Daddy Freeze on Tithe [A complete Analysis of Daddy Freeze’s Arguments]

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Who is Daddy Freeze?

Ifedayo Olarinde is a broadcaster and an event compere. He is usually referred to as Daddy Freeze.

Although Daddy Freeze is biracial, he is an indigene of Osun State and. His mother is from Transylvania – Romania while his father is a Nigerian. He grew up mostly in Nigeria, particularly in Ibadan. Freeze is a graduate of sociology from the University of Ibadan.

daddy freeze and father

Daddy Freeze’s Likes/hobbies

A close look at Daddy Freeze will reveal to you that he is an intelligent person who likes to read. He is also a ‘wristwatch freak’. His love for food is undeniable.

Career

Daddy Freeze has been in broadcasting for over 20 years and has achieved a lot of milestones in his career.

He started his career with Cool FM in the year 2001 and has since then had one on one interviews with likes of top local and international acts including Boyz 2 Men, Angie Stone, Akon, Brian McKnight, Sisquo, Joe, SWV, Brick and Lace, Wyclef Jean, ASA, Caron Wheeler, Sean Paul, Kool and the Gang, Tuface Idibia, Dbanj, Charlie boy, Boris Kodjo and Oluchi Orlandi amongst others.

Up until now, Daddy Freeze has focused basically on his broadcasting career. But he is now the Convener, #FreeTheSheeple Movement (a Servant of Yahweh most high, and a Scripture Scholar, Leader, #FreeNation.
1st Nigerian Nickelodeon award winner)

Lifestyle

Daddy Freeze seems to like exotic items. One of the earliest examples is his McLaren MP4 2012 model which he bought in 2012, which had a worth of $229, 000 as at then.

We also see him telling us about his expensive wrist watches.

How the tithe issue/online church was started by Daddy Freeze!

Daddy Freeze did not just start out with attacking ‘doctrines’ of the church. Before now he criticised random thought or information which he felt were not true. It wasn’t a hit on a particular spot but anything that seems to be misleading. Some of the posts he criticised can be seen below.

Diezani Alison-Madueke

Daddy Freeze’s first public attack (according to his Instagram account) on tithe was on Diezani.

In this post, he argued that Alison’s tithe should be refunded. Is this true? Do you agree with is? You would find out as you read on. Keep your fingers crossed.

What is tithe?

For us to adequately understand what tithe is, we need to understand the difference between the old and new testament. Kindly note that the subject of tithe it discussed in this article as it relates to Christianity and its holy book – the holy bible.

The beginning

God created man in His likeness and His image. Man was made to function like God and assert dominion. There were instructions and principles that man must live by, this has being the system of God from inception. One of the instructions to man was to eat from the tree of life and never from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Obedience to God is a show and proof of love for Him. That was all God demanded of Adam, after giving man everything he needed to live and to be happy. Through deception and rebellion, man fell and that was the beginning of the plan for redemption.

Redemption

Because of God’s love for mankind, God started a redemption plan for man immediately after Adam fell. This plan was to bring man into eternal life –  a life immortal and not susceptible to the predicaments of this fallen world. This is what eventually culminates in the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

When man fell, sin was birthed. Cain killed Abel, people started worshipping gods they made with their hands. Although God sent Adam and his wife out of the garden of Eden, He didn’t shut them out from communicating with him. You would recall that Cain was questioned about killing his brother –  God spoke to him. Lamech also had communication with God.

Righteous Men

In the midst of Pagan worship and a desire to satisfy the inner longing of man for a higher authority, some men stood out. They refused to follow the status quo, this men walked with God and followed His instructions. One of these men is Noah, who God told to construct the famous Noah’s Ark. Another is Enoch whom the Bible tells us that – ‘he walked with God and he was no more’.

Abraham

Abraham was also one of them, he has the most comprehensive portfolio in the scriptures. He was born to a pagan Father Terah (Gen. 11:32, Joshua 24:2-3) but he was different from any other person because of his fellowship with God which earned him an eternal title of the ‘Father of faith’. Abraham heard with God, knew God and walked in faith. He wasn’t righteous by his works, he made mistakes.

At one point, he lied to save his wife Sarah. At another instance, he gave walked in impatience by going in into his servant ‘hagar’ to have a child. He didn’t have much hope in the word of God. Abraham made several mistakes but yet his faith was accounted to him as righteousness. Of all people, living at that time –  Abraham had a reverence for God and unflinching obedience. This was demonstrated by his ability to lay down his only child at the instruction of God.

