A Misleading Teaching in the Christian Community
By †Gabriel Obiano, D.D. Have you heard someone say, "If you don't pay your tithe, you will go to hell"? Excuse me, how can not paying a tithe send someone to hell? Is that even logical, let alone biblical? Our salvation is not tied to tithe-paying. Think about this: If someone who isn't born again stumbles into your church, and the message they hear that day isn't the message of the Cross, but rather a loud proclamation from the pulpit that they are doomed to hell for not tithing... so this person rushes out, drops their tithe, but still doesn't know the message of the Cross—has they truly moved from hell to eternal rest? Really? Brethren, the teaching on tithing has divided us. When a teacher of God's word tries to correct this narrative, that teacher suddenly becomes an enemy. This is the handiwork of the enemy himself. Tithing must not be overemphasized above the message of the Cross. The Apostle Paul said, "For I decided to know nothing among y...