At the ongoing Youth Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer, made significant statements regarding the payment of tithes. Speaking to a youth congregation on Thursday night at the event held at the Redemption City along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Pastor Adeboye explained that giving 10 per cent of one’s income as tithe is meant for those who are just starting their faith journey.
During his message, Adeboye mentioned that he had personally moved beyond giving the standard 10 per cent and encouraged his audience to think about giving more if they want to experience greater blessings. “It’s wrong for me to say you should be paying only 10 per cent,” he stated, noting that those who aspire to greater financial control and success must go beyond the minimum.
While delivering his sermon, Pastor Adeboye took a moment to clarify a previous statement he made regarding the connection between paying tithe and going to heaven. He admitted that it was wrong to claim that Christians who fail to pay tithe might not make it to heaven, saying, “I apologise for saying ‘If you don’t pay tithe, you might not make it to heaven.’ I’m sorry, that’s wrong, and it’s not in the Bible. What the Bible says is ‘Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see God’,” he said.
Adeboye explained “It is possible to be right and wrong at the same time. I will proof it to you. I’m a scientist so I know that for years we thought that light travels in straight lines….
“Later on we discovered light travels in waves. It is wrong to limit you to 10 per cent when someone is talking of 20, 30, 40 per cent. 10 per cent should be for beginners I believe God will give me an opportunity very soon to give you the details.”
