Nigerian church suspends pastor who preached against the collection of tithes
- A Nigerian preacher said he was once suspended by a church after he preached against payment of tithes
- The pastor said authorities of the church called him, queried him and suspended him over the sermon he preached
- He narrated his experience while reacting to the public apology issued by Pastor E.A. Adeboye of the RCCG over an aspect of his sermon on tithe
A preacher has shared the story of how his former church suspended him after sharing his views about tithe.
The preacher said he was quarried after he was reported to the church’s authorities.
The pastor was reacting to Pastor Adeboye’s apology for his teaching about tithe and heaven. Photo credit: Facebook/Cephas Chris Walker Rock and Instagram/@pastoreaadeboyeofficial.Source: UGC
Dr Cephas Chris Walker Rock, who is now with Holy Ghost Nation Church, Lagos said he got the opportunity to teach the gospel, and he had taught that payment of tithe was an old Jewish practice.
Suspended in 2011 after preaching against tithe
He said he disputed the teaching that if one does not pay tithe, one will go to hell or live a tight life.
His words:
“I went on to show that tithe is not the prerequisite of heaven or has anything to do with our salvation in Christ. I said that Christ is the centre of eternal life while tithe is just an age-long practice before the law. I made it clear that King Melchizedek did not in any place ask Abraham to pay him tithe.
“A pastor who was in that service that day by name Raymond reported me to my superiors and I was queried, suspended and warned not to say that again.”
Cephas said he was later vindicated because the ministry’s founder supported his teaching after he learned he had been suspended.
His words:
“But the founder of the ministry I was then came up on a Wednesday business meeting to abolish tithe keeping a record that was the order of the day. And he commanded us to emphasize on Christ and his gracious work and not Law. In his words, he said, “We are no longer on Mount Sinai but at the resurrection of Jesus.”
Cephas narrated his experience while reacting to the apology issued by Pastor E.A. Adeboye over an aspect of his teachings on the payment of tithe.
He said the incident happened in 2011 but he did not mention the name of the church. He went on to further post his comments on a post made by Charles Awuzie, a former preacher who said he had stopped preaching.
Cephas said in the comment section:
“To me I don’t see why his apology should become an issue. People like me was queried, suspended two weeks as pastor for teaching what they saw as being against their doctrine of no tithe no heaven. I had always stood against manipulation, extortions in the Pentecostal circle while within them. I was vocal and was seen as evil child. Today am not a Pentecostalist but Christ centered servant.”
Woman uses tithe to cook food for people
In a related story, a Nigerian woman said she does not pay her tithe in church, but instead, she uses the money to cook food.
The food she cooks is taken to the streets and shared with the less privileged who need it.
While many people appreciated the woman, others said she should not have posted the video on social media.
Source: Fox Nigeria
