Pyrrho:
I was told that all of the Church money(tithes, offerings, properties, donations...) is banked in his name. How true is this?

Liability:
most of my money is with bishop oyedepo.

Please how do i collect it back, because i realised he is amassing wealth for himself and his childrem.

Help!

Liekiller:


so do the churches regularly help the poor directly? I more often see them building schools that - again - only the rich can afford, and not providing free quality education for those who actually couldn't afford education at all. If anything. But that's not really my point anyway. My point is that I strongly believe that all this money should be used in a more sensible way. And it wouldn't hurt most of us to do some good personally instead of turning a blind eye and delegating the good-doing. This matter should not be about endless and pointless quote wars. Simply put, I want the next person who has an Xmas ram to give away to bring it to someone living under a bridge rather than to a pastor who doesn't need it and already has been given 10 others! I would also like to see self-proclaimed good Christians lend a helping hand to abandoned "witch children" whose suffering was caused by nonsensical teachings. Or how about inviting a cripple on the street to Xmas dinner and listening to the story of his life? I would like to see people THINK and use their heart, and remember what should be the true essence of Christian belief.

patrickmuf:
This is what I hate about Christianity... Selectivity is the main practice... Tithing is not old testament but sacrificing lambs is, the passage that admonishes women not to put on a man's garment is old testament... They select what to believe so as to propagate their senseless message...
I still won't tithe until i'm certain it's a command from God...

Goshen360:
Today's tithe collected in the name of God is nothing but falsehood and religious fraud. It doesn't stand the truth of sound doctrine and has been proven man-made. People of God, sit down and study the word for yourself and question this practices. How come you have been paying tithe but you still struggling financially like any other man? You pay tithe but you still counted as middle class and can't afford to pay the tuition for these religious higher institution for your children?

I thought they said Malachi opens the windows of heaven and pour you out blessings that there will not be room to contain such blessings. It's either that verse is lying or someone twisting that verse to fraud people. I challenge all tithe advocates to produce evidence of Malachi 3 and I challenge every one who had been wrongly taught the falsehood of tithe to return and study the subject - It doesn't take you but a week to get all the tithe scriptures together and study them in context.

jdilight:
CAN YOUR 10% OF YOUR INCREASE MAKE YOU POOR?

sylve11:


U have not seen, well, let me forgive u on dat.

GozieDiora:
Lol...

But why does this tithe topic always come up on first Sundays of the month?

I don't know the intention of the OP but I've learned a lot on this thread.

Someone asked, what would Jesus have done? I think this should be a control question in everything we do.

Do you think Jesus would pass the begger, the homeless, the motherless, etc and mindlessly walk into a church built with gold to give 10% of his earnings to a man who could afford 3 square meal just to fulfill some heavily influenced old testament law?

If you think so, happily pay your tithe.

But if you think he would rather give shelter to the homeless, clothes to the naked etc, then channel your tithe in that direction.

Whatever turns you on.

Personally, I used to pay my tithe. I did cause I felt obliged to do so. It does not really affect me much financially so why not? But then I still have not felt the kind of inner joy I felt on the Valentine day of 2012 when I went out of my way to put smiles on the faces of some motherless kids.

Brothers, I think I have just realised what turns me on. And I believe it's all clearly spelt out. Jesus was an advocate of giving, not grudgingly, not cause of one law out there; but willingly and cheerfully. He was a propeller of the concept of widow's might. He did not leave any stone unturned, he did not forget some things. He said all he wanted to say. Though we have chosen to hear only what we want to hear.

I was about to go to church this morning and do the 'necessary'. That was before I came across this thread. I can't wait to go out there in search for the one who really needs my doe. I'm willing to spend exactly that 10% but in a more fulfilling way. It's not by chance I came across this thread. I think it's all planned out by God. The OP is God sent and someone's prayer is about to be answered today. I pray God leads me right as I go in search of the needy.

Op, thsnks a million times. God really works in mysterious ways. He has spoken to me and I have listened.

Happy Sunday All!

majekdom2:
the bible never said ,live in sin , pay your tithe to make the heavens open upon you . thats the mentality majority carry as long as I pay my tithe this and that will not happen . Giving and living rightly is key to his blessings.

adesloop:
Delete this thread. The bible is wrongful interpreted
Thx

louisinemo:
[color=#006600][/color]This is not a fiction. It is what really happened to me personally. This is my personal testimony about tithe. You know what? What a man doesnt believe in cannot work for him. I have been a tithe giver for sometimes now. Though I stop paying tithe at a point, but praise God I have gone back to paying it because it worked for me.

Some months ago, I was seriously ill for days, such that I could not get out of bed. I was taken to both private and public teaching hospital, all to no avail. the doctor at the teaching hospital could not diagnose my illness, while seriously ill and looking like I was dying. Note that I consulted different doctors. All the drugs prescribed were not helping at all. My people would only come back from work and check me on my sick bed, day after day.

One of the doctor at the teaching hospital personally made me to understand that my ailment was spiritual and not what medicine can do. He asked me, "what church do you attend?" "Redeemed I answered". He continue to tell me that there is a name. It is the name of God. The name is called "heuw". And that if I can pronounce that name "heuw" my sickness would go. I refused. Again seeing that I refused to yield, he asked me again. Because he new that I'm a yoruba man and it was in PH . "Do you know Ijebu people?" "Try visit them, they will help you with some spiritual help". I refused to answer him. I was thinking " oh no, this man is trying to nitiate me by calling one name".

One day while I was agonizing on my sick bed, with serious, deep and fast breathing as if somebody was standing on my chest pumping it (I new some spirits were at work). And because the sickness was too much for me to bear, I started crying and praying at the same time.

Now hear the way I prayed. "Lord, you said that you will not test me with any plague of egypt. You said you will rebuke devourer for my sake if I pay my tithe. For these years I have been paying my tithe and i can pat my chest and be bold to tell You that I do not owe you any unpaid tithe. I know that i am not perfect, but as regards tithing, i am perfect because I pay tithe of every money that comes into my hand".

I was shedding tears profusely. All of a sudden (after around fifteen minutes of weeping and praying) a powerful strength came from no where and entered my body. And immediately and instantaneously I felt wellness in my body. This was me that could not stand up a minute ago. I stood up immediately. It was like a miracle(indeed it was). I jumped up severally to be really sure of what was happening to me. I lied down and I did press-up exercise severally. My joy witnessed no bound that evening. I marched straight to the sitting room. I saw my neighbours watching football match. I paraded myself before them shouting "I am healed praise God" " I am healed halleluyah" and jumping up and down and doing press-up as a proof of my healing. Low and behold they all looked at me with awe, not knowing what to say because they were surprised.

That was how the sickness that confined me to bed for complete six days, unable to do anything disappear without using drugs.

If you pay your tithe in obedience to the word of god, it is for your own good. A day will come that the tithe will speak for you, sooner of later. Something may not happen immediately now. But because you are ordinary human being, you cannot see into the future. If you were able to see into the future, you would love to pay more than tithe.

That is my own experience about what tithe can do. You may disapprove it if you like. The bible says whoever knows to do good, let him continue and whoever knows to do bad let him continue because a day will com when I will put a distinction between the two of them. That will be when your good will be supposed to speak for you.

unmask:



i rejoice with your healing, but if I am to be blunt with you, that is one of the worst prayers I have ever heard...... You didn't talk of how you served God, how you don't sin, how you have won souls for the kingdom of God, how you intend to work more for him by preaching in the most remote places...... You based your prayer on money, that is more insignificant to God than the lives of people are to book...

WinsomeX:
So we should tithe because Abraham tithed. But Abraham did a lot more things that are not binding on Christians today.

Abraham circumcised his sons. Christians are not bound to be circumcised today. Acts 15, Galatians 5.

Abraham offered burnt offerings. No Christian
does that today.

Abraham was polygamous. Christians are not.

Abraham fought wars. Christians do not necessarily fight wars.

And, lastly here, Abraham gave a tithe once from war spoils. Should Christians do the same?

As for Jesus fulfilling the law. If the law is fulfilled, what is left to be done in it? Why would Christ fulfill all the law and leave only that of tithing for Christians to fulfill?

Please attempt my questions.

Nctrice:
if only Muslims can be as selective as Christians I believe the issue of islamic extremism, islamic radicalism and/or islamic Terrorism would not be on the front burner in our world today!

WinsomeX:
So we should tithe because Abraham tithed. But Abraham did a lot more things that are not binding on Christians today.

Abraham circumcised his sons. Christians are not bound to be circumcised today. Acts 15, Galatians 5.

Abraham offered burnt offerings. No Christian
does that today.

Abraham was polygamous. Christians are not.

Abraham fought wars. Christians do not necessarily fight wars.

And, lastly here, Abraham gave a tithe once from war spoils. Should Christians do the same?

As for Jesus fulfilling the law. If the law is fulfilled, what is left to be done in it? Why would Christ fulfill all the law and leave only that of tithing for Christians to fulfill?

Please attempt my questions.

heykims:



No, but it can transform our supposed men of God to JET-MEN overnight. Oyedepo baba! twale o!!