We can also boldly say that Abraham had a good communion with God,

he one time interceded for Sodom and Gomorrah not to be disturbed because his cousin Lot, lived there.

Abraham knew what many of his contemporaries did not know,

he had an understanding of things of the kingdom. Who taught him to divide the sacrifices into two in Genesis 15, who also began circumcision. Abraham is indeed a progenitor of faith. He worked in the dispensation where sin was in man but there was no law, so sin was not imputed unto him. If the law of Nigeria does not recognize murder has a crime, no judge can ever punish someone for murder. That was the condition at which Abraham and his contemporaries lived.

Abraham was also a prophet,

he had a taste of the faith life that Christians are now living (the just shall live by faith). He didn’t live by the law so everything he did was by faith. This is the same life Christians are living now only that they have the Holy Spirit resident in them, unlike Abraham.

The sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham was a type-

and symbol of Jesus the only begotten of the Father being sacrificed for the sin of the world.

Moses

After Abraham there was Moses, Moses was also a man of God. He worked closely with God and he earned the title ‘the meekest man on earth’. Moses was instructed to give the 10 commandments to the Israelites which would guide their lives. Some of these laws were expanded and some additional laws were included in the Torah which was the holy book for the Israelites, the Jews. There were also laws concerning priesthood and tithing. According to the law of Moses, the tithes were t0 be taken only by the Levites.

Jesus

After Moses came Jesus. Jesus brought an end to the struggle with the laws. He brought life, the law could not make anyone perfect. The law was holy and perfect, but it lacked the ability to make anyone perfect. People tried their best, but their best was like a filthy rag. So God achieved His aim – He wanted man to come to the end of himself. To recognise that righteousness cannot be attained by works. Righteousness can only be a gift that his bestowed on anyone who would trust in God, this is why Abraham could be called righteous even with his errors.

The end of the law was to make righteous and this was Jesus Christ came to give as a gift rather than strugging it through the path of the law.

Jesus instituted Grace. The beginning of a new life – a life where you receive everything by Faith.

So what is the difference between the old and new testament?

Simply put, the old testament is the time/era where people had to adhere to several laws (over 600) to attain righteousness.

The new testament is the era of Grace through Faith where we receive righteousness as a gift by Faith in Jesus Christ. (Eph. 2:8)

Mind you, we didn’t just jump into the era Grace. A lot of things led to it. It was a journey.

Jesus the only son of God who was without sin came to the earth and he became flesh. He was born not of the spermatozoa of man but his conception was a miracle, he was conceived through the Holy Spirit by a virgin.

He was tried and tempted with the exact temptation that had confronted man for man than 3, 000 years, yet he didn’t sin. He remained sinless in his acts all through his life. This is why after his death he could give us a life that would enable us to live a sin-free and eternal life. The blood of bulls and goats in the old testament could not wash the people’s sins away. It only covered the sin temporarily.

The sinlessness of Jesus and his Holy nature qualified him to be the perfect sacrifice to atone for sin and destroy sin once and for all.  This is how we moved into Grace.

Are we now allowed to sin, and to do the opposite of the law?

NO! We now live a righteous life without the consciousness of the law, but we the consciousness of the righteousness we have received as a gift. We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Christians no longer obey the law which was set to help people attain righteousness, now we have that righteousness the law was trying to attain as a gift in us. Because of that, we live out righteousness effortlessly because it’s in us. We do the law because we love God.

• Thou shall not kill is a law, but we don’t kill not because its a law- its against the righteousness that is in us and the perfect standard of righteousness which is LOVE
• Thou shall not steal is a law, but we don’t steal not because its a law – its against the righteousness that is in us and the perfect standard of righteousness which is LOVE
• Thou shall pay your tithe is a law, do we pay out tithes? Is it in line with the righteousness in us? Read on…

Tithe according to the law.

In the law, the first mention of tithe was in Lev. 27:32-33.  Bear in mind that at this time, everybody in one way or the other was involved in either crop farming or animal husbandry. Their source of income was either of the two, remember Cain was a tiller of the ground and Abel reared animals.

