The Bishop of Niger Delta West Diocese, Rt Rev. (Dr) Emmanuel Oko-Jaja, has declared that the act of kissing ones bride at the alter during wedding is a sin.
According to him, allowing couples to go through the process in church during their wedding service is unscriptural and therefore should be discouraged.
Oko-Jaja said that unwholesome practices taking place in churches during matrimonial services promotes immorality and corrupt the mind of especially teenagers that are in church to witness the practice.
He said that the act of allowing groom to kiss the bride in the full glare of both the young and old persons emanated from the teachings of false prophets.
He called on all true believers to jealously guard against the antics of fake gospel preachers.
“The practice where couples are allowed to kiss in the church during wedding service is unscriptural. I wish to direct clergymen and church workers in this Diocese to guard against such unholy conducts.
“According to the scriptures, the church is not supposed to serve as a place meant to promote immorality but encourage people to uphold and practice Christian virtues with a view to winning souls for Christ.”
from dailypost.
*Ah ah,how can this be a sin when the Couple are married?How can this be polluting minds when it teaches one to mary and kiss as well?Or am i not getting it right?
They will soon say couples can only have sex during ovulation because marriage is for child bearing.
ReplyDeleteFalse prophets everywhere
Not possible because marriage is not only for child bearing
DeleteHe went in and knew her and she conceived and bore a son or daughter😁😁😁
DeleteThis Cynthia e be like say you sabi read upside down? Try and understand before replying. You did same on Stefy's comment on the counsellors post.
DeleteLacey 🤣🤣🤣
It also obvious that you can't understand a statement either because if you do you will understand that we are saying the same thing
DeleteIs it scriptural to conduct wedding in church by a priest? After you answer this question, then I will have your time
DeleteThey haff come again o. 😒😒😒
ReplyDeleteThis are the people dragging Christians backward... They are married for christ sake
ReplyDeleteEveryone with their own opinion....
ReplyDeleteI did not boda to read Because He's Saying trash..
ReplyDeleteIt's like we are hardwired to be allergic to any PDA in this country. Newlyweds kissing is now encouraging immorality?
ReplyDeleteSomeone else will say it promotes marriage then indulging in things that should be done AFTER it so your argument doesn't hold water.
But asking church members to bring out their hard earned money is not a sin
ReplyDeleteGod will reward each and every person accordingly
Here comes wedding crashers.. This man should be arrested for planting controversial thoughts into ignorant christians so their wedding would crash.
ReplyDeleteIts like this freedom of speech should be withdrawn for "pastors" like this
Na wa.. O his type sleep with all the chorister in church .
ReplyDeleteKissing is not bad,but during it in the public were even kids are is not good
ReplyDeleteReason why your still in Nigeria and backwards.
DeleteHmmm....it is well with us christians
ReplyDeleteEven mad people are pastors these days.
ReplyDeleteI got married in an Anglican cathedral and wasnt allowed to kiss in church
ReplyDeleteTrue. Rather our hands were tied with a piece of cloth. But kissing the bride is not bad now.
Deleteyou may kiss the bride is not meant o be the kind of kissing some guys do. kiss on the cheeks or mouth and release her. all that grabbing and kissing like the mouth will disappear should be done at home afterwards. apart from that absolutely nothing with kissing the bride in church
ReplyDeleteThere we go again...
ReplyDeleteIt’s so sad that a lot of Nigerians didn’t grow up knowing the true meaning of love. How can one narrow minded human say this? Kissing in front of children teach them to want what you have when they eventually marry. We need to stop being stupid in this country. Kiss your wife and your children anywhere and everywhere. Let them feel loved and secured. You are married. There are no boundaries. Soon we’ll be told it’s a sin to kiss our children abi? Mtchewww
ReplyDeletemy oga get this mentality too...no public display nawaooo
ReplyDeleteHis opinion
ReplyDeleteNo wonder that idiotic woman did not even hug her husband on their wedding day because according to her it is not part of her religion. If you cannot even hug the man you have chosen to make your life with for the world to see then what is the point of marrying him and eating his money. These pastors are destroyers of families and affection in marriage. Husbands and wives will walk around in their home and never touch each other. Then the woman will be writing in to Stella when the man is cheating because he is dying for affection and to feel loved and wanted.
ReplyDeleteClergy, please is "church" wedding scriptural?
ReplyDeleteRt Rev Dr for that matter - too much studying!
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