Quotes about Firstfruits

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

In agricultural communities, the "firstfruits" are the first crops of the harvest. As a statement to God and a reminder to ourselves, we don't spend the first part of any increase (raise, bonus, or gift) on ourselves. We take it to God and give it to Him.

Whether or not the tithe is still the minimal measure of those firstfruits, I ask myself, Does God expect His New Covenant children to give less or more? Jesus raised the spiritual bar; He never lowered it (Matthew 5:27—28).