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You Must Pay Tithe Even If Your Pastor Embezzles It — Pastor Adeyemi by Marcoassensio: 10:34am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Pastor Seyi Adeyemi, the Senior Pastor of The Worship Centre, has
reacted to the debate on whether pastors are entitled to collect
tithes from members.
The cleric said it was a must for people to pay tithe, even if their
pastor embezzled it.
Speaking with Vanguard, the cleric said tithing had been in
existence since Abrahamic era and could not be stopped for any
reason.
He said, “When you speak about the things of God, you need to
speak out of the knowledge which reveals the mind of God and not
from convenience or circumstance. A lot of the people who spoke
against tithe spoke because they don’t pay and they probably want
to get people to align with them.
“Second, they spoke because they felt that recession is biting so
hard and they felt that tithe was taking part of their income and,
therefore, affecting their ability to live which, in itself, is ignorance.
Third, because I know that whenever you see a campaign against
biblical principles and doctrines, the devil is behind it. The
scriptures that talk about tithe began as far back as Genesis where
Abraham paid tithe to Melchizedek. Then it moved on to
Deuteronomy where the people of Israel were required to make 10
per cent contribution to the house of God in order to take care of
the Levites.
“That is how the issue of tithe was established in the Jewish
setting and, of course, when it got to Malachi, which is the popular
scripture, Malachi 3:10, the Bible says ‘bring all tithes into the
house that there may be meat in my house’. That is the first part
of that scripture. Then it says ‘prove me now if I will not open the
windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing’. Now here’s the
question, by demanding tithe, does God really need our money?
No. God requires man, wherever there is a physical demand for
anything in church, it is not because God is in need, it is because
God wants us to learn how to honour Him with what He has given
to us.
“People need to understand that the needs in the house of God will
be met whether or not people decide in their own wisdom or
knowledge to bring. So people need to come to the understanding
that we are not doing God a favor by obeying that scripture, we are
doing ourselves a favor. The argument that tithe was given as a
commandment to Jews and that it was supposed to be paid to the
Levites, and we are not Jews and neither are pastors Levites
simply shows the ignorance of those who say so.
“The Bible makes it clear that everything that took place in the Old
Testament was an example for the future. It used physical things to
give analogy for the understanding of spiritual things that were
going to come. So when we talk about tithe, there is a need in the
house of God that transcends just meat and drink. The Church has
a role to take care of the brotherhood. The Church has a role to
step in and try to bridge the gap where government fails as far as
people’s welfare is concerned. The Church has a role to propagate
the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ for God till the end of the earth.
All these assignments require money and that is what tithe is
meant for.
“Do people arrogate tithe and offerings to themselves? Yes! But the
misuse of something does not nullify the authenticity of its
command. Every man, pastor will give an account of his
stewardship to God. So if somebody is not being faithful, it does
not nullify the Commandment of God. It simply means that you are
being unfaithful to the commandment of God. So, if somebody
takes the tithe that belongs to the church and uses it for his own
personal need, that is unfaithfulness. I don’t believe that the money
that comes from tithe and offering is enough to buy private jets. We
need to talk about something else.”
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Re: You Must Pay Tithe Even If Your Pastor Embezzles It — Pastor Adeyemi by Yian1(m): 10:37am On Jan 14, 2018 |
this pastor dey fresh while his church members are suffering.. This is parasitic! |
Re: You Must Pay Tithe Even If Your Pastor Embezzles It — Pastor Adeyemi by MJBOLT: 10:42am On Jan 14, 2018 |
all this pastorpreneurs practising parasitism 1 Like |
Re: You Must Pay Tithe Even If Your Pastor Embezzles It — Pastor Adeyemi by Premiumwriter: 10:45am On Jan 14, 2018 |
Seun you hear Wetin im de talk? 1 Like |
Re: You Must Pay Tithe Even If Your Pastor Embezzles It — Pastor Adeyemi by bedspread: 12:00pm On Jan 14, 2018 |
Am sick of this tithes issues... Whoever do not want to pay should not... Whoever wants to pay should pay... |
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