The General Overseer of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has defended his controversial statement that “Jesus hates the poor,”. According to him, the Holy Spirit affirmed he was right.
His comment sparked backlash from both Christians and non-Christians, many of whom found the statement offensive. In response, Pastor Ibiyeomie recounted a personal encounter with the Holy Spirit.
“Out of curiosity I said Holy Spirit tell me if I’m wrong and I will never say I’m right when I’m wrong. He was dictating God’s word to me verbatim in the bathroom. He said ‘you are not wrong, you are right.’ I said ‘how’? He said listen, and he began to bring out scriptures.
He said I became sin for humanity, true? I said yes. He said you became sin. He said do you like sin? I said no. He said Christians hate sin? I said yes. He said can you be a friend to a sinner? He said no. He said you can only lead people to Christ but you cannot be a friend to a sinner. Is that not true? I said yes.
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He quoted Bible scriptures to me and he said don’t sit in the counsel of the ungodly,” Ibiyeomie explained.
He added that the Holy Spirit drew a parallel between associating with sinners and the poor, saying:
“He said so also when a believer mixes with the poor people should be angry. He said I was made poor that you might be rich so poverty is not of me. He said you can help the poor but not associate with them because if you do that you are saying my death and resurrection is in vain.”
The pastor’s remarks have continued to stir debate, with many questioning the interpretation and theological basis of his claims.