A clearer description of Tithe is given in Numbers 18:29

25The Lord also told Moses, 26“Give these instructions to the Levites: When you receive from the people of Israel the tithes I have assigned as your allotment, give a tenth of the tithes you receive—a tithe of the tithe—to the Lord as a sacred offering. 27The Lord will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress. 28You must present one-tenth of the tithe received from the Israelites as a sacred offering to the Lord. This is the Lord’s sacred portion, and you must present it to Aaron the priest. 29Be sure to give to the Lord the best portions of the gifts given to you.

30“Also, give these instructions to the Levites: When you present the best part as your offering, it will be considered as though it came from your own threshing floor or winepress. 31You Levites and your families may eat this food anywhere you wish, for it is your compensation for serving in the Tabernacle. 32You will not be considered guilty for accepting the Lord’s tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.”

When every other tribe had portions of land appropriated to them by Moses (Joshua 13:1-22), according to the book of Joshua 13:3, the Levites had no inheritance – But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them. Who were the Levites? Levites were selected men that were dedicated to the daily runnings of the tabernacle in the days of Moses. They accepted offerings from people and offered them to God. Levites were the mediators between God and man.

This Levites were instructed by God to receive from the people of Israel the tithes He(God) has assigned as their own allotment. In other words, it is the duty of every other tribe to pay 10%  from the proceeds on their various land to the Levites.

Notice that the verse 32 states  ‘You will not be considered guilty for accepting the Lord’s tithes…’ making it obvious that the tithe ultimately belongs to God, the Levites were just receiving on God’s behalf.

What are the Levites supposed to do with the tithe?

They are supposed to give a tenth of the tithes they receive—a tithe of the tithe—to the Lord as a sacred offering. This doesn’t mean the whole tithe received does not belong. Paying a tenth of the tenth is just the obligation of the Levites that looks more like them also paying tithes because that was all the income they had. The lived on the tithes brought by the people, that was their income and the only source from which they could make offerings to God.

The bible states that “The Lord will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress”

Interestingly, this tithe paid by the Levites from what they have received from the people does not go directly to God, it has to first be given to the High Priest- Aaron – “You must present one-tenth of the tithe received from the Israelites as a sacred offering to the Lord. This is the Lord’s sacred portion, and you must present it to Aaron the priest.” Definitely, God does not eat fruits or drink wine or eat meat, so what happens to the sacred offering after they are offered  – “You Levites and your families may eat this food anywhere you wish, for it is your compensation for serving in the Tabernacle.”

Lastly from that verse, it is very clear that the danger of lack of honesty or irresponsibility concerning the tithe is placed on the Levite.  The judgement is already stated and it is not the duty of the Israelites to check or probe how they are tithe is being treated.  God says: “you will not be considered guilty for accepting the Lord’s tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.” Death! is the judgement passed on anyone who treats the holy gifts of the people as common.

Who punished the offending Levite?

It is God, He proclaimed the judgement so he also enforced it. Recall what happened to the Miriam – Moses’ Sister in the book of Numbers 12, she became leprous because she questioned the Man of God’s decision to marry a Cushite woman.

Key points to learn from the verse above

1. The Levites are to receive tithes from the people (Israelites in this context)
2. The Levites should also pay tithes from what they have received from the people – theirs is called a sacred offering
3. The judgement for not treating the tithe as holy was death, God is in charge of this.

Now we go further into some other scripture in the Old Testament that explains what Tithe is.

Deuteronomy 14:23-28

Bring this tithe to eat before the Lord your God at the place he shall choose as his sanctuary; this applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn of your flocks and herds. The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives. 24 If the place the Lord chooses for his sanctuary is so far away that it isn’t convenient to carry your tithes to that place, 25 then you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds and take the money to the Lord’s sanctuary. 26 When you arrive, use the money to buy an ox, a sheep, some wine, or beer, to feast there before the Lord your God, and to rejoice with your household. 27 “Don’t forget to share your income with the Levites in your community, for they have no property or crops as you do. 28 “Every third year you are to use your entire tithe for local welfare programs: 29 Give it to the Levites who have no inheritance among you, or to foreigners, or to widows and orphans within your city, so that they can eat and be satisfied; and then Jehovah your God will bless you and your work.

TLB

This scripture here refers to makes a commandment here that the tithe should be eaten in the presence of the Lord. This those not cancel out the fact that a tithe of the tithe had to be offered unto the Lord has a sacred offering by the Levites. (Num. 18:25 – 31) Every third year the tithes were meant to be used for local welfare.

