{"id":4973,"date":"2024-10-08T09:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4973"},"modified":"2024-10-08T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:56:03","slug":"pastor-apologizes-for-saying-those-who-do-not-pay-tithes-will-not-enter-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4973","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Apologizes for Saying Those Who Do Not Pay Tithes Will Not Enter Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>South African Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has apologized for previously stating that Christians who don&#8217;t pay tithe may not make it to heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent video, Pastor Adeboye admitted his mistake, saying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I apologize for saying &#8216;If you don&#8217;t pay tithe, you might not make it to heaven.&#8217; I&#8217;m sorry, that&#8217;s wrong, and it&#8217;s not in the Bible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He referenced Hebrews 12:14, which states,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see God.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This apology marks a significant shift in Adeboye&#8217;s stance on tithing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adeboye also emphasized that 10% should be the starting point for tithing, encouraging members to give more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is wrong to limit you to 10 percent when someone is talking of 20, 30, 40 percent. 10 percent should be for beginners.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a scientist and pastor, Adeboye acknowledged the complexity of truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is possible to be right and wrong at the same time\u2026 Later on, we discovered light travels in waves.&#8221; He hinted at exploring this topic further in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apology: Pastor Adeboye retracts statement linking tithing to salvation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biblical Reference: Hebrews 12:14 emphasizes holiness and peace as prerequisites for seeing God<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tithing Encouragement: Adeboye suggests 10% as a starting point, encouraging members to give more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientific Analogy: Adeboye uses the example of light&#8217;s properties to illustrate the complexity of truth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This apology reflects Adeboye&#8217;s commitment to Biblical accuracy and his willingness to correct past mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Correspondent Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has apologized for previously stating that Christians who don&#8217;t pay tithe may not&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4975,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4973\/revisions\/4975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}