The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A. Adeboye has apologized for a prior statement he made about the importance of giving tithes to the church.
The pastor of RCCG had spoken to his members in a televised about the importance of tithing, which has now gone viral on X (Twitter).
In the sermon he said,
“I want to be apologising for making a mistake, for saying that if you don’t pay tithe, you might not make it to heaven. Sorry, that’s wrong,”,
This drew varying reactions from his congregation, who were startled by the apology.
He went on to clarify that tithing as a prerequisite to making heaven was stated nowhere in the bible, he said;
“That’s not in the bible. What the bible says is ‘Be at peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see God.'”
He explained that it was necessary to correct oneself, as there have been many times we assumed something in the past that later turns out to be wrong as time passes. He explained, as one grows and learns, he/she can discover he has made mistakes in the past. uUsing the movement of light as an example, he stated;
“it’s possible to be right and wrong at the same time.”
“For years, we thought that light travels in straight line. Now, is that correct?… But later on we discovered it’s not straight as a rod, light travels in waves.”
He did clarify that despite his admission to being wrong about tithing as a prerequisite to making heaven, it was still necessary that Christians pay their tithes, even stating that only beginners should give 10 percent, more seasoned members should give more than that.
“It is wrong to limit you to ten percent.”
“Ten percent should be for beginners,” he added, saying some people should be paying “20 percent, 30 percent.”, he explained.
Watch his sermon below;
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