It is never said in so many words that we are to give 10% in the NT, though it is worth pointing out that the tithe was not original to Moses and the Mosaic law. It is found early in the life of God’s people. Abraham paid a tithe to Melchizedek in Gen. 14, if you remember. There is some case there for arguing that the tithe is basic to human life as God ordered it. But, if you are not persuaded of that, remember that if the 10th is not our rule any longer, surely in the NT we are not going to argue that we should give less! We are not going to argue that having seen the Lord on the cross, having witnessed the resurrection, knowing as we now do what price was paid for our redemption, we should give less than they did in the OT? Surely not. Jesus, remember, makes a point of calling attention to the generous gift of a poor woman when she was worshipping at the temple and Paul makes a good deal of the sacrificial financial stewardship required of Christian believers. Now, perhaps we like the tithe after all!

Robert Rayburn

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats	Italian	Italian, Beans, Pork, Meats	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Olive oil
3		Hot Italian sausages
3		Sweet Italian sausages
4		Cloves Garlic, minced
1	tb	Chopped fresh sage OR
1	ts	Dried sage
1	cn	Italian plum tomatoes, drained and coarsley chopped (28 oz.)
2	cn	Cannellini beans (16 oz. ea.), rinsed and drained
		Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in an ovenproof, flameproof medium casserole and saute' sausages
15 minutes. Drain off excess fat. Add garlic and sage and saute' until
garlic is golden. Cool and slice sausages into 1 1/2" pieces. Add tomatoes
and beans and simmer until well cooked, about 15 minutes, stirring
occasionaly. Season to taste. Serves 6.
Note: This may be held in oven for 30 minutes at 300 degrees.
SOURCE: *Quick Italian Cuisine International, Knapp Press C 1984 ISBN
0-89535-147-1 SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 3/93
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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