2nd
Tithe
–
Festival
Tithe
De
14:22-­‐29
–
“Every
year
be
sure
to
save
1/10
of
the
crops
harvested
from
whatever
you
plant
in
your
fields.
Eat
the
1/10
of
your
grain,
new
wine,
&
olive
oil,
&
eat
the
firstborn
of
your
cattle,
sheep,
&
goats
in
the
presence
of
the
LORD
your
God
in
the
place
he
will
choose
to
put
his
name.
Then
you
will
learn
to
fear
the
LORD
your
God
as
long
as
you
live.
But
the
place
the
LORD
your
God
will
choose
to
put
his
name
may
be
too
far
away.
He
may
bless
you
with
so
much
that
you
can't
carry
a
1/10
of
your
income
that
far.
If
so,
exchange
the
1/10
part
of
your
income
for
silver.
Take
the
silver
with
you,
&
go
to
the
place
the
LORD
your
God
will
choose.
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the

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silver
to
buy
whatever
you
want:
cattle,
sheep,
goats,
wine,
liquor—whatever
you
choose.
Then
you
&
your
family
will
eat
&
enjoy
yourselves
there
in
the
presence
of
the
LORD
your
God.
Never
forget
to
take
care
of
the
Levites
who
live
in
your
cities.
They
have
no
land
of
their
own
as
you
have.
3
Tithes
in
OT:
3rd
Tithe
–Tithe
for
the
Poor
De
14:28-­‐29
–
At
the
end
of
every
third
year
bring
a
1/10
of
that
year's
crop,
&
store
it
in
your
cities.
Foreigners,
orphans,
&
widows
who
live
in
your
cities
may
come
to
eat
all
they
want.
The
Levites
may
also
come
because
they
have
no
land
of
their
own
as
you
have.
Then
the
LORD
your
God
will
bless
you
in
whatever
work
you
do.”
3
Tithes
in
OT:
3rd
Tithe
–Tithe
for
the
Poor
De
26:12
–
“Every
3rd
year
is
the
year
when
you
will
store
a
1/10
of
that
year's
crops
in
your
houses.
During
that
year
distribute
what
you
have
stored
to
the
Levites,
foreigners,
orphans,
&
widows
in
your
cities,
&
they
may
eat
all
they
want.”
Other
OT
Giving
There
was
also
provision
for
freewill
offerings
&
personal
giving
above
&
beyond
the
tithe,
so
that
the
tithe
never
stood
alone.
Tithes
were
given
by
the
patriarchs
• Abraham
(Genesis
14:17-­‐20)
• Jacob
(Genesis
28:22);
Moses’
Law.
• A
system
of
tithes
was
instituted
in
the
law
of
God
given
through
Moses
(Deuteronomy
12;
14;
26);
The
Prophets.
• The
prophets
rebuked
the
children
of
Israel
for
failing
to
give
the
tithe
to
God
(Malachi
3:8).
The
Tithe
&
the
New
Testament.
The
idea
of
the
tithe
is
still
present
in
the
New
Testament
(Matthew
23:23),
but
it
is
never
explicitly
applied
to
believers.
Instead,
almost
all
Christians
are
called
to
more
extravagant
freewill
giving
in
response
to
the
gospel
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
based
on
faith
in
God
as
provider
(2
Corinthians
9:6-­‐10).
Jesus
&
the
Tithe
1.
Jesus
commands
us
to
love
God
with
all
we
have
&
to
love
our
neighbor—even
our
enemies—as
we
love
ourselves,
just
as
He
did.
Our
giving
is
based
upon
this
gift
of
Jesus.

