By Abiola Olawale
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has issued an apology for his previous statement implying that Christians who do not pay tithe may not gain entry into heaven.
The senior Pastor, who spoke during a youth congregation at the ongoing Youth Convention of the RCCG at the Redemption camp, Lagos described his earlier claim and indeed sermon as a mistake.
He clarified that the Bible only stipulates that leading a peaceful and holy life is essential for attaining salvation.
He said: “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’
“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 straight….
“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”
The New Diplomat reports that in 2018, Adeboye, in a controversial manner, declared that anybody who does not pay tithe will not make it to heaven.
He had said: “I want to give every one of you pastors an opportunity to repent tonight.
“And then to go back, immediately after this convention, to restitute your ways with your congregation.
“Make it clear to them…Anyone who is not paying his tithe is not going to heaven, full stop”, he had declared.