So how are we to relate to all of these, are Christians supposed to pay tithe? Let’s go further.

Tithes according to the New Testament

First, we need to make it clear that Christians are no longer under the law. Rom. 6:14 states that we are no longer under the law but under Grace. This is because “we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.” Gal. 2:16 NLT.

But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse (remember that tithe was a law in the old testament), for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.” 11 So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” 12 This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the law that a person has life.” 13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” 14 Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham so that we who are believers might receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith. Gal. 3:10-14 NLT

Having established that Christians are no longer under the law, we can now describe what tithe means to New Testament Christians.

Matt 23:23

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

KJV

This is the first mention of the tithe in the New Testament part of the Bible. Jesus scolds the Scribes and Pharisees because they place so much emphasis on paying tithe without a focus on the more important things like judgement, mercy and faith –  these are actually the basis of payment of tithe in the Old Testament. God told the Israelites to give their tithe in the 3^rd year to the poor, orphans and widows. This can be seen as an act of mercy. The Pharisees had lost the essence of the law and of the payment of tithe. According to the Old Testament the purpose of tithe was to:

1.       To honour God and show reverence for Him. Deut. 14:23

2.       To observe a communal feast in the presence of God.  Deut. 14:26

3.       To make provision for the livelihood of the Levites. Num. 18:21

The Pharisees Jesus was scolding were no longer conscious of the .essence of the tithe. A similar issue was earlier raised by Prophet Malachi in Chapter 3:5-9.  The tithe meant for the poor and the strangers were no longer distributes appropriately

Hebrews 7

This chapter is a clear definition of what tithe is in the New Testament. The writer of this book first traces the history of tithing in the New Testament to Abraham and who Melchizedek who lived before the law.  Melchizedek was the king of Salem, priest of the most high God. There was no record of his parents or his descendants in the scripture.

See then how great this Melchizedek is:

(a)…Abraham, the first and most honoured of all God’s chosen people, gave Melchizedek a tenth of the spoils he took from the kings he had been fighting.  One could understand why Abraham would do this if Melchizedek had been a Jewish priest, for later on God’s people were required by law to give gifts to help their priests because the priests were their relatives.  But Melchizedek was not a relative, and yet Abraham paid him.

(b)Melchizedek placed a blessing upon mighty Abraham, and as everyone knows, a person who has the power to bless is always greater than the person he blesses.

(c)The Jewish priests, though mortal, received tithes; but we are told that Melchizedek lives on.

(d)One might even say that Levi himself (the ancestor of all Jewish priests, of all who receive tithes), paid tithes to Melchizedek through Abraham. For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham when Abraham paid the tithes to Melchizedek.

Heb 7:4-10 (TLB)

Melchizedek is a type of Jesus. A representation of his Priesthood and Kingship. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is a priest according to the order of Melchizedek. When God sends a new kind of priest (Jesus), his law must be changed to permit it. As we all know, Christ did not belong to the priest-tribe of Levi, but came from the tribe of Judah, which had not been chosen for priesthood; Moses had never given them that work. So we can plainly see that God’s method changed, for Christ, the new High Priest who came with the rank of Melchizedek. Heb. 7:12-17. So the payment of tithe in New Testament is predicated on that of Melchizedek’s order.

1. Abraham paid this tithe willingly not grudgingly in line with 2 Cor. 9:7. He didn’t pay it because it’s a law or because there was a curse.
2. Melchizedek to whom the tithe was paid was a figure of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament so we can say Abraham paid tithe to Jesus
3. Abraham paid the tithe to show honour and reference
4. The tithe came as a show of gratitude and acknowledgement to God for helping him in the recovery of his wealth.
5. The greater is blessed by the lesser, the tithe had to be paid to the one who could bless Abraham.

These are the principles guiding the payment of tithe by Christians today. Tithing shows our trust in God and it’s a way of acknowledging God as our source. We don’t pay tithe because we are trying to avoid any curse in Malachi 3. NO! We have been redeemed from the curse of the law, all of those curses don’t apply to us. It’s what we should do, it’s not a yardstick for eternal life or passport to heaven but putting our trust in God by paying tithes helps our finance to be well managed and flourish.

