whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26).5 Then what is man’s judicial token of subordination on the other six days a week? The tithe. Like the tree in the garden, the tithe has a sign around it: “No Trespassing.” It is a visible announcement of God’s original ownership, final ownership, and ownership at all points in between. The doctrine of the covenantal tithe begins with an assumption: God owns it all. He has a legal claim on it all.