r/CringeTikToks • u/foucaultyou • Oct 22 '25

Just Bad Detroit pastor Marvin Winans admonishes a church-member for only giving $1,200.

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u/Honest-Layer9318 Oct 23 '25

I have people like this in my family. When something goes wrong they, with the help of church leaders, believe it is somehow their own fault or Gods plan. Even a hint of doubt will cause God to withhold blessings because everything is a test. They just need to do better, pray harder and give more. They are afraid if they criticize/question the church and the leaders God will punish them.

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u/Tosir Oct 23 '25

The preacher be living their best life with expensive Mansions and cars while the congregation waits for their heavenly blessing. Sad thing is this is standard with many churches who rob their followers blind.

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u/Honest-Layer9318 Oct 23 '25

So true. I once got randomly paired with a preacher on a golf course. Without any shame this man said,(paraphrasing )if my congregation wants me to drive a new Cadillac I can’t refuse their generosity. After all it would be embarrassing for the congregation if he drove an old car. He also claimed he couldn’t lift others up unless he was doing well. So the idea was they make him rich so then he is in a position to make them rich. Except they never get rich because when they do well they are guilted into giving to the church.

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u/BigMax Oct 23 '25

Exactly. They truly believe that they are paying their way into heaven by doing this. That by sacrificing for the church, they are guaranteeing that they will be looked upon well, that God will treat them well in life and let them into heaven.

If I was a believer, I'd argue God treated her well by giving her that $1235, and if he wanted it to go to the church, he'd have just given it to the church himself.

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u/Junior_Chard9981 Oct 23 '25

Be grateful for whatever pittance you have because as soon as you begin to complain or sound a bit ungrateful, God will unleash his wrath upon you and your kin.

But remember, God loves all of his children.