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Mt
22:37-­‐40
–
“Jesus
answered
him,
"'Love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all
your
heart,
with
all
your
soul,
&
with
all
your
mind.'
This
is
the
greatest
&
most
important
commandment.
The
second
is
like
it:
'Love
your
neighbor
as
you
love
yourself.'
All
of
Moses'
Teachings
&
the
Prophets
depend
on
these
two
commandments.”
2Co
8:9
–
“You
know
about
the
kindness
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
He
was
rich,
yet
for
your
sake
he
became
poor
in
order
to
make
you
rich
through
his
poverty.”
1Jo
3:16-­‐19
–
“We
understand
what
love
is
when
we
realize
that
Christ
gave
his
life
for
us.
That
means
we
must
give
our
lives
for
other
believers.
Now,
suppose
a
person
has
enough
to
live
on
&
notices
another
believer
in
need.
How
can
God's
love
be
in
that
person
if
he
doesn't
bother
to
help
the
other
believer?
Dear
children,
we
must
show
love
through
actions
that
are
sincere,
not
through
empty
words.
This
is
how
we
will
know
that
we
belong
to
the
truth
&
how
we
will
be
reassured
in
his
presence.”
2.
Jesus
does
refer
to
the
tithe
sometimes
but
never
with
the
goal
of
applying
it
to
the
lives
of
Christians.
Mt
23:23
(Lk
11:42)
–
"How
horrible
it
will
be
for
you,
scribes
&
Pharisees!
You
hypocrites!
You
give
God
1/10
of
your
mint,
dill,
&
cumin.
But
you
have
neglected
justice,
mercy,
&
faithfulness.
These
are
the
most
important
things
in
Moses'
Teachings.
You
should
have
done
these
things
without
neglecting
the
others.”
In
fact,
Jesus,
on
one
occasion,
reprimands
rich
people
from
merely
giving
tithes
but
praises
a
poor
woman
for
giving
all
she
had.
Luke
21:1-­‐4
–
Looking
up,
Jesus
saw
people,
especially
the
rich,
dropping
their
gifts
into
the
temple-­‐offering
box.
He
noticed
a
poor
widow
drop
in
two
small
coins.
He
said,
"I
can
guarantee
this
truth:
This
poor
widow
has
given
more
than
all
the
others.

