Two leading pastors have criticized the leadership of the
Deeper Life Ministry over the suspension of the son (John) of the General-Superintendent
of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi. The sin of John was that his wife, Love
wore an “inappropriate” wedding gown, according to the term of the church.
Leading the criticism is a former minister in the church and
former Vice – presidential candidate, Pastor Tunde Bakare. The convener of the
Save Nigeria Group (SNG) described the action of the leadership of the church
as hypocritical. Bakare, a lawyer turned Pastor also made references to the
bible to back his claim.
He said, “I personally did not see what they have done
wrong. A man is entitled to his own authority in his own home.1st Peter Chapter
3 attested that a wife should dress to please the husband and not the members
of the church or public. It’s sheer wickedness to the couple; they should leave
them to enjoy their honeymoon. They should not squeeze them to the modus
operandi of a particular organization. I did not see anything wrong in the
wedding. The bride was not naked or dressed inappropriately and the groom
didn’t. Esther the queen was beautifully dressed in the bible to gain the king
attention. They should not make mountain out of a molehill. I was in the Deeper
Life Bible Church for five years and nobody compelled me to dress the way I
dressed. My wife was with me in the church though we weren’t married then. She
wears earrings and dresses nicely. All this talk about this couple should
stop.”
Backing Pastor Bakare is the General Overseer of The Royal
Family Life Ministry, Pastor Sam Segun – Progress who argued that dressing does
not affect the faith of any individual.
Pastor Segun-Progress submitted that, "dressing in any
way does not affect the faith of any individual. Putting on earrings and making
up do not by any way mean sinful acts. It’s not against Christian faith to
dress the way the woman dressed. But it was actually against the doctrine of
Deeper Life Bible Church, and since the church is not the Kingdom of God, the
couple should be allowed to do that which pleases them and their belief. There
is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus. For any church leader to
condemn a member contravenes the standard of the scripture, which is the symbol
of our Christian faith. The doctrine of any church has nothing to do with the
kingdom of God. Every individual should be allowed to do that which pleases his
faith. I would have appreciated it better if this affected couple were just
disciplined within the church and were not suspended. The suspension of the two
notable members of the church is capable of sending them out of the church and
Christianity totally. All I can deduce from what happened in the Deeper Life
Bible Church is hypocrisy and this is not too good for our churches and the
church leaders. I will urge the leadership of Deeper Life Bible Church to read
the book of Exodus and see what God says about hypocrisy. The development in
the church was a bad omen for the body of Christ and did not portray the church
well before the public, especially the non-Christians.”
Do you agree with Pastor Bakare and Pastor Segun – Progress?
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