Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has issued an apology for his previous statement that suggested Christians who fail to pay tithe may be barred from entering heaven.
Initially, Adeboye had stated that paying tithe was a requirement for entering heaven. His stance on this generated wagging tongues from social media users.
However, in a later turn of event, the clergy apologised reversing his earlier stance which he described as a “mistake” while addressing a youth congregation on Thursday night at an ongoing Youth Convention of the RCCG at the Redemption City, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.
Adeboye emphasised that the bible says peaceful and holy living are the prerequisites for making heaven.
“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 prove 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.”
Pastor Enoch Adeboye shared a compelling story about a man who made a remarkable pledge of N3.5 million during a fundraising event at a conference led by the late American evangelist, Kenneth Hagin.
The man's donation surpassed the combined contributions of the entire congregation. When Adeboye inquired about his generosity, the man revealed that he had been giving beyond the traditional 10% tithe, inspiring Adeboye to reevaluate his own giving.“five years ago I started a company with 500 dollars and I said to God your are mine senior partner…, prosper the business and I will not insult you with 10 per cent, I will give you 90 per cent. He said five years later my turnover is $50 million.”
“From that day onward I have been increasing my own steadily. I’ve not reached 90 per cent yet, but I’m far from 10 per cent. It’s wrong for me to say you should be paying only 10 per cent,” Adeboye said
