In a video which has gone viral on social media, Nigerian Pastor and Founder of Kingsway International Christian Center located in the United Kingdom with branches in Nigeria, Matthew Ashimolowo, asked his church members to donate according to the number of years they have lived on earth so they can receive blessings from what he calls, ‘Seed of Glorious Expectation’.
He said:
“For every year you have lived on earth, I want you to give a N100… No sorry, a N1000 naira.
“If you have lived on earth for 35 years, you give N35,000. You have lived 60 years, you give N60,000.
“Those who are paying one thousand dollars to the left while those paying in naira to the right.
“Thousand dollars to the left, thousand naira to the right, those that are doing the both, to the middle.“Get out of your seats.”
Nigerian radio personality, DaddyFreeze, who has always frowned at the ways pastors in Nigeria become super rich and live flamboyant lifestyles, while their members suffer to pay tithe and offerings, reposted the video on his Instagram page.
He condemned the act saying that such a thing was unheard of in the Bible.
He wrote:
Nigerians, their IQ of 67 and their men of God.
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Come and give a thousand dollars for every year you have lived???
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Can you show me anywhere in the Bible where Jesus used this ‘fund raising’ approach? I remember 5 loaves and 2 fishes but 1000 dollars??????? ~FRZ
The Video:
