Man Who Stopped Paying Tithe And Offering In Church Shares What Happened To His Financial Life

• A man said there was a time in his life when he decided to change his beliefs and indoctrination about tithes and offerings
• The man said that contrary to what he was taught, one does not need to pay any money before God gives them blessings
• He said that when he stopped paying tithe, his life transformed, and he found a greater financial upliftment than before

A Nigerian man who stopped paying tithe has come out to share his experience in exchanging money for blessings with the general public.

The man said that before now, he was one of the people who was indoctrinated to believe that one had to pay money to receive blessings from God.

However, the man said he decided one day to stop paying tithes and offerings in church. He made up his mind that he would still go to church, but he was not going to give anything.

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In a video he posted on TikTok, Itzchrisisikweihe said instead of his life regressing, he experienced financial growth after he stopped offering and tithing.

Although he said he still believes in these responsibilities, it was not because of offerings that one received blessings from God.

Nigerian man shares experience after stopping tithe

The man stated that the children of God do not need to pay money to the Lord before he would bless them.

He said even earthly parents do not demand money from their children before giving them good things in life.

According to him, the gospel saying one needs to pay tithe and offerings before being blessed was 'transactional'.

"So there is a door I have left and that is the door of religion. There was a time in my life I was being exploited all in the name of loving God. They used every way to get money from us. They made it look as though God is in a transactional business with us. So one fateful night, I was angry. Meanwhile, I have given everything I had and nothing was coming forth. I wasn't seeing anything. So what they said in the Bible wasn't applicable in my own situation?

"So I asked myself one question: if my earthly father could afford everything I have, expecting nothing from me, how much more my heavenly father? But I chose that day to fight my beliefs. I said I was going to go to church, but I will not pay tithe, I will not pay offering, nothing. From that day I took that life-changing decision to now, there has been an exponential growth in my life, including my finances," he wrote.

Reacting to the story, a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Oselumhense Anetor who is the priest in charge of St Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ahia and Udakpa, Ubiaja Esan South East LGA of Edo state said some churches make the tithe topic seem transactional.

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"If Jesus himself wasn't rich in material possessions, and even advised the rich young man in the Bible to sell what he has and come follow him, why then do we think Christ's blessings here on earth should always be seen as material wealth? We preach this to poor Church folks because we hope they'll bring all they have to us when we teach them that God is a transactional God. The threats are usually to ensure maximum compliance. Does threatening people really seem like something God would do?"

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Reactions to man's views on paying tithe

@FRANCIS BANKS said:

"If we say catholic is best. It will look like we are making noise."

@Hairgorgeousng said:

"God does not test us ooo.. I have done first fruit and I suffered ehnn."

@Pressure! said:

"This is the first thing I look for from the mouth of every preacher. I have left church for good and deal with God directly. The manipulation no be here ooo."

@Gabbie said:

"I tried not paying tight since 2 years ago. But God remembered me and I get more promotion day by day. Instead i give to the needy to what my power can carry and never regretted it. Hallelujah."

@Fa8 said:

"When a member in my fellowship in school used her school fee(medicine student) for partnership, it was then I realised that noooo e no funny."

Christ Soldier said:

"You don’t need to do anything for God to bless you, there is a reason behind tithes, it was given to the prophet then, because they can’t work but serve God all their life, so people provide for them."

Pastor reacts to man’s claims on tithing and financial growth

A cleric in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Kunle, has reacted to the story of the man who claimed his finances improved after he stopped paying tithes and offerings in church.

Speaking with Legit.ng, the pastor emphasised that tithing is not just a payment but an obligation for believers.

"You don't pay tithe, you give it. It's not yours," Kunle stated.

He explained that financial success is not solely tied to tithing but rather to obedience to certain principles.

Pastor Idowu Iluyomade's sermon trends online

Legit.ng reported that a man shared snippets of a sermon by Idowu Iluyomade, formerly of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Iluyomade, popularly known as Pastor ID, began trending online amid circulating reports that he would be starting a church in future.

The church, known as The Family Fellowship, held its first Sunday service in Lagos recently, where many people joined in their worship.

Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a pastor for this report.

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Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, copy editor at Legit.ng.