Claim. Tithing extends beyond money into time, children, and meals — one in ten classrooms for the less fortunate, one in ten family members offered to public mission, Sundays kept as God’s day — because every life domain belongs ultimately to God.
Elaboration. SMM globalizes the tithe: “From now on, you need to tithe not only your materials but also your time. It is no longer only the material aspect like in the past. If you have ten family members, one family member should be offered to the public mission on behalf of your entire family. You should keep such a standard” (5.2. Tithing in our daily life, 150-218, 1961.4.15). Even institutional tithe is required — ten church families supporting one leader, one in ten classrooms reserved for the poor. The Sabbath itself is a tithed day: “Since Sunday is a tithing day, it is not our personal day. It is a day when we need to obey, according to God’s command. To use this day, which belongs to God, in whatever manner you please is a sin” (ibid). Meals follow the same logic — eating alone in God’s presence is shameful; one offers the parental attention first. The implication: ownership is fully derivative, and the tithing principle scales from material to relational to temporal life with the same warrant.