
13/09/2025
❌ 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗙𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚?
Texts: Proverbs 3:9; Leviticus 23:9–14; 2 Corinthians 9:7
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎯
Many churches today teach that members must bring their “firstfruits” of money to God in order to be blessed. This is a dangerous error because it confuses Israel’s program with the Body of Christ and places believers back under a system of bo***ge. The Body of Christ operates under grace giving, not law-based firstfruits. When rightly divided, Scripture shows that “firstfruits” never meant cash in the plate—it pointed to Christ Himself and His resurrection.
1️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 📖
Firstfruits in the Old Testament referred to crops, livestock, and agricultural produce (Lev. 23:10).
It was a command to Israel under the Law, not to the Body of Christ.
Application: Money was never the “firstfruit”—forcing it is Scripture-twisting.
2️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗🎯
Firstfruits offerings reminded Israel that the land and harvest belonged to God.
It was tied to their covenant blessings in the promised land.
Application: The Body of Christ has no land covenant—we are blessed with spiritual blessings in Christ (Eph. 1:3).
3️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 ✝️
Christ Himself is the Firstfruits of the resurrection (1 Cor. 15:20).
The typology pointed to Him, not to money collections.
Application: To turn this picture of Christ into a money scheme is blasphemous distortion.
4️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 ⚠️
Many modern preachers misuse Proverbs 3:9 (“Honour the LORD with thy substance”) to demand cash.
They turn an Israelite proverb into a Christian command for offerings.
Application: This is manipulation for money, not ministry.
5️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗧 🧩
Israel lived under a covenant of tithes, offerings, and firstfruits.
The Body of Christ lives under the dispensation of grace (Rom. 6:14).
Application: Mixing law offerings with grace giving destroys right division.
6️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 😡
Preachers today guilt saints into giving “firstfruits” at the start of the year.
They claim blessings or curses depending on giving.
Application: Paul teaches “every man according as he purposeth in his heart” (2 Cor. 9:7), not “firstfruits in your envelope.”
7️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗗 🏛️
Paul’s pattern of giving is voluntary, cheerful, and grace-based (2 Cor. 8–9).
Giving was to meet needs, support ministry, and help the poor.
Application: The pattern is not agricultural firstfruits, but grace-motivated generosity.
8️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 💸
Firstfruit giving of money does not bring extra blessings—it brings bo***ge.
It enriches preachers but robs saints of true liberty in Christ.
Application: Blessings today are spiritual in Christ, not financial bribes to God.
9️⃣ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 📜
Sound doctrine teaches Christ is the fulfillment of the firstfruits.
Grace teaches that all we give is out of love, not law.
Application: Right division protects believers from financial exploitation.
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡📝
“Firstfruit giving of money” is not biblical doctrine for the Body of Christ. It belongs to Israel’s program, tied to the land, the Law, and the harvest. Today, the Body of Christ is not under the Law but under grace. Christ is the true Firstfruit, and our giving flows not from fear, but from freedom in Him.
🔥𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Discern the difference between Israel’s law and the Body’s liberty.
Depart from assemblies that demand firstfruit offerings of money.
Defend the gospel of grace against financial manipulation.
Declare Christ as the true Firstfruit, not your paycheck.
Deliver others from bo***ge by teaching right division.
Depend on grace giving, not law-based offerings.
Demonstrate cheerful giving from a Spirit-led heart.
Denounce preachers who merchandise the saints with false doctrines.
Delight in Christ’s sufficiency, not man’s schemes.