Bishop David Oyedepo, founder,
Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, Thursday explained why it is
important for Christians to pay tithe.
Oyedepo said tithing opens the
windows of heaven and ensures divine blessings for Christians, stressing that
those who don’t tithe are permanently beggars.
He said this while addressing
members of Dunamis International Gospel Center in Abuja.
According to Oyedepo, “If you
don’t pay tithe you are permanently a beggar.
“I’m permanently under an open
heaven. Every seed you give to God returns but only tithe secures your destiny.
Its tithing that secures your blessing.
“Through the mystery of tithing
you don’t run out of divine ideas. Tithing opens the windows of heaven and
pours you quick understandings.”
Genesis 14 vs 20
ReplyDeleteGenesis 28 vs 22
Numbers 18 vs 21, 24 and 26
Leviticus 27 vs 30 – 34
Deuteronomy 12 vs 6
Deuteronomy 14 vs 22, 23, 28 and 29
2 chronicles 31 vs 10 – 12
Nehemiah 10 vs 37 and 38
Nehemiah 13 vs 8 – 12
Proverbs 3 vs 9
Malachi 3 vs 8 – 12
Hebrew 7 vs 4 - 9
Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ (the final authority) said in Matthew 23 vs 23:
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other (that is paying of tithes) undone.
What Christ said here is that, the most important aspect of the Law (commandments) are:
Judgment (that is the judgment of God that will come upon unrepentant sinners both here on earth and also in eternity),
Mercy (that is the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world Titus 2 vs 11 and 12)
Faith (without faith, it is impossible to please God).
These (Judgment, Mercy and Faith) ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other (paying of tithes) undone.
Jesus- our Lord and savior encouraged paying of tithes but not at the expense of our salvation which settles the issue of Judgment, mercy and faith.
The fact is that if you are not born again (that is, if your spirit is not bearing you witness that you are a child of God) you are not qualified to pay tithes and offering.
This commandment is strictly for the Israelites. We Christians (Believers) are Israelites by adoption (that is salvation through Christ).
The problem we have in our generation is that many Preachers have abandoned the weightier matter of the law and all they are after now is tithes and offerings. They are not worried about the souls of their members.
Your soul is much more important than tithes and offerings. Therefore, you must be born again there after you can now pay your tithes and offerings.
Do not allow any so call man of God to deceive you that your tithes and offerings qualify you for God’s Kingdom. Salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition.
God bless you for this word of God.
DeleteRevrend was sayin his own opinion to the gullibles without quoting at least one Bible verse to corroborate his ideas.He is only sayin these are protect his vast empires. Did Jesus or his disciples ever said the above statements of our dear Rev read? A whole Reverend dt can not convince pple making use o God's word the Bible, but wants us to belive hi own idea. Sigh! Blinds that guide blinds! Wot makes yu beta than these Pharisees mentioned in d Bible? Search ursef well before it becomes so late. Sell ur vast empires and Jets and giv the money to the poor. Am sure yu dare not - Hypocrite!
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