Jesus hates people who are poor – Pastor Ibiyeomie

Pastor David Ibiyeomie, founder of Salvation Ministries, has sparked discussions with his recent claim that Jesus Christ was at parallel with poverty.

Speaking to his congregation, he argued that Jesus never associated with the poor during His earthly ministry, emphasizing that poverty is incompatible with Christian faith.

Ibiyeomie said, “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.”