Daddy Freeze’s Allegations against tithe

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Tithe is not to God – Daddy Freeze

First, it is impossible for anyone to think of giving any physical thing to God one on one. But concerning tithe, God said:

Lev 27:30-31

“A tenth of the land’s produce, whether grain from the ground or fruit from the trees, is God’s. It is holy to God.

So what is the implication of ‘holy to God’? God has set up institutions by which we give to him. All indirectly. God considers giving to the poor as giving to Him.

Prov. 19:17

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given. NKJV

This is evident in Deut. 14:23, where the tithe of every third year is stored up for the poor, the fatherless and the widows. This is seen as giving to God. Jesus demonstrated this in the parable:

Matt 25:40,44-45

And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’  45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’  46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

NKJV

No matter what the tithe is later used for, it is first separated unto God as holy. Concerning the issue of giving tithe to the widows and fatherless. A true analysis into the majority of churches today will reveal to you that every church has a scheme through which members welfare is catered for. Many churches have prison visits, some members of the church get help when they run into problems. You don’t expect them to publish it newspaper when every single person is helped. These things happen but they hardly make the news.

Many honest people can tell testimonies of being sponsored in schools by churches. For example, the inner city mission of Loveworld Nation a.k.a Christ Embassy houses thousands of children who are daily fed to satisfaction. They are also given proper education with every educational material provided for free.

Recently Daystar Christian Center donated 10million Naira to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). You would also recall that four military schools that were affected by the 2002 bomb explosions in Ikeja Cantonment were fixed by Daystar.

The Redeemed Christian Church of God has offered free health care services and provided relief materials to people in need severally.

The Living Faith Ministries a.k.a has also being a part of these.

On and on, the list goes on, some acts known some unknown – all are givings unto God.

Tithes should be eaten

The LAW clearly states that some portions of the tithe should be eaten.

Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honoured—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the Lord your God.

We are not under the law, but every scripture is given for inspiration. So how do we approach this scripture? We are expected to identify the underlying principles and apply them to our lives as it conforms to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. With this in mind, it is clearly stated that the essence of this feast is to teach the Israelites reverence for God.

In the early church, it was recorded that Christians provided for one another. The ones that had properties sold them off and brought the money to the church. They had everything in common. This is a better form of what the Israelites were doing.

Acts 2:46

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

KJV

The early Christians did not only eat together, but they also provided shelter and some other basic necessities of life. So in essence, they ‘ate their tithe. As explained earlier, this principle is still being practised in churches today. Atimes churches literally, hold love feasts where they eat and ‘belleful’.

Now that brings up another question – was there any record of them paying tithe.

Did the early church pay tithe? – Daddy Freeze

No daddy Freeze, they paid 100%. The scriptures declare that for if the ministration of condemnation (law) be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness (grace) exceed in glory. 2 Cor 3:9 The Early Christians knew they were greater than the people who lived under the law and so they had the ability to give more than 10%. If God is their source, they can give everything unto Him and yet they would never lack.

Acts 4:32-37 KJV

32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.

33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

35 And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Even a man who was a Levite by descent was a part of this. This is significant as it shows the departure from the Levitical order to Grace which works by Faith.

Abraham paid tithe of the spoils not of his own income

What about Jacob who also made a pledge to pay a tithe of all that God gave him?

Gen 28:22

And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshipping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”

What is the financial category of the spoil that Abraham recovered since it is not an income (that is earned from doing work or received from investments)? As much as I know, these were items that previously belonged to Lot. They were not stolen, whether they belonged to Lot before or not Abraham and his 318 men worked to recover them. We have to bear in mind that the economic system of that age is far different from that of the present day.

Abraham paid tithe to Melchizedek, not God

How possible is it for Abraham to ever give a tithe to ‘God’ himself?  (Exod. 33:20) God throughout the scriptures has appointed men that stand for Him and act in His stead. Moses functioned in this position. He was a priest whatever he said was seen as being said by God, because he mediated between the people and God.

In this case, Melchizedek is the representative of God. Heb. 7:14-15 states that Jesus came as a priest in the order of Melchizedek who is a Priest forever.

You should not tithe on your salary because it is not an increase – Daddy Freeze

This is just a simple economic issue. First, the Israelites were not salary-earners but the income from the farm business they ran. So a typical farmer had an investment with his landed property, his seed and other things as his capital. He was not meant to pay tithes on the value of the land and the initial crops he started with every year. If a farmer invests N3, 000 in farming this year and makes N2, 000 extra, he pays the tithe of N2, 000 which is his increase for this year. In essence, you didn’t have to pay the tithe of your capital and your profit every year.

