Why will a Church conduct pregnancy test for a couple and refuse to wed them if they refuse? If they are pregnant, are they not already getting married?
Mr. Michael Obinna and his wife, Rebecca reportedly married after their wedding was abruptly cancelled by the Assemblies of God Church, Okpu 2 in Aba.
The cancellation was allegedly the of the bride to spend the night with the wife of the officiating pastor and other deaconesses, where pregnancy test was also supposed to be conducted on her according to the church’s doctrine.
The failure of the couple to meet up with the set standard led to the cancellation of the wedding, to the disappointment of many guests and family members who had arrived from far and near.
In show of resilience,they managed to get another church located in the city to wed them.
The bride, Mrs Rebecca Obinna recalled that her hubby who was a new convert in the Assemblies of God Church, requested the Church to approve and conduct the wedding.
She lamented that despite following the church’s instructions, meeting their physical and material requirements, and even participating in baptismal classes, she and her husband were allegedly subjected to strict and unusual demands and conditions, many of which were not disclosed at the outset.
“To the glory of God, we were finally joined in holy matrimony. It wasn’t easy, but love won in the end,''
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Mr. Michael Obinna and his wife, Rebecca reportedly married after their wedding was abruptly cancelled by the Assemblies of God Church, Okpu 2 in Aba.
The cancellation was allegedly the of the bride to spend the night with the wife of the officiating pastor and other deaconesses, where pregnancy test was also supposed to be conducted on her according to the church’s doctrine.
The failure of the couple to meet up with the set standard led to the cancellation of the wedding, to the disappointment of many guests and family members who had arrived from far and near.
In show of resilience,they managed to get another church located in the city to wed them.
The bride, Mrs Rebecca Obinna recalled that her hubby who was a new convert in the Assemblies of God Church, requested the Church to approve and conduct the wedding.
She lamented that despite following the church’s instructions, meeting their physical and material requirements, and even participating in baptismal classes, she and her husband were allegedly subjected to strict and unusual demands and conditions, many of which were not disclosed at the outset.
“To the glory of God, we were finally joined in holy matrimony. It wasn’t easy, but love won in the end,''
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Their church, their rules. Few years ago, a bride in Akwanga was found to be pregnant on her wedding eve. The groom confirmed he hadn't slept with her in recent times. She later confessed the pregnancy was from an away match she did shortly before the wedding. Now imagine if the church hadn't conducted the test before the wedding.
ReplyDeleteLet me kuku complete the story.
DeleteShe had actually aborted the pregnancy a couple of days before that time but the urine test came out positive, I guess the hormones were yet to adjust. They went ahead with the marriage(bride price had already been paid so they just did reception)
The marriage didnt last a year though, she saw premium shege and chopped correct beating till her parents bundled her back home.
Lol. Nawaoo. endtime bride
DeleteMiss Aboki,
DeleteThis one pass YAWA DON GAS
Churches have standards please, the reason they do some of these things is not to encourage getting pregnant outside wedlock
ReplyDeleteIt's either you are coming for blessing of marriage or solemnization of holy matrimony.
Blessing of marriage you have been living with a man and have kids with him, so you come to church and bless your marriage.
Solemnization of holy matrimony means you no go carry belle come church, cuz they ask you which one you are coming for?? I am an Anglican, believe me if you take in when you have indicated for solemnization of holy matrimony, YOU WILL NOT BE WEDDED.
If you no you cannot keep up with your church rules, by all means go to one of this e dey happen ministries and go and wed or you go to court
Thank you for saying my mind it's not compulsory to wed in any church. Just look for the one that matches your personal beliefs.
DeleteYou just nailed it..
DeleteThis is true about the Anglican church
DeleteA very eligible Salvation Ministry pastor in a neighborhood parish didn't marry in the Church, the Church is strict about how weddings are conducted and that may have informed his decision. On the above, it's called solemnization of HOLY matrimony. If you know you're carrying evidence of your unholiness, kukuma arrange yourself.
