A video has surfaced of the bishop of Wesley Cathedral Methodist Church in Sunyani, an earlier message that triggered a church member to tag the Bishop and Elders as “thieves”.
According to the Methodist bishop, if one is a church member and does not pay the tithe, that person is a robber.
Speaking to his congregation, the Bishop of the Methodist Church argued, “If you are a member of this church and you don’t pay tithe, you’re a robber. There are three different types of theft: stealing, burglary and armed robbery. The highest level is armed robbery, where someone puts a gun on you, forces you to bring out your money, and takes everything you have. That person is called a robber”.
“God says those who do not pay tithe are not stealing or committing burglary; they are robbers. Do you know why God calls them robbers? It is because you know it belongs to God, yet you intentionally take it. That is why God says if you are in a church and you don’t pay your tithe, you are an armed robber,” he explained.
The Bishop of the Methodist Church’s words triggered the woman to label the bishop and the leadership of the Methodist Church as thieves.
She disclosed that although she is a working woman and capable of paying tithes, she has decided not to because she feels the system does not reflect fairness in how support is offered to church members.
The woman questioned the rationale behind paying large amounts as a tithe, only to receive minimal support when a family emergency or bereavement occurs.
Speaking during the open forum, a Methodist church member stated, “You mentioned that the Bible says someone who does not pay their tithe is an armed robber. If that is the case, then when we are talking about armed robbers, it starts from you, Bishop, and the elders of the church; you are all armed robbers”.
“I work, and I can afford to pay a huge tithe, but I won’t. I’d rather use that money for something else. If my mother is about to die and not yet dead, and you expect me to bring GH¢5,000 as tithe, only for the church to give GH¢500 to support me, I won’t do that,” she said.
The woman further recounted that when the church contributed smaller amounts, sometimes as little as GH¢10, towards members’ welfare, when the auditorium was often full, yet members who do not pay tithe are still not given any welfare benefits.
According to her, the current approach has led to some members no longer attending the church as support is reportedly tied strictly to tithe payment, discourages participation and raises questions about fairness and membership support.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the woman’s remarks stated, “The woman is right. That thing in the Methodist Church is absolute balderdash. Is the tithe supposed to be forced on members? That nonsense must stop now. All churches that keep tithe books are fraud”.
A netizen added, “The Church is not practising CHRIST anymore, it is now practising hypocrisy, selfish interest, thievery and nonsense. The Methodist Church has now become a Church full of crowns, calling themselves Reverend Ministers”.
“I love this woman… this is how it should be… just be real and simple … Telling the truth is always a problem because the other party knows it’s true but doesn’t want to accept it”, one X user added.
A netizen added, “Pastors children have no job but carrying an iPhone 15 +, the poor people’s children carry iPhones 7 to 11. This same pastor would tell you we would all make it to heaven and receive huge blessings from God, walk on gold lies they keep telling us, yet they use this same tithe and collection money to enrich themselves and their children”.
Watch the video below:
@bornagainchristian06 the Methodist Church pastor message that sparks the woman to react
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