Afia Ohemeng
Pastor Brian Amoateng of Brian Jones Ministries in a Facebook live made some surprising statements about the church’s role in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic.
Brian Amoateng is the self-made president of Brian Jones Outreach Ministries which has their headquarters in London. He describes himself as an end-time minister who has a “unique prophetic ministry”.
According to Pastor Amoateng, it is not the responsibility of the church to provide hand sanitizers and other hygiene products in this time of a global pandemic.
The video which is widely being circulated shows the Pastor making some interesting comments. In the video ,Pastor Amoateng said “…if we don’t even have money, and we’re struggling to pay our rent, where are we going to get the money to buy handsanitizers?…”
He also went on to say that “… it’s not the responsibility of the church to buy handsanitizers for you because you give offering…it’s not compulsory that the church has to give you sanitizers”
His statements have caused an uproar from Christians and other observing Ghanaians. One argument that was raised by those who were offended by his statement was that, if he could not afford to pay his rent, how could he afford the expensive cars he uses?
He also indicated that, the offering from congregations to the church is in exchange for blessings from God.
Ah…so if offertory invokes blessings from God,how is it being used to buy hand sanitizer to save my life not a blessing?…this man paa…smh
— Paa_ Kofi _Lil (@lil_paa) March 24, 2020
In an excerpt from an interview in 2018, he said
“…operating a church costs so much.
According to him, most Pastors spend so much with regards to the
Pastor Brian told Hitz Fm’s Andy Dosty, most men of God use tithes to run the church.
Quoting Malachi 3:10, the Man of God explained that God the principle to become rich is by paying tithe and not through prayer.
“It is very very costly and expensive to run a church. Although we say bring all your tithe and offering, in Malachi it says bring all your tithes and offerings to God. It’s obvious your Pastor represents God. Let me be subjective and use my church as an example, we have a lot of bills to pay, these tithes help pay our bills. We pay some instrumentalist with the tithes and run other things in the church with this same tithes. A lot of people think pastors take tithes money to enrich themselves, buy cars but what you have to understand is that running a church is so costly and expensive,” he said.
Pastor Brian further stated that the tithes are meant for pastors and are accountable to God.
“Malachi 3:10 says bring the tithe and offering into the storehouse. Once you bring it into the storehouse…. whatever the man of God uses it to do is between him and his God.” He added- Kasapafmonline.com
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:
Read the comments from social media users below:
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— Mr.Tee (@iamMr_Tee) March 24, 2020
Its soo disappointing when people you see a lot of youth look up to talk and do things like this. Offering is the God yes but who receives it who uses it in God’s name. So so psychology just to get money from people. Christianity is all about business to them smh
— adoye (@charitieadoye) March 24, 2020
Nah so the congregation should keep on giving to the church but the church gives nothing return? Wow!
— frankie (@liverpoolsqueen) March 24, 2020
Rubbish! Total rubbish! You keep deceiving people that God blesses through offerings under this era of grace? What's the difference between you and the preacher on the streets who calls for 1ghc for God's blessings?
— KJ (@kojotweets) March 24, 2020
