Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries has claimed that Jesus hates poverty.
While preaching in his church, the Port Harcourt-based cleric said during Jesus’ earthly days, he never visited any poor individual’s house because he hated poverty
He also cited examples of Jesus visiting wealthy individuals like Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, and Lazarus, who provided him food.
“Jesus never visited any poor person in his house, check your Bible. That means he hates poverty. He visited Lazarus, they were not poor, they were giving him food.
He visited a sinner, Zacchaeus, who was rich. Tell me one poor man Jesus entered his house. He hates poverty, that’s the meaning. He hates people who are poor. He died for you not to be poor. How can you now come to church with some kind of mentality.
You can come poor but you’re not permitted to remain poor. There’s nothing wrong with you coming to Christ as a poor man, but it’s wrong for you to remain poor. It is wrong.”