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Philippians 4:15-19

Didactic Incongruity With The Scripture (VII)

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A sizeable number of them are of the ecclesiastical office of Prophets, claiming to hear directly from God, things the Bible is very silent about – which should not be taught. Many pride themselves with apostolic office, which is acquired from the apostles under whom they served. What does that mean? A self-styled Apostle is seen appointing another as an Apostle. Preposterous! There is no kingdom that does not engage in seriousness of economics. The Kingdom of God, run by the Church cannot be an exception. How can one give offerings if one is absolutely broke? Can a jobless person gather from nothing to give tithes? Why would Paul say, “But my God shall supply?” The conjunctional use of “but” makes the providential supply contingent on Paul’s reception of what church members give to him. Sowing and reaping, in faith, is what the Church economy is all about (2Corinthians 9:6-11). Two of the ways of giving to the Church in fulfillment of Pauline Philippians 4:15-19 is tithes and offering. Malachi 3:10 is Divine legality for prosperity activation in the Kingdom of Jehovah: “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” If Damina teaches that the Bible is a poor material for money making, is this eisegesis or exegesis, considering the Bible verses I have treated so far? And if Damina should insist that Malachi 3:10 is of Old Testamentary order of Divine economy, Damina should show the world where God said so in the Holy Writ. Where the Bible is silent on any subject, we cannot, from our understanding, teach the same. It simply amounts to eisegetical stray of Satanism. Disheartening, it is, to know that someone who claims to be a Bible teacher will resort to tarnishing the image of Abraham, calling him a wicked businessman. Has Damina not gone round the bend? Where is the incongruity here? Genesis chapter 12 proves Damina’s incongruous handling of Scripture, concerning Abraham. So, let us go there to attest to Damina’s eisegetical inordinateness.Read More

Didactic Incongruity With The Scripture (VI)

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The philosophy behind tithing is captured in what Melchizedek told Abraham. Genesis 14:19-20 19) “And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20) And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.” On account of the fact that Jehovah is the Possessor of everything found, gained and owned, it is apropos and most wise to offer a reasonable portion in honour to the Divine Owner of all. Abraham was never hand or arm twisted to give the first ever tithe – outside the Mosaic Law –; neither did Abraham give the tenth of the best part of what divine aid put in his grip out of sheer religious superstition. He offered the first ever tithe very willingly, knowing fully well that he was truly honouring God with his possession. Abraham gave based on the philosophy of: God is possessor of heaven and earth. This takes us to the teaching of the wisest man that ever lived. Solomon, known for laconic expressions, wrote in Proverbs 3:9-10 “Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10) So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” We understand where Solomon got his wisdom (1Kings 3:11-13). The words of Solomonic Book of Proverbs are actually Divine communication to mankind. And if Solomon wrote, “Honour the LORD with thy substance,” and it is quite understandable that tithing was prevalent among God’s people when Solomon wrote this verse; it must continue in God’s House, the Church. Church tithing promises, from the mind and intent of the Divinity, much, much more than what one gives in God’s Church: for it says through the Spirit inspired, “So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Solomon must, of necessity, employ laconicism in every verse of the Book of Proverbs; maxims do not have to beat about the bush to get thoughts, especially, that of the Divinity across to those who wish to walk with the LORD God. Whoever warped Damina’s mind against the LORD hates him too much. The words of the Proverbs of Solomon, coming from God’s oracular afflatus, must, of necessity, be eternal.Read More