“You Have No Right To Attack A Pastor On Church Issue”- Apostle Suleman Tells Daddy Freeze

The President of the Omega Fire Ministries worldwide
(OFM) , Apostle Johnson Suleman , has lent his voice to
the burning issue on tithing stoked by an OAP , Daddy
Freeze.

Below is his reaction during a church service ;

“Let it be clear that if anyone is not a
pastor , he has no right to attack a pastor
on church issue. He should leave
everything to God . I only laugh. Somebody
who is not a doctor cannot teach a
certified doctor how to go about doing his
job ; he will just be laughed at . Someone
who is not a journalist can ’ t teach a true
journalist how he should do his work ; they
will just be laughing at him.

I wouldn ’ t have spoken on the issue but
you don’ t argue with a man whose mind is
already made up on any issue . It is futile .
And I ’ m not going to confuse anybody to
pay tithe , no . if you attend my church and
you decide not to pay tithe, it ’ s left to you .
In my church they don’ t pay me
allowance. I live on my personal
businesses and I write books . So far , I
have written 52 books that are
inspirational and I ’ m still writing . If you
write books that are inspirational ,
believers and non- believers will buy . It is
not as if it is only church members that
buy pastors ’ books . That alone is enough
to sustain any pastor . So, you don’ t just
jump to criticize any pastor for buying
private jets of expensive cars because you
think it is tithe that they use to buy them .

If you asked me , there is nothing wrong
with tithing . But tithes should be used by
pastors to maintain Christianity, assist the
poor in the church , the vulnerable and the
stranded . Not that everything should go
into the pastor ’ s pocket , that’ s wrong .
Every pastor should be on allowance .

That young man does not deserve a
response ; in fact, I ’ m not talking because
of him but because my Papa , Pastor
Adeboye had spoken , I ’ m speaking on the
issue . Now , if it requires that we go into a
debate , let ’ s have it . Yes, your tithe is not
a license to make heaven but it is an
acknowledgment of God ’ s mercy in your
life . But because Papa Adeboye corrected
the wrong notion and the young man
dared to respond to him, I felt it was
insulting . This is not about sentiment or
emotion , it is about commonsense. You
don’ t respond to an elder in certain
manner , especially a man of Pastor
Adeboye ’ s standing .

There are things people shouldn’ t just
dabble into especially when it is not their
field. Even if you mobilize the whole world
against tithing , you will only end up being
counterproductive because this is not your
field. Men of God do not need to react to
such issues because like I said earlier ,
once somebody has made up his mind on
a position , nobody should argue with such
a man . My reaction to such a man is , if
that is your position , keep it , continue with
what you believe but don’ t confuse people
to believe what you believe . ”