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All
of
these
people
have
given
what
they
could
spare.
But
she,
in
her
poverty,
has
given
everything
she
had
to
live
on."
Matthew
5:17-­‐20
Don't
ever
think
that
I
came
to
set
aside
Moses'
Teachings
or
the
Prophets.
I
didn't
come
to
set
them
aside
but
to
make
them
come
true.
I
can
guarantee
this
truth:
Until
the
earth
&
the
heavens
disappear,
neither
a
period
nor
a
comma
will
disappear
from
Moses'
Teachings
before
everything
has
come
true.
So
whoever
sets
aside
any
command
that
seems
unimportant
&
teaches
others
to
do
the
same
will
be
unimportant
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
But
whoever
does
&
teaches
what
the
commands
say
will
be
called
great
in
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
I
can
guarantee
that
unless
you
live
a
life
that
has
God's
approval
&
do
it
more
faithfully
than
the
scribes
&
Pharisees,
you
will
never
enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
What
the
New
Testament
says
about
Giving
There
are
2
passages
that
we
will
look
at
the
will
help
us
understand
what
giving
as
Christians
should
look
like.
But
before
we
look
there
we
need
to
realise
that
salvation
in
Jesus
is
not
dependent
upon
Law
but
upon
grace.
Time
&
time
again
the
Bible
teaches
us
that
Jesus
is
the
only
way
to
salvation,
that
he
is
the
light
of
the
world,
that
he
is
the
bread
of
life,
that
he
is
the
door,
that
he
is
the
true
shepherd.
The
Bible
also
teaches
us
that
following
the
law
does
not
save
us
&
that
all
of
our
obedience
must
be
in
response
to
what
Jesus
has
done
for
us.
Romans
12:1
“Brothers
&
sisters,
in
view
of
all
we
have
just
shared
about
God's
compassion,
I
encourage
you
to
offer
your
bodies
as
living
sacrifices,
dedicated
to
God
&
pleasing
to
him.
This
kind
of
worship
is
appropriate
for
you.”
Romans
starts
out
talking
about
the
wrath
of
God
being
revealed
“…
against
every
ungodly
&
immoral
thing
people
do
as
they
try
to
suppress
the
truth
by
their
immoral
living”
(Ro
1:18).
But
it
would
be
a
mistake
to
think
that
the
book
is
only
about
God’s
wrath.
In
fact,
when
we
get
to
Romans
12
we
find
that,
in
fact,
Paul
has
been
discussion
God’s
mercy
as
reflected
in
the
salvation
Jesus
brings
to
us.
Chapter
12
is
the
beginning
of
what
we
can
give
back
to
God.
Notice
that
we
are
encouraged
to
not
give
merely
10%
of
our
money,
or
a
small
part
of
our
lives
–
we
are
encouraged
to
give
our
lives
themselves!
And,
after
all,
what
else
can
we
do,
in
light
of
the
fact
that
Jesus
has
done
so
much
for
us?
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Corinthians
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“Remember
this:
The
farmer
who
plants
a
few
seeds
will
have
a
very
small
harvest.
But
the
farmer
who
plants
because
he
has
received
God's
blessings
will
receive
a
harvest
of
God's
blessings
in
return.
Each
of
you
should
give
whatever
you
have
decided.
You
shouldn't
be
sorry
that
you
gave
or
feel
forced
to
give,
since
God
loves
a
cheerful
giver.
Besides,
God
will
give
you
his
constantly
overflowing
kindness.
Then,
when
you
always
have
everything
you
need,
you
can
do
more
&
more
good
things.
Scripture
says,
"The
righteous
person
gives
freely
to
the
poor.
His
righteousness
continues
forever."
God
gives
seed
to
the
farmer
&
food
to
those
who
need
to
eat.
God
will
also
give
you
seed
&
multiply
it.
In
your
lives
he
will
increase
the
things
you
do
that
have
his
approval.”
This
is
the
verse
that
provides
the
NT’s
answer
to
the
OT’s
tithe.
(It
is
also
a
verse
that
makes
church
leaders
nervous
because
it
doesn’t
specify
any
amount
that
is
required
from
Christians.)
Note
that
in
these
verses
it
is
my
heart
that
determines
what
I
will
give,
not
the
law.
It
is
truly
generosity
that
motivates
us.
Principles
of
New
Testament
Giving1
Principle
Description
Location
1
Systematic
Give
on
a
regular
basis,
that
is,
weekly,
1Co
16:1
bi-­‐
monthly,
monthly,
etc.
2
Proportional
Give
as
you
have
been
prospered;
1Co
16:2;
2Co
8:2–3
according
to
your
ability
3
Sacrificial,
Give
generously,
even
sacrificially,
but
2Co
8:2–3;
Phil
4:17–
Generous
not
to
the
point
of
personal
affliction
18
4
Intentional
Give
deliberately
in
order
to
meet
a
2Co
8:4;
Phil
4:16
genuine
need,
not
out
of
guilt
merely
to
soothe
a
pressing
request
5
Motivation
Our
motivation
for
giving
should
be
love
for
others,
a
desire
for
reciprocity,
and
an
eye
to
the
reward
from
God
a.
Love
As
Jesus
died
for
the
sins
of
others,
2Co
8:9
believers
should
give
of
themselves
out
of
love
b.
Equality
Believers
are
to
give
so
that
all
needs
1Co
9:14–15;
2Co
are
met
8:12–14;
cf.
Ga
6:6
c.
Blessing
Give
in
order
to
receive
more
from
God
2Co
9:6
so
that
you
can
continue
to
bless
others
generously
6
Cheerful
God
loves
a
cheerful
giver
2Co
9:7
1
ANDREAS
J.
KÖSTENBERGER
and
DAVID
A.
CROTEAU,
Reconstructing
a
Biblical
Model
for
Giving:
A
Discussion
of
Relevant
Systematic
Issues
and
New
Testament
Principles,
SOUTHEASTERN
BAPTIST
THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY
(Wake
Forest,
NC:
August
2010),
21-­‐22.

7. SOM-­‐156
Hermeneutics
of
Money
7
7
Voluntary
Giving
ought
to
be
done
out
of
one’s
2Co
8:2–3,
8;
9:7;
Phil
free
volition
4:18
Is
it
give
and
God
will
do
great
things
for
you
or
give
because
God
has
done
great
things
for
you?
(ie.
Salvation)
Social Business
1. Regular Business Model
2. Social Business Defined
“A kind of business dedicated to solving social, economic, and environmental problems
that have long plagued humankind – hunger, homelessness, disease, pollution,
ignorance.”2
“Investor aims to help others without making any financial gain for himself.”3
2
Muhammad
Yunus,
Building
Social
Business:
The
New
Kind
of
Capitalism
that
Serves
Humanity's
Most
Pressing
Needs,
First
Edition
(New
York:
PublicAffairs,
2010),
vii.
3
Yunus,
xvii.

8. SOM-­‐156
Hermeneutics
of
Money
8
3. May business ang church to support the ministry vs May business ang mga miyembro
to support the ministry
Assignment
1.How do you view tithing? Do you agree with the teacher’s idea that tithing is not
applicable Christians?
2.How would you go about teaching generosity to your church?
3.How will you be generous this week? With whom?
4.What parts of you can you give to God that you have been holding back? (Romans
12:1)