PaChukwudi44:


if someone is threatened with curses to pay tithes it okay?

divicode:
These rubbish about anti- tithing is been promoted by church goers (not Christians) and other atheist-like fellows. I have not seen a Church were people are forced to pay tithes. It is purely a free will offering.

For people that pays, leave those people alone with their conscience and God. If you don't pay, it is your personal conviction

Has any of you ever asked your principal (Boy freeze) who he epp. He paid for somebody's JAMB in 2012, that is probably all he has done in his life time.

Meanwhile MFM is providing water, Catholic is feeding both Muslims and Christians at IDP camps. Oyedepo has awarded schilarship to over 2,000 students in 24 months and here you are with your principal boy freeze yearning rubbish on nairaland

May sense for all on you all just for once at least

ofuonyebi:

It is GOD's demand to pay tithe...some pastors use it wisely...some use it otherwise..

many people do not pay tithe thinking they cheat GOD...but the devil still takes larger % from their labour..

Above all, it is God who punishes the rule breakers and blesses those that are faithful....QED

PaChukwudi44:


God already spoke to us via his scriptures.The apostles showed us the way by not practising tithing in the early church

spongeisback:
Pentecostal churches are just like king Saul. Obedience is better than sacrifice. The rules have been laid down i.e what tithe should be paid with, who to pay tithe and when to pay, why're you people disobeying your god?

PaChukwudi44:
the discussion is not just about what they do with tithes but rather the legality of Christian tithing in the first place

zealous2121:
First, I will like to greet you..Good afternoon.
Now i will begin, if telling you salt is black, will you take that into consideration. If a man of God tell you God will come down to take the tithe you give. will you take that into consideration. What is your level of understanding??.. First of all in the main post, the journalist made mentions of charity contributions , donations by Churches...what is your God?? He is a kind God, a given God and a God of the poor..if this churches give to the poor, don't you think they re giving it to God. I ask again what is your level of understanding.?? Or have you forgotten the part of the bible that says you should give 10% of your income as tithe??

divicode:
These rubbish about anti- tithing is been promoted by church goers (not Christians) and other atheist-like fellows. I have not seen a Church were people are forced to pay tithes. It is purely a free will offering.

For people that pays, leave those people alone with their conscience and God. If you don't pay, it is your personal conviction

Has any of you ever asked your principal (Boy freeze) who he epp. He paid for somebody's JAMB in 2012, that is probably all he has done in his life time.

Meanwhile MFM is providing water, Catholic is feeding both Muslims and Christians at IDP camps. Oyedepo has awarded schilarship to over 2,000 students in 24 months and here you are with your principal boy freeze yearning rubbish on nairaland

May sense for all on you all just for once at least

MaziOmenuko:
Lol...Mr Devils advocate, you fail to mention that all these churches have welfare units too and the welfare units are funded by members themselves and not from church tithes.
The MFM instance you gave, the borehole must have been built by tasking members to contribute specially for it. Christ Embassy have a unit they call Inner City that does these charity works; Guess who funds Inner city? Church members who are called partners. So when you see any charity work from such a church, it is not from the tithes but from extra donations from members.

For those saying that no pastor forces people to tithe, you are joking. Most churches don't wed you if your tithe record is not up to date. Have you forgoten how Adeboye was boldly declaring last year that you are not a christian if you don't pay tithe. Now that the truth is coming out, the pastors are gradually retreating their earlier stance and making it sound like a freewill donation.

PaChukwudi44:
the discussion is not just about what they do with tithes but rather the legality of Christian tithing in the first place

RockyEyo:

By who sir?? By God??
My Friend; I believe in God, I believe He By His Inspiration wrote the Bible which is His word and if that be the case I need you to explain to my sheeple mind the passage which I shared primarily in this article.
If you are a non-believer please ignore cos I no get your strength but if you are a believer then bros let us reason together.

donstan18:
Your life changed when God wanted it to, you can't bribe God,
Don't be deceived!

IForgotMyLoginD:
Whatever works for you my dear.

As for me, I follow His leading. Not what the Apostles did. They followed His leading too.
So I tune myself to His Spirit. If He says JUMP, I won't ask if the apostles jumped, I'll ask, How high Lord? And JUMP!

See? Let His Spirit talk to your spirit.

sureheaven:
Anybody who doesn't believe in tithe and offerings should not pay, leave those who pay alone and stop criticising them. It's not by force.

PaChukwudi44:
the discussion is not just about what they do with tithes but rather the legality of Christian tithing in the first place

felixomor:

I hope you wont get married
because Jesus didnt get married also

discman2k2:


Plszz stop misquoting the Holy Bible, for crying out loud, do u ever read atheist criticizing the Imams of Islam? Why do u prefer to divide the House of God with your foolish debates?
What does it benefit u in all?

And cant u see that its a calculated, gradual coy to defame Christianity? "Strike the Shephered & the Sheep will scatter " - Holy Bible says.

Its well with your Soul.

GoodMuyis:


Legality of tithe is not debatable.
Asking whether Jesus or the apostles pays tithe is invalid

dejavubobo1:

But he supports d marriage institution, His attending d wedding whr He turned water to win gives credence to marriage

kokomilala:
It's mind-blowing this demonic , oft obsessive criticism of the church. It's a mourihnoic spirit, after the order of Mourihno. A spirit that possesses a man.It goads him to indulge in compulsive disorders.Most of which are emotional and psychological. His entire cast of mind is about what others are doing or thinking. That's the spirit that's fighting the Kingdom of God at this point in time.
What the carriers of this spirit fail to realise is that the church in its entirety is the body of Christ,they are living stones being built up into a house that can't perish.The builder of that house is Jesus.No matter the storm the church faces,even from the pit of he'll,it will Not flounder. It's already founded on the Rock- that -Cannot- Fail.
It's easy enough to criticise these pastors without knowing their antecedent histories,where they are coming from,or their covenants with God.
Ironically,most of those Who criticise these pastors don't even have a grasp about the Bible.E..g. Matthew 23:23 finally settles the issue about tithes. But these critics would never see that.Or blatantly ignore it in order to wage their ceaseless cyber war on the church.

felixomor:

So also he supported Nicodemus and other people who paid tithe in their days.
He didnt condemn them.

Next

spongeisback:
Pentecostal churches are just like king Saul. Obedience is better than sacrifice. The rules have been laid down i.e what tithe should be paid with, who to pay tithe and when to pay, why're you people disobeying your god?

Evablizin:


Wow nice post with good points.

Some churches and ministers are working with the money raised through tithes and offerings without making noise,God will bless them.

PaChukwudi44:


bros just show us where Christians paid tithes in the bible.Is that too much to ask? Doves was sacrified when Jesus was born as directedby the law.Are we supposed to continue doing that too? The practices of the law was still valid as long as Jesus lived.On the cross of calvary he brought all of them to an end.

Evablizin:


Wow nice post with good points.

Some churches and ministers are working with the money raised through tithes and offerings without making noise,God will bless them.

gypsey:
crooked pastors every were

DLondonboiy:
Why can't we help the poor ourselves...? Why must we give it to some pastors?

This is the kind of people Jesus called GOAT in the bible...