.B. Joshua, perhaps Nigeria’s most unconventional cleric, posted a heart-warming story on his official Facebook Page about an elderly lady who came to his church with an unusual gift.
A retired teacher named Caroline Orugude had come to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigeria to share a curious testimony.
After retiring from her job in June, 2012, Caroline was forced to wait almost two years for the gratuity that she was supposed to receive. “There was nothing much we could do except pray because the pension system is so unreliable,” she narrated to the congregation.
After visiting various churches for prayer without any visible change, she was introduced to Emmanuel TV, the popular Christian television station broadcasting the activities at The SCOAN, and began praying along with T.B. Joshua.
Within two weeks, she received a call from the treasury, asking her to go to Abuja to collect her pension money. “I decided that when I got the money, I would come to The SCOAN to appreciate the Lord,” she joyfully said. “I am here with the small sum of 500,000 naira, to give to the man of God and The SCOAN, as my tithe.”
It was an unexpected declaration but the response of Joshua was equally surprising as he insisted he could not collect the gift.
“Yes, it is written in the Bible that we should pay tithe but how can we collect tithe from widows and the aged who are supposed to be under our care,” he questioned the congregation.
“Remember, she has stopped working. She needs our care for the rest of her life. These are the women we should be feeding and taking care of. She is our mother; she is my mother too.”
The cleric, who is well known for his philanthropic gestures, then announced that instead of taking Mrs. Orugude’s tithe, he would support her with an additional 500,000 naira.
“When God calls a man or woman, what they will eat, what they will use and everything they need for their journey will be provided abundantly by God,” T.B. Joshua then explained, noting the attributes of genuine ministers of God.
“When a minister begins to depend on tithes, you know he is not a minister of God,” he added. “This is a message to ministers of God all over the world. When we collect tithes, we should know those whom we collect them from. Don’t force anybody – it is between them and God. Let us worship the Giver of money, not money,” he concluded.
The post on Joshua’s Facebook page, followed by 1.5 million people, ended with a poignant question. “Where are your elderly? Care for them and you shall reach old age.”
A video recently surfaced of Joshua refusing a $1,000 offering from a Swiss lady who received healing during his crusade in Colombia. Several weeks ago, he spoke scathingly of ‘money-hungry’ pastors, insisting that ministers of God should not force members to give offerings or tithes as it was a thing of the heart.
SOURCE: TB Joshua Ministries on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tbjministries
NB – Picture shows Joshua embracing Caroline Orugade (SOURCE is also TB Joshua Ministries on Facebook)
Ihechukwu Njoku – freelance Nigerian journalist currently in Lagos, Nigeria
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May God be with you Man of God.
Pray for me Man of God. I want to be moving with God always.
Also pray for the Incoming Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema that God will give him wisdom to lead the country from 2016 to 2026.
Pray also for our currently President Edgar lungu, so that he will continue to live to give advice to President HH.
May the Old Man KK recover quickly, we need him for the unity of this country.
Joshua mapuli yakwe ukununka amabatôle chikâlâ chakwe. He’s only a man of god for ignorant blindfôôls. For GOD’S like ME he is a con-man son of a b!tch.
TB Joshua at it again.
Stage managed why was she sitting in the front row? How is it that SCOAN church caused her get paid? All I know its only boutta one’s faith & not Joshua this ,Joshua that who even posts on Facebook for giving her N500 ,000 (K17,000) when the widow herself did not post/publicize her tithe.Let the parents whose children were kidnapped by Boko Haram go to SCOAN if within two weeks they will receive a call from Boko Haram about #bringing back their girls.
olo I do not trust Ba Joshua at least u gave the woman back her money because that woman had foolish faith…offering is 10% of Ur income tithe is any amount u can give…the rest go home and start a ka business or something. ..foolish faith mama foolish faith mukalapofye nensala
Tithe is the one at 10% which one must return and not give and offering is anything that you offer without any restriction of the amount. Now, the bible does not say any where that elderly should not return tithe. TB Joshua’s artical is a mixture of truth and lies like the scenarial of the serpent and Adam in Eden.
Joshua, is it the first time to refund a tythe from old widows?or it’s part of your system to refuse old finger tything?
SAD,BECAUSE TITHE IS GIVEN TO GOD BY FAITH.I FAIL TO SEE GOD RETURNING A TITHE TO AN INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE TO GIVE IS MORE OF A BLESSING THAN TO RECEIVE.THEREFORE,RETURNING IT IS DENYING THE WOMAN,THE BLESSING THAT COMES WITH TITHING.THE QUESTION IS WHO DOES SHE TITHE TO.EVEN JESUS THEN WOULD HAVE DENIED THE POOR WIDOW TO OFFER IN MARK 12:41-44.
Uluwamano iwe. Let’s not just do things but do the correct things.
Stage managed why was she sitting in the front row? How is it that SCOAN church caused her get paid? All I know its only boutta one’s faith & not Joshua this ,Joshua that who even posts on Facebook for giving her N500 ,000 (K17,000) when the widow herself did not post/publicize her tithe.Let the parents whose children were kidnapped by Boko Haram go to SCOAN if within two weeks they will receive a call from Boko Haram about #bringing back their girls.Yikes!!!
iye kwena ichalo ichi?she is not givin u Joshua,she is givin it to God,let god refuse that offerin not u ,kabolala iwe,u ar not God u idiot ka Joshua!!!
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My brother/sister
Repent and Accept the Lord Jesus as saviour of your life.
God has already paid the price for your redemption!!
God bless you for that.
Malabishi. God wakwisa? Ukushipula!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thou shall not mention the Lord’s name in vain
Sssssssshhhhhhhaaaaaammmmmmeeeee kubantu bacalo abelanda pali T.B. Joshua. Ninshi alufyenye? Bushe imwe ninshi eco tamwakwatila amaka yakucitefyo ifyo apelwa Joshua? Mukalapangilamofye ifilubo mumomi yenu pamulandu wakulanda pali T.B. Joshua. Ninshi eco mwingalekelafye ukulanda nokumfwakofye ifilecitika? The Bible says “Baka akanwa kobe ukulanda pacibi” ngaimwe ninshi cilenga ukulandefyo ngamwaishiba ukuti mulibena Lesa? A Christian who reads the Bible should not judge for him/her not to be judged. You will not stand in the presence of God with T.B. Joshua but he will be alone confessing his sins and you will be alone confessing your sins then why waste your time talking about T.B. Joshua always when you know you are a Christian. Believe in what you believe to yourself ad let T.B. Joshua believe in what he believes to himself.
God bless TBJ, indeed why get tithe from a poor retiree? Touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm.
JANE B*T*CHY MULENGA STILL EXIST,THE TONGA W*H*1*O*RE IS IRRITATING
HONESTLY THIS GUY IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE…
Life and death lies on the tongue,so be careful with what you say.Mind you every action has a re-action,please read Galations-6;7
only God knows. judge not beloved
We living in a civilised world were people do not use insults as a medium of expression.Imagine those insults are poured on your Father in your presence,how would you re-act? Please term your tongue for better things.
May GOD continue to bless you and protect you T.B Joshua.
You seem to live in Imaginationland, not exactly the cream of the intellectual crop.
lord forgive us
Joshua kapuli shachepelefye indalama wilatubepa. Why publicise if it was in good faith?
The collapsed building scandal will never be washed away by such acts
First of all Tithe does not belong to tb joshua………
Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
Therefore tb joshua has no right to refund any one of therre Tithe. only God trully rewards a truthfull and cheerfull giver.
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