Now a salary earns income from working in an organisation after having an agreement with them to receive a particular amount of money every month. This is not an investment, the income is fixed he can’t have an increase but he has an income. So he pays tithe from what he receives every month just like the farmer pays tithe on his increase. The increase is the farmer’s income while the salary is the Salary earner’s income. Increase is to the farmer what salary is to the worker.

Your Pastor is flying Private Jet, don’t pay your tithe to him – Daddy freeze

Daddy Freeze for some reason seems to have an issue with Pastors that have private Jet.

First, what is the evidence that all tithes go into a Pastor’s account? Do the Pastors live on tithe? What is the problem with a pastor having a private jet? Daddy Freeze the convener of #freethesheeple movement at least owns these or owned them as the case may be.

Do all of Daddy Freeze’s followers have a car? If they don’t he should also not have any of these cars. He should make sure that all of his followers at least have one.

When Mary Magdalene opened the alabaster box to anoint Jesus. Judas complained that the box should be sold and the money given to the poor but Jesus responded saying: For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good…(Mark 14:7)” He didn’t reject the luxurious perfume offered by Mary even though there were poor people around him.

The Disciples did not pay tithe – Daddy Freeze

First, it wasn’t mentioned that they did or did not – you can’t categorically say they did not. Besides, they paid more than tithe, they paid 100%. 10% would have been a simple bite for people who understood grace and had absolute faith in God. The 10% was done in the OT to instil a culture of reverence for God and helping fellow humans in the Israelites. But now the culture is embedded in us, we need no outward trainer or teacher. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. Gal. 3:24-25. So if they could give all (Acts 2:44-45) they had, what is 10%?

No Pastor is a Levite – Daddy Freeze

Definitely, they can’t be by birth, only the Jews can be by birth. As previously stated all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…(2 Tim. 3:16) God did not include details of the Levites in the Old Testament for nothing. The functions of the Levites then was to guide the spiritual ceremonies of the people in the tabernacle. This is one of the duties Pastors perform and they even do more than that. Most of the Pastors dedicate their lives completely to ministry without any source of income just like the Levites did. If they perform similar duties with the Levites why shouldn’t they receive similar rewards and reverence?

Daddy Freeze: If you give your tithe to your Pastor who drives Rolls Royce money and you pass your neighbour who cannot pay school fee you are a GOAT!

Paying your tithe does not in any way obliterate giving to the poor or the needy. You can pay your tithe and still give as much as you want to the needy, yet you will not lack. Jesus made a promise to you:

Matt 6:31-33

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

KJV

Conclusion

This post is intended to challenge Nigerian youths who have followed after Daddy Freeze to pause and think about their lives. To verify the facts they are receiving in the scriptures by the Spirit, not with their logic. Most importantly, no amount of giving to the poor will ever qualify for eternal life. If good works could ever achieve life, Jesus wouldn’t have come to die for sinners. John 3:16 is still very clear – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The prerequisite for eternal life is not tithing, and not giving to the poor – it is the belief in Jesus Christ that gives you eternal life. Jesus also makes clear in John 14:6 that “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” this places the only means of salvation and eternal life on Jesus Christ.

Concerning richest men of the world who are rich. Not paying tithe does not mean you would be poor, in fact, you can be the richest man in the world and not pay your tithe. Tithing is not to get you blessed, you pay your tithe as an acknowledgement of God’s blessings upon you. Tithing is a means of honouring God and declaring him as your source. What determines your eternal worth is not how much you have, but how far eternal life has been imparted into the lives of men through whatever you possess. You can be a philanthropist if you have not applied John 3:16, you still don’t have eternal life, you are just moral. Morality is not Christian, in fact, many people were so moral but Jesus still had to come and lay his life down. Their best morality only produced a filthy rag of righteous. Isa. 64:6

The expectation from Daddy Freeze

As usual, it is expected that Daddy Freeze will come to challenge these facts and describe the writer with words like ‘dingbat’, ‘psychopathic dolt’, ‘dingleberries’ and others as evident in the pictures below.

Well, that is not a problem. Being insulting has never been evidence of truth or intelligence. This blog is more concerned about the awakening of its reader than the insults that may be thrown by Daddy Freeze. By the way, just a reminder to Daddy Freeze.

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