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W.A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week and tithing $4.00. God did just that and in a few years his income increased and he was tithing $500.00 per week.

He called the pastor to see if he could be released from his tithing promise, it was too costly now. The pastor replied, “I don’t...

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