DeleteBefore Assemblies of God church will accept to wed you, you must have been their member and you must have attended their 6months COMPULSORY marriage course.
ReplyDeletePregnancy before wedding is a capital NO in Assemblies of God’s church and a compulsory pregnancy and blood group test must be done less than 1week before wedding so they know what they were getting into. A rule is a rule.
Thank you Fan!!!
DeleteChukwu gozie gi
DeleteYes ooooo
DeleteAbide By The Ruleee.
Hello iya nah
And she's aware of their rules ooo,and went and get Pregnant 🤰 knowing full well that,the church must conduct test before wedding them.
DeleteIf you know your church rules, no need to complain.
DeleteThis is not new in Assemblies, so they should not paint them purple abeg.
All these our young ones getting married should know all these.
Yes ooo. That is AG rule. The bride knows this and was supposed to abide by it.
DeleteAll you said is correct apart from the 6 months compulsory marriage course..I didn't believe in the sleeping at the pastor's house a week to the wedding. It caused Rancor, but I stood my ground. He by himself battled it out with his pastor's and church elders, with the help of his father my father in law, who was a respected elder.
DeleteI went from my parents house jeje, which one is stay with pastor and his wife.
Regardless, I did the pregnancy and sti and blood group test.
Infact sometimes they read the result in front of the entire church on your wedding service, as was my case.
So truly rule is rule, apart from sleeping in pastor's house. That one makes no sense.
The funniest thing is that Jesus would have wedded them without any pregnancy test. The Christ himself was born to a mother who was pregnant before marriage. Men on earth say they won’t wed you in their building if you are pregnant, but they are followers of Christ whose mother was in the exact same situation. Things that make you go hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteJesus secretary, weldone.
DeleteI wish I can like your comment a thousand times...
DeleteThey do not refuse to wed you if you’re pregnant. All the churches I know do not refuse to wed a pregnant woman. The orthodox churches will instead call it ‘marriage blessing’
DeletePlease in all you do, don't ever compare Mother Mary that the good LORD favoured in your stupid fornication.She conceived through the help of the Holy Spirit.Stop this unholy comparison, no respect, reverence and regard for the things of GOD.A word is enough for the wise.
DeleteWhich exact same situation? Are we reading the same bible? Did Joseph impregnate Mary? Wasn't she a virgin which made her engraced to carry the saviour of the world. I don't think there should be a comparison here. Rules are rules. If you cannot abide by the rules,there are other options available to get married. As if organizations don't have rules they operate with. Go and break the rules of the company you work with and see if there would be no consequences for it.
DeleteLol @ Jesus secretary
DeleteJesus’. mother didn’t fornicate pls. She didn’t wed in church either. Each church has its rules. In RCCG, you have your tests done in the approved hospital for pregnancy, genotype, hiv and other stds.
DeleteIf any fails, they won’t join you.
Lol😁 @Jesus secretary.
Delete14:18 shebi Mary the mother of Jesus was impregnated by man (Joseph) abi, that's why you're comparing it with fornication, my dear ko jora won rara.
Like the comment or not. It's always good for people to read their Bible very well and back up every Christian fate argument with quotes from the Bible. Jesus mother was pregnant? Everyone will be fine.
DeleteAnon 14:49. Thank you muchly for mirroring my thoughts. Like how dare you compare this scenario with the Immaculate conception? Hia!
DeleteThey way some people misinterprete the Bible in their favour is really mind boggling. We need to be careful
You Don enter Anon to yarn okpata now.
DeleteMuo.ozi Jihovah
Jesus was not the result of sin or list but by the power of God. This is why the angel warned Joseph not to put her away so she doesn't face the consequence of sex outside marriage - death by stoning according to Mosaic law.
DeleteAbandon this demonic interpretation that exalts sin above God's standard.
For couples who miss it before their ceremony, I advise they prioritize their Christian walk and the image of the church which is God's bride. They should submit to God's standard, accept their error, repent of their sins and having shown true repentance, the church can embrace them so they don't become discouraged. They can then have the marriage blessed afterwards.
Running into the hands of congratulations of easy virtue is dangerous for a serious thing like marriage. Where does the woman think she'll find succour tomorrow if God forbid, the man stepped out, is seeking divorce or is maltreating her? Would she have hope in the kind of church that can just conduct an Instagram ceremony for strangers within an hour or one not compromising divine standards?
God is not foolish to demand the marriage bed be undefiled and to ask us to honour those in authority over of for Christ's sake. If their doctrine is not in line with the Bible, you can find another congregation but in this case, the demand for pregnancy, genotype, rhesus and blood group tests are no secret. No God ordained marriage would be held back by these results rather, it even gives the bride confidence should any challenge cause the husband to speak without faith in future.
14:49, no matter through what means mother Mary became pregnant she was pregnant before marriage. And the person who was to be the earthly father of the Christ had to be convinced to marry her and remain with her. So, there is no comparison being made, the fact stands that she was an unwed pregnant woman when she went for marriage rites, and if her pregnancy was publicly known no priest would have married them in a religious wedding.
DeleteToo many of you only see sin, not redemption and not mercy. No only when trouble comes along for some, we see them running up and down lamenting the wickedness of people and the world, when in their times of peace they sowed no mercy, forgiveness or redemption. They wanted to reap where they had not sown. Some will learn devastating lessons because of their hard hearts.
Let ppl marry if there is a baby on the way. It is nobody’s place to deny parents the opportunity to marry, even the crooked things can be made straight with time, and God can use anybody’s life as a testimony. The history of Christ’s parents has set the precedent for all. Give ppl the opportunity to walk straight even if their beginning is abnormal. Give ppl the hope of a future and a child a start at a balanced life.
Are you insinuating that God didn't condemn fornication? Please come and explain better
DeleteThat is the doctrine of Assembles of God Church. They don't wed pregnant couple.
ReplyDeleteNot only Assembly of God, my church RCCG too wont wed you if they discover you're pregnant. Why would one even want to commit fornication just few days or months to the wedding day, ko make sense rara.
DeleteBut that's the right thing why were they offended. Good for them that they still got married
ReplyDeleteStella a church has its doctrine and we must abide by it.
ReplyDeleteThe bible is clear on fornication and sin in general. Let us learn to uphold God's standards at all time.
Thank you
DeleteThank you for this.
Deletewhere do I send your 💐 🌹 to??you are spot on
Delete1 million likes for your comment. Gods Word is yea and Amen. No painting
DeleteYou are just a sweet soul. Thank you.
DeleteThank for this..
DeleteGod bless you
DeleteBut why are they not testing for all sins? If sin is the backbone of their rules then also do a criminal background check, do a lie detector test, do a cheaters test to see if the person is wired to be faithful to their spouse, do a lust test to see if the person is lustful, do test of hate, anger levels. Why are these tests always only about one sin when there are so many reasons why marriages crash. If they truly care about marriage and the health of the household and future children then they should be doing full spectrum tests on everyone, even those who have been unemployed for more than three years should not be permitted to marry, those with too low income too. After all, the Bible did make some sayings about lazy men. Let’s make marriage a no-go for many not just the fornicators alone.
DeleteFoursquare too conducts pregnancy test few days before the wedding. It was my marriage counselor that took me to their own designated clinic for the test but na u go pay sha.
ReplyDeleteI found it weird too but that’s their rule. You either follow it or u wed elsewhere
When my sister was preparing for her wedding in Angelican church, she attended marriage classes, pregnancy test was done 3 days before the wedding day at a church hospital, results was sent to the church. No where was she asked to spend the night at the vicarage
ReplyDeleteChristians should not conform to the world pattern and every church has laws that holds them.
ReplyDeleteThe only wisest comment.Thank you for this.Imagine someone comparing how our LORD JESUS was born to those who are fornicators.This generation do not have regard and reverence for the things of GOD anymore.We know the command of GOD as regards fornication but this wokeness will lead so many to their doom.
ReplyDelete14:56 you got that right.💯%👌🏾
DeleteReprobate minds blaspheme the Holy things of God.
Although God is patient and merciful, His wrath is revealed on all the ungodly and their ungodliness.
Fornication IS NOT even ACCEPTABLE before traditional marriages.
If you cannot keep your body which is God's temple Holy is it your marriage vows that you will keep?
One must no tdo church wedding Traditional marriage is acceptable before God.Your parents have officially given your hand in marriage. Traditional marriage is acceptable before God.
Any way you want to think about it whether in reverence or in fact. The truth stands supreme and the truth is that Mary was an unwed pregnant teenager/woman before marriage. That is the fact. The manner of conception is different from the usual but she was made pregnant before marriage for a reason known only to the Creator. Could she have been impregnated by the same Holy Spirit after marriage, before consummation? 100%. But God chose to put the Christ in her in a culture and time where being pregnant before marriage was a major taboo. So, what lesson are we supposed to learn from God’s actions?
DeleteA pregnant unwed young woman, especially teenagers should be treated with kindness and mercy and that is the end of it. We do not have to know under what manner they became pregnant before showing mercy, they do not owe us their story. The raped teenager who becomes pregnant is still a virgin mother. We owe God right living and part of living right is showing goodness to others. And under that banner unwed men and women who are pregnant and wish to marry should not be forbidden a church wedding. Let them marry and receive the gospel and support from others in the fold and the innocent child welcomed fully into the flock. This is the Godly thing to do. Didn’t Jesus say “suffer the children to come unto me and forbid not for such is the kingdom of heaven.” We recognize a child’s existence from conception, so welcome them before birth.
They know the rules and doctrine of the church, why go against it? I can't blame the church rara.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to them.
Hand maids tale reloaded...wont stop people from sinning though..
ReplyDeleteEvery ministry has their rules and regulations. It's not compulsory to do church wedding,if you can't abide by the strict rules and laws. In my church,you must do six months counselling and follow all the instructions before you're wedded in the church. 🙄🙄🙄
ReplyDeleteHave any couple from your church divorced?
DeleteNo doubt she will get all the answers and support she seek online.
ReplyDeleteAssemblies of God is not one of those Jehovah sharp-sharp churches that everything goes. She knew about their doctrine and decided to try her chi.
That is the doctrine of the church.
ReplyDeleteKai… religion has fried our brains in this country.
ReplyDeleteFlee from sin
DeleteMy husband told our cancellors at living faith church winners chapel that he didn't want to have a court wedding, only white wedding and traditional marriage. They dismissed the whole thing and told us to go ahead with traditional marriage only.
ReplyDeleteAdding that signing the court registry is a must if they are to wed us.
This is coming three months after we have done the three different stages of tests in the church gillead and the result sent directly to them.
We later wedded in my dad's church.
The court wedding is to protect you, the woman. It's more for the benefit of the woman than the man.
DeleteSome future situations can make a woman not married in the court to lose out completely, especially if her husband dies without a will.
The court wedding is to protect you, the woman. It's more for the benefit of the woman than the man.
DeleteSome future situations can make a woman not married in the court to lose out completely, especially if her husband dies without a will.
Why no court wedding
DeleteEvery church has their rules and regulations.
ReplyDeleteSo abide to your church rules to avoid stories..
If it was a politician's or a very wealthy man's daughter was getting married in her pregnancy like this couple....Will the same church mete the same rules to her like this couple?
ReplyDeleteI know God frowns at fornication but just thinking out loud.....
Any church that refuses unwed parents the opportunity to wed is one that I see as Godless. If being wed is the true state for families to exist in under God, why would an unborn child be denied that opportunity. They are Godless churches parading as holders of virtue and represent the exact fight