VeryDarkMan also noted that ‘Religion has blinded a lot of Nigerians’
By Kehinde Okeowo
Social media critic and influencer, Martins Ortse, aka VeryDarkMan has applauded The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, after his public apology and urged him to ensure he touches more lives with ‘tithes’ collected by his church.
He gave the advice on Friday via his Instagram page where he also noted that religion has “blinded and finished” Nigerians and Africans.
VeryDarkMan was reacting to the cleric’s apology after an earlier claim that Christians who don’t pay tithe won’t make heaven.
Recanting his earlier statement, Adeboye said his assertion was a “mistake”, adding that the Holy Bible never said such.
He went on to emphasize that the bible only prescribed peaceful living with all people and holiness as the prerequisites for making heaven.
“I apologize for saying ‘If you don’t pay tithe, you might not make it to heaven.
“I’m sorry, that’s wrong, and it’s not in the Bible. What the Bible says is ‘Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see God” Adeboye said.
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Reacting to the apology, after it made the rounds on social media, VeryDarkMan said: “I’m happy about what Papa Adeboye revealed so I’m waiting for all those pastors like David Ibieyomie that preach about giving tithe.
“The number one man of all the religious people in Nigeria has come out to apologize that he’s sorry for saying if you don’t pay tithe you won’t make heaven; that it’s not in the Bible.
“Which other things have they told us is not in the Bible? That’s what I’m concerned about; how many things have they manipulated that is not in the Bible? I’m glad that Papa Adeboye came out to say these things, so imagine the ones that would come out to apologise and have manipulated the people, they have twisted the right words of the Bible to suit their own narratives.
“Religion has blinded and finished us in Africa and I will keep talking about how messed up religion has made us, carry your Bible.
“I’m waiting for those who will come tomorrow and say prayers won’t move Nigeria forward.
“I hope God will touch papa and the tithe collected will be used to touch the people of the country by creating jobs for millions.”
