The problem with the heads of Christian denominations these days is around their verbosity, and they see themselves as beyond humans: attitudes that are against the vulnerable nature of Jesus Christ during his incarnation - a sheep led to the slaughter. There are definite lessons in humility that every Church leader must learn of Jesus Christ?

When I say Pastors talk too much, it is not because they are preachers, it is because, in their preaching, they seek many validations for the erroneous motives they pursue, especially in areas where they need to defend their adoption of the Mosaic law to their replace the grace of God. There can never be any law where there is grace. Grace is the taking away of the law, and the Mosaic tithe is an instrument of the law of Moses. The major objective of grace is in the taking away of the law.

I am not here to talk about the tithe but to dwell on why Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo was in error for calling another man "a nonentity". It is not enough to call anyone a nonentity because he expresses his sincere opinion, and making reference to Elon Reeve Musk, who does not observe tithing, but against the insinuation of Church leaders that wealth comes from tithing, Mr Musk is about the richest man on earth.

I came upon Daddy Freeeze's response to Pastor Fatoyinbo's comment, referred above, and the challenege he (Freeze) threw for a debate with him (Fatoyinbo). This opinion wished that Pastor Fatoyinbo rather defended his taking of tithes materially in a new way, than he chose to muddle himself with name-calling, just to prompt those who pay monies to him against been persuaded not to. What was he afraid of?

His admittance that Elon Musk has someone to whom he pays his own tithes, however true this claims is, I am sure Pastor Fatoyinbo dwelled on assumption when he said this, because he does not know Elon Musk FRS so well to know his own "secret place". Pastor Fatoyinbo assumes that because Elon Musk is so rich, he would have someone to whom he shows his loyalty financially. That thought was wishful. Elon Musk owes his wealth to his creativity, and he pays his taxes for the collective good of all.

What flamboyant Pastor Fatoyinbo refused to identify with, was with the fact that tithing is a Christian principle, and the man he referred to as "a nonentity" expressed the truth that though Elon Musk FRS is not a Christian, and does not observe the principle of tithing, the principle should not be taught as what fetches material riches and prosperity. And I think he is right. What, in that opinion, made Pastor Fatoyinbo uncomfortable to cause him to name-call the man who opined thus?

In order to show Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo how wrong he was for calling another man a nonentity, even when such a man can get his own opinion published in a medium that got to Pastor Fatoyinbo, one thing the young Pastor failed to realise is that the man he called "a nonentity" is an intellectual, and he has a talent in writing. Is that something that should drive a nonentity?

I also write, and I know what it takes me to write an article that earns a place in public fora. Should both Pastor Fatoyinbo and the "nonentity" remove everything material on and around them, how better would Pastor Fatoyinbo appear than the monetity he named? Being a Pastor does not confer Pastor Fatoyinbo the right to be lousy, and it dies not indicate that he has a relationship with God afterall.

Being a Church leader does not authenticate anyone's relationship with God. Pastoring has become an all-comer money-spinning business. He should make his money and allow others do what they also enjoy doing - opening truth up for all to appreciate.

Pastor Fatoyinbo's sense of entity does not make him any different from the man he sees as a nonentity, just because he, Pastor Fatoyinbo, seeks validation for the sponsorship of his material pursuits and seeks to ensure that his greed is fed. He, clearly, refused to show himself as an example of Jesus. He could not contain his provocation from a simple opinion, which was defended by a given example.

If tithing makes a Christian wealthy, how would Pastor Fatoyinbo explain Elon Musk's wealth? And I think that before Pastor Fatoyinbo would accept Daddy Freeze's challenge for a debate on tithing, he needs to check out the following scriptures to help his limited knowledge on the topic he claims so much to understand.

1. Genesis 14:20-24 proves how, in response to the blessing with which Melchizedek blessed him, Abram gave Melchizedek "the tithe of all", and how in that process, the King of Sodom demanded to have the people of Sodom returned to him by Abram, justly surrending the booties he took, from the war he won, to him. Verse 23 to 24 clearly proves that Melchizedek received nothing material from Abram than his commitment to return what belonged to Sodom, as Melchizedek seemingly demanded from Abram.

No man goes to war with his own personal goods, and if Abram despised what was Sodom, would he then have given of the abominable to Melcizedek? No!

2 Malachi 3:1-12, when read with understanding, does not inform the Jews about observing the tithe, but dwells on their having departed from the covenant the Lord entered into with them. In these passages, Prophet Malachi was preparing the minds of the Jews about the coming of Jesus, the true symbol of the covenant of the tithe, and revealed how his coming will change the observation of that covenant, which the Jews had already desecrated. Using the passages of Malachi to authenticate the observance of tithe therefore is deceitful, whoever does so.

Hebrews 7:6-10: Finally, Apostle Paul was inspired to compare the 2 types of priesthood that brought about the 2 Testaments of God's word. These passages picture the drama in the observation of first tithe, observed in 1 above, where the commitment of Abram to return what was Sodom's was counted to him as "the tithe of all".

Interestingly, Levi, who took tithes from his brothers, is said to have given his own (imputed) tithes while he was in the loins of Abram (vs 9-10). Jesus took Levi's (imputed) tithe while he too was in the loins of Melchizedek, the King of Peace, because he is the Prince of Peace. It was the tithe that Jesus took that prepared him as "the Lamb of God" sacrifice for this world of sin. Verse 8 clearly shows that in the place of the monetary tithes people like Pastor Fatoyinbo impose on Christians, Jesus actually "receives the men to whom it is witnessed that he lives."

Tithing is therefore Biblical, but the New Testament tithing is devoid of any example from the Mosaic law. Even in the Mosaic law, money-taking was never a part of what God asked the Jews to give. The essence of the money-changing tables in the temple, which led Jesus into making a whip and chasing the operators out, was from the simplification made for those who could not carrying their tithes to Jerusalem because of the weight, so that they could use money to buy the needs of their tithes within the temple for presentation.

I, therefore, wonder where in scriptures the heads of Christian denominations find the approval to take anything from any believer to represent the tithe. Heads of Christian denominations only desire the parochial prestige of the Jewish religious leadership by loving their religious administrative style, which confers on them a severe-hold on the people, and their financial system, which accords them immense wealth from parading traditional lies in religion.

This was why Pastor Fatoyinbo had the guts to call another man "a nonentity", because he (Fatoyinbo) thinks it is his clothes, houses, and cars that make him an entity. Pastor Fatoyinbo's entity in Christ, and another man's "nonentity" in Christ, makes Christ in them both their Least Common Multiple (LCM) and their Highest Common Factor (HCF). Pastor Fatoyinbo is, himself, nothing without Christ. It is from his using Christ that he feeds fat, seeing himself as an entity. He rather needs to give thanks than to parade himself boastfully.

I swear. This post is Daddy Freeze's handwriting.

Summary would have helped.

IniAkpanMorgan:
The problem with the heads of Christian denominations these days is around their verbosity, and they see themselves as beyond humans: attitudes that are against the vulnerable nature of Jesus Christ during his incarnation - a sheep led to the slaughter. There are definite lessons in humility that every Church leader must learn of Jesus Christ?

When I say Pastors talk too much, it is not because they are preachers, it is because, in their preaching, they seek many validations for the erroneous motives they pursue, especially in areas where they need to defend their adoption of the Mosaic law to their replace the grace of God. There can never be any law where there is grace. Grace is the taking away of the law, and the Mosaic tithe is an instrument of the law of Moses. The major objective of grace is in the taking away of the law.

I am not here to talk about the tithe but to dwell on why Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo was in error for calling another man "a nonentity". It is not enough to call anyone a nonentity because he expresses his sincere opinion, and making reference to Elon Reeve Musk, who does not observe tithing, but against the insinuation of Church leaders that wealth comes from tithing, Mr Musk is about the richest man on earth.

I came upon Daddy Freeeze's response to Pastor Fatoyinbo's comment, referred above, and the challenege he (Freeze) threw for a debate with him (Fatoyinbo). This opinion wished that Pastor Fatoyinbo rather defended his taking of tithes materially in a new way, than he chose to muddle himself with name-calling, just to prompt those who pay monies to him against been persuaded not to. What was he afraid of?

His admittance that Elon Musk has someone to whom he pays his own tithes, however true this claims is, I am sure Pastor Fatoyinbo dwelled on assumption when he said this, because he does not know Elon Musk FRS so well to know his own "secret place". Pastor Fatoyinbo assumes that because Elon Musk is so rich, he would have someone to whom he shows his loyalty financially. That thought was wishful. Elon Musk owes his wealth to his creativity, and he pays his taxes for the collective good of all.

What flamboyant Pastor Fatoyinbo refused to identify with, was with the fact that tithing is a Christian principle, and the man he referred to as "a nonentity" expressed the truth that though Elon Musk FRS is not a Christian, and does not observe the principle of tithing, the principle should not be taught as what fetches material riches and prosperity. And I think he is right. What, in that opinion, made Pastor Fatoyinbo uncomfortable to cause him to name-call the man who opined thus?

In order to show Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo how wrong he was for calling another man a nonentity, even when such a man can get his own opinion published in a medium that got to Pastor Fatoyinbo, one thing the young Pastor failed to realise is that the man he called "a nonentity" is an intellectual, and he has a talent in writing. Is that something that should drive a nonentity?

I also write, and I know what it takes me to write an article that earns a place in public fora. Should both Pastor Fatoyinbo and the "nonentity" remove everything material on and around them, how better would Pastor Fatoyinbo appear than the monetity he named? Being a Pastor does not confer Pastor Fatoyinbo the right to be lousy, and it dies not indicate that he has a relationship with God afterall.

Being a Church leader does not authenticate anyone's relationship with God. Pastoring has become an all-comer money-spinning business. He should make his money and allow others do what they also enjoy doing - opening truth up for all to appreciate.

Pastor Fatoyinbo's sense of entity does not make him any different from the man he sees as a nonentity, just because he, Pastor Fatoyinbo, seeks validation for the sponsorship of his material pursuits and seeks to ensure that his greed is fed. He, clearly, refused to show himself as an example of Jesus. He could not contain his provocation from a simple opinion, which was defended by a given example.

If tithing makes a Christian wealthy, how would Pastor Fatoyinbo explain Elon Musk's wealth? And I think that before Pastor Fatoyinbo would accept Daddy Freeze's challenge for a debate on tithing, he needs to check out the following scriptures to help his limited knowledge on the topic he claims so much to understand.

1. Genesis 14:20-24 proves how, in response to the blessing with which Melchizedek blessed him, Abram gave Melchizedek "the tithe of all", and how in that process, the King of Sodom demanded to have the people of Sodom returned to him by Abram, justly surrending the booties he took, from the war he won, to him. Verse 23 to 24 clearly proves that Melchizedek received nothing material from Abram than his commitment to return what belonged to Sodom, as Melchizedek seemingly demanded from Abram.

No man goes to war with his own personal goods, and if Abram despised what was Sodom, would he then have given of the abominable to Melcizedek? No!

2 Malachi 3:1-12, when read with understanding, does not inform the Jews about observing the tithe, but dwells on their having departed from the covenant the Lord entered into with them. In these passages, Prophet Malachi was preparing the minds of the Jews about the coming of Jesus, the true symbol of the covenant of the tithe, and revealed how his coming will change the observation of that covenant, which the Jews had already desecrated. Using the passages of Malachi to authenticate the observance of tithe therefore is deceitful, whoever does so.

Hebrews 7:6-10: Finally, Apostle Paul was inspired to compare the 2 types of priesthood that brought about the 2 Testaments of God's word. These passages picture the drama in the observation of first tithe, observed in 1 above, where the commitment of Abram to return what was Sodom's was counted to him as "the tithe of all".

Interestingly, Levi, who took tithes from his brothers, is said to have given his own (imputed) tithes while he was in the loins of Abram (vs 9-10). Jesus took Levi's (imputed) tithe while he too was in the loins of Melchizedek, the King of Peace, because he is the Prince of Peace. It was the tithe that Jesus took that prepared him as "the Lamb of God" sacrifice for this world of sin. Verse 8 clearly shows that in the place of the monetary tithes people like Pastor Fatoyinbo impose on Christians, Jesus actually "receives the men to whom it is witnessed that he lives."

Tithing is therefore Biblical, but the New Testament tithing is devoid of any example from the Mosaic law. Even in the Mosaic law, money-taking was never a part of what God asked the Jews to give. The essence of the money-changing tables in the temple, which led Jesus into making a whip and chasing the operators out, was from the simplification made for those who could not carrying their tithes to Jerusalem because of the weight, so that they could use money to buy the needs of their tithes within the temple for presentation.

I, therefore, wonder where in scriptures the heads of Christian denominations find the approval to take anything from any believer to represent the tithe. Heads of Christian denominations only desire the parochial prestige of the Jewish religious leadership by loving their religious administrative style, which confers on them a severe-hold on the people, and their financial system, which accords them immense wealth from parading traditional lies in religion.

This was why Pastor Fatoyinbo had the guts to call another man "a nonentity", because he (Fatoyinbo) thinks it is his clothes, houses, and cars that make him an entity. Pastor Fatoyinbo's entity in Christ, and another man's "nonentity" in Christ, makes Christ in them both their Least Common Multiple (LCM) and their Highest Common Factor (HCF). Pastor Fatoyinbo is, himself, nothing without Christ. It is from his using Christ that he feeds fat, seeing himself as an entity. He rather needs to give thanks than to parade himself boastfully.

not impressed.

What do you expect from an alleged rapist

Did Jesus pay tithes? Did the apostles pay tithe? If you want to follow Judaism, then continue to make animal sacrifices.


Even if we are to pay tithes as written in Deuteronomy chapter 14, then these are allowed
a. One can eat his/her tithe
b. One can pay his/her tithe to poor, widows, orphans
c. Tithe is not money. Currency/money existed back then but no tithe was paid with money.

There are no levites in Nigeria because no pastor descended from the tribe of Levi.

The Malachi your pastors are using to scam you was grossly misinterpreted. God was actually telling the priests to stop stealing from him.