The Senior pastor of the Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has appealed to religious leaders across the country to cultivate the habit of sharing a large portion of tithe and church proceeds to the needy because of the economic situation.
Pastor Giwa, made the appeal in Akure, the Ondo state capital,while featuring on a radio personality programme tagged ‘Agbami Oselu”.
The cleric who urged worshippers not to show lackadaisical attitude towards paying their tithes, however said the importance of feeding the poor and the needy in times of hardship can’t be overemphasized.
He said that “We are under obligation to bring 10 per cent of the profit that we make from our business transactions or from the salary we earn. This is contained in the Bible book of Malachi 3:10.
“However, the controversy over the issue of tithes is unnecessary. It is happening now because some of the big-time servants of God have betrayed the gospel and their calling.”
“I am not against tithing. When you see Deuteronomy 14:28-29, it itemizes four people which tithe are meant for. The Levites, foreigners, widows and the fatherless. So, it is not only pastors that owns tithes.
“However, the way we cleric take it today is what is causing protests by the people.”
Giwa who attributed the hardship battling Nigerians to the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, however, appealed to marketers of products to stop hiking price of the commodity so as to lessen the suffering of the masses.
On security threats confronting the country, the cleric said, the poor road network across the country is fuelling insecurity stalling development and making life more difficult for citizens.
“One of the factors contributing to our insecurity is our poor road conditions.
Giwa added that ” You can see that they hide at every bad portions of the road and kidnap their victims.
The cleric, appealed to the government at all levels to prioritize the fixing of the roads across the local governments, states and the federal roads.