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Pastor David Ibiyeomie has received series of backlash, following his sermon on how ‘Jesus hates poor people’.
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While being criticized by Nigerians, the pastor also received rebuke from controversial clergyman, Able Damina, and the Christian Association of Nigeria.
The founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has received series of call-outs, following his recent teaching.
Recall that the pastor had earlier preached against poverty, stating that Jesus didn’t associate himself with poor people during his time.
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He added that Jesus lived and died not only for salvation, but to save people from poverty, and whoever is still poor isn’t living like Christ.
In his words, he said;
“Jesus never visited any poor person in his house, that means He hates poverty. Check your Bible, He visited Lazarus, they were not poor, they were giving him food. He visited a sinner called Zacchaeus who was rich, tell me one poor man that Jesus entered his house, He hates poverty, that is the meaning
“He (Jesus) hates people who are poor. He died for you not to be poor, so how can you now come into church having that kind of mentality. You can become poor, but you are not permitted to remain poor. Nothing is wrong with you coming to Christ as a poor man, but it is wrong for you to remain poor,” Ibiyeomie told the congregation
Reacting to this, Pastor Abel Damina accused Ibiyeomie of deviating from the scriptures, adding that he promotes materialistic agendas instead of biblical teachings.
Damina said;
“How can Jesus hate poor people? We know the grace of our Lord Jesus, He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor. He identified with poor people. He became poor that you, through his poverty, may be rich and the rich is not material richness. It is riches of grace, mercy, and his righteousness.”
Jesus identified with the poor even in his birth. He was born in a manger, in a family of poor parents – Joseph, the carpenter and Mary. If He hates poor people, he should have come through the house of Bill Gates or through the house of Elon Musk, but He came through an old poor carpenter family,” Damina said.
Also speaking on the issue, the Lagos State chairman of CAN, Bishop Stephen Adegbite said;
“He (Ibiyeomie) should not be misleading people and he should tell people the truth and nothing but the truth. For us, Jesus is a lover of the poor and he identified with them and that is one of the reasons why He came into the world
By their fruits we shall know them. They (pastors) can make anything, they can make billions, that is not Christianity, that is not the faith that we know. The message Jesus wants us to preach is about salvation because that is whole essence of Christ coming,” Adegbite added
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