8 ways to know your pastor eats your tithes and offerings

Most pastors no longer see the church of
God as a sacred place anymore, but they
tend to take advantage of the innocent
congregation as a means of survival.
The porosity of the church is like the
parable of Jesus Christ on the wheat and
the tares. These churches are so many
that it takes the grace of God to
differentiate which is Godly or manly.
Tithing and offerings in some churches
has now become a means of extorting
the congregation, here are 8 ways you
will know that your pastor is after your
money and not your soul.
1. Threaten you to pay tithes and offerings
Once your pastor threatens brimstone
and fire against those that refuse to pay
in his sermon or teachings, it is a sign
for you to know that he is after your
money and not the salvation of your
soul.
God himself is love and there should not
be fear in serving or giving. Giving is
not by force.
2. Imposes tithes and offerings on his
congregation
Always remember that your service to
God, either with your money should not
be a mandate.
The pureness of Abraham’s heart
naturally led to his godly decision to
honour the Lord with his possessions
and with the first-fruits of the increase
in his resources.
3. When the book of Malachi becomes your
pastor's favourite scripture
If truly God loves us when we are yet
sinners, then the primary duty of your
pastor should be on your repentance
and salvation.
The church should be a clinic for
believers and not a place of business for
pastors. If you attend a church and all
you hear often is pay your tithes and
offering to the house of God, then it is
time for you to move. God is interested
in your heart not your money.
4. When you give your offering grudgingly
If you are giving to God then it has to be
with a cheerful heart but once you
grumble or murmur to give your
offering or tithe, just know that it is for
your pastor because you are giving
under his influence.
Decide for yourself between you and
God. It is no business of your pastor.
You give because you love God and not
because you love your pastors.
5. When he puts fears in the minds of his
subjects
When all your pastor could read out to
you in his sermon is the curses and
storm that will befall all those who do
not pay their tithes. This simply means
that he is the one that want your money
and not God.
Instilling fear in the heart of the people
to give could not even be traced to Jesus
Christ teachings while on earth.
6. Emphasize on giving to the pastor and
his family
Giving to the pastor and his family
should not be a topic preached by
pastors on the pulpit. If your pastor's
sermon is basically on giving your
offering towards his welfare and that of
his family, it shows that he is only
interested in eating your tithes and
offering for his personal use.
7. Complains about the denomination
members give as offering
Your pastor on no occasion should
complain on what people give to church,
not even as a joke. Either in his sermon
or teachings should he make reference
to the denominations members drop as
offering or tithe.
If you notice this behaviour in your
pastor then it is time you leave because
he is seeing the church as a place to
maximize profit.
8. Emphatically says your tithe and offering
should be at your local church
There is no reference in the Bible that
says that tithes and offering should be
paid to your pastors, so on no account
should a pastor tell his congregation to
always give their tithes and offering in
their local church.
Once you attend a God believing church,
you are free to drop your tithes and
offerings there.


--Naij