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Tamale, Ghana – Controversial and famous Nigerian Writer, Reno Omokri has stated that, men of God especially Christian pastors and priests do not have any scriptural authority to pronounce couples husband and wife.
According to Reno in a Facebook post, the power men of God have to say ‘ now pronounce you man and wife’, comes from man, not God.
“…There is no Scriptural authority for that. God Himself pronounces you married once your parents consent to your union. It is a family affair! This is how God defines marriage- “a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one” he quoted Genesis 2:24 to buttress his point.
The lawyer and YouTuber further argued that, there was no Scriptural basis to wed or hold a marriage ceremony in a church.
“I have read Scripture from cover to cover in multiple languages and the original languages. Scripture has no instance of a wedding in a church, temple, or synagogue. Isaac married at home (Gen 24:67). Christ attended a wedding at a HOME as a Guest (John 2:2-10). He played no role during the wedding. The changing of water to wine was for the party. Isaiah was a prophet. When he wanted to marry a fellow prophetess, all he did was invite two witnesses. And immediately, the woman moved into his home (Isaiah 8:2-3). No ceremony at all. Are you holier than Isaiah? Hosea’s marriage was captured in only one verse-Hosea 1:3. God made marriage EASY.”
Reno said God made marriage easier but humans made it complicated, accusing church leaders especially the Roman Catholic Church of instituting the concept of church wedding to raise money.
“It is humans who made it complicated. Church has no business with weddings. The idea of a church wedding is a creation of the Roman Catholic Church to raise money. It has nothing to do with godliness. It is just like a bank introducing a new financial product to boost revenue. ALL churches doing it copied it from the Catholic Church and not from Scripture.
Your parents bless your marriage, not any priest, pastor or church. A government marriage registry is only meant to REGISTER a marriage that has already occurred when you accepted a woman as your wife. That is why it is called a marriage registry. You don’t marry there. You record marriage there!
The ONLY people involved are; The groom, The bride and Their parents. No pastor or church is involved! It’s a family affair”, he maintained.
By SavannahNewsOnline.Com/Philip Liebs
