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Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by ndidibabe(f): 11:18am On Jan 18, 2010 |
I was in church last sunday when the pastor preached about how important our first fruit is.He defined first fruit as your first earning immediately you get job/contract and subsequently your first earning every year.One thing that puzzles me is that he said this first fruit should be paid directly to your pastor and not the church and he backed it up with the scriptures at Ezikiel 44:30.I am not here to condemn any pastor but want to be enlightened on this.Tx |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by freecocoa(f): 11:40am On Jan 18, 2010 |
I'll be back,i need to read the whole chapter 44 of ezekiel. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Mavenb0x(m): 12:10pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
Where is KunleOshob when you need him? ROTFL |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by freecocoa(f): 12:36pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
Ok am back and from what i understand,the first fruit here was to be given to the priests,the levites & the sons of zadok who took care of the sanctuary when the isrealites went astray,so i don't see how that applies to us today.why should that pastor single out the 1st fruit part alone out of everything in that chapter?am sure he read what was xpected of the priests too.this hapened under the law of moses when sacrifices were stil made but now jesus has done things right so these pastors should stop twisting the scripture for their own benefits. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by aletheia(m): 12:49pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
That "Pastor" is a thief. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by KunleOshob(m): 1:16pm On Jan 18, 2010 |
@Ndidbabe i suggest you pack your load and flee that church, the pastor is obviously and glaringly a false teacher. @mavenbox you are not serious @All I keep on reteirating that all we need to guide the conduct of our christian lives is what was taught by Jesus and the apostles, that is what christianity is based on and not twisted old testament doctrines which was the basis of a totally different religion[Judaism] . The apostles warned against those who were trying to force jewish beliefs and doctrines into christianity [acts 15] |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by kolaoloye(m): 11:53am On Jan 19, 2010 |
ndidibabe:The bible says: "Wisdom is the principal thing with all thy getting get understanding". Open your eyes and be wise. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Wrex(m): 12:17pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
That pastor is definitely an armed robber without gun(s) |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Nobody: 12:19pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
If he even said first fruit only, I won't be as furious. How can he say first fruits of every single year?? They are just turning around the scriptures to suit them. A pastor here also said you pay tithe from your gross income before tax, not on the amount that gets into your hands (net income), I almost fainted when I heard |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by woro: 12:22pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
guy u beta wake up from your slumber allin d name of the lord be watchful all dis pastors u know who dem be listen to fela your parents are there |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by CrudeOil2(m): 12:28pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
Thats only if I were mad. Even if . . . |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by applec: 12:29pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
i dont think is right to give one's first salary to the pastor, rather 10 percent of ones income should be giving to the church and not the pastor. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by manmustwac(m): 12:30pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
aletheia:They are all thieves |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by DGIPLUS(m): 12:35pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
I believe that life is by choice, you can still choose to give ur first fruit to God (Apstl Paul taught that those who don't do somethings should not condemn those who do). Since you can't see God, you do it thru ur own trusted Pastors. All firstfruits belong to God (Including ur first son, he must serve God). Thank you. 1 Like |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by otokx(m): 12:36pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
Big thieves at that. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Pharoh: 12:42pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
This is not right at all. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by kolaoloye(m): 12:47pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
manmustwac:We still have some pastors that are real. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Nobody: 12:49pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
instead of pastors to emphasize on see the kingdom on God at last,but offering all the time.matt 6:33. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by ChuckD2(m): 12:52pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
First thing: That pastor should be stoned but for the love of Christ, let's forgive his greed 'cause it might be a weakness he's fighting against. But please, Whatever comes from your heart and makes you happy (both go together) is what I recommend you do. As a punishment for pastors like that - for those of us who may still feel he should be taught a lesson - I recommend that you take that "first fruit", show it to the pastor and tell him you're going to give it all to orphans. Make bile for rise enter im mouth because of im greed. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by tkb417(m): 12:53pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
i didnt even give when i started working so no more first fruits for me i couldnt have been able to give that and die of starvation for another 20 days tht couldnt have happened abeg make tht Pastor rest |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by okeymadu(m): 12:57pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
How many of such pastors give their first fruits to charity in the first place? It is good and biblical to give first fruits. But I dont know if actually it is the first salary that one should give. Many pastors have taught on the need to give first salary as first fruit, but that doesn't stop them from doing harvest and still collecting more. Abeg these days I dont trust pastors like that oh. Just tithe and keep ur money. Chikena. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by 1forall: 1:02pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
What happens to parents? |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Demainman1: 1:03pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
First fruit ko, First food ni! |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by zmurda(m): 1:07pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
I think you should give your pastor your 'forst' fruit. And also all your subsequent salaries, |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by manmustwac(m): 1:10pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
kola oloye:They must be a very small minority then. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by anishe(m): 1:12pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
First anf foremost, the pastor is a thief. i think we should consider our parents with the first fruit before the pastor. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Sagma(m): 1:17pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
Are u giving it to pastor or God? I think its gonna be better if we understand that all we're doing is for Christ sake. For me, giving my first fruit or even my first fruit of the year 2 God isn't too much. You give as to receive. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by bodsibobo(m): 1:18pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
To the Glory of God, I'm looking forward to the end of the month when I'll be paying mine (my entire January Salary) to Pastor E.A. Adeboye. I do not have any savings to fall back on, but I am convinced in my heart that the Lord God Almighty will see me through because His word says He will come through for me in ALL circumstances! And for the rest of the year, things will just naturally be falling into place where ordinarily they shouldn't. Oooooohhh, I'm sooo excited! Somebody praise the Lord with me - HALLELELUYAH!! @All, Sometimes we choose to be antagonistic to the very mysteries in the scriptures that open the door to divinely supernatural celestial solutions to earthly terrestrial matters. It's many times difiicult to fathom. And before you guys start raining abuses, I'm speaking for myself o! And I'm not asking anybody to follow suit as it may not work for you since you do not believe anyway!! oya, let the persecution commence |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by luvergal: 1:20pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
Give my first fruit abi? then later die of stavation then the pastor go happy shei? Ok i dey come. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Elgaxton(m): 1:23pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
Hi all, even though it looks tough to give that first fruit, the bible does command to do so. Exodus 23:16 (Amplified Bible) The truth is that there's no other way to be financially buoyant prescribed by the bible except by giving. Those of you who put principles of first fruit and tithes into old testament and laws, have u ever thought about the fact that Abraham gave his first fruit and his tithe. Hebrews 7 Galatians 3:14 also states that we are seeds of Abraham so guys just relax, afterall God is bigger than ur 10 percent |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by Enigma(m): 1:25pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
DGI-PLUS: The bolded part of the quote is not necessarily true and it is one of the reasons why our people are easily fooled by all these 419 pastors; in fact it can often lead to doing the opposite of what Jesus and the apostles taught e.g.: (a) Matthew 25:38-40 "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? (b) James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Instead of doing the things taught by Jesus and the apostles, our people prefer to follow superstition thinking it will help them to get "prosperity" when all that tends to happen is that they themselves end up being defrauded by 419 pastors. |
Re: Should Our First Fruit Go To The Pastor's Pocket? by beknown(m): 1:26pm On Jan 19, 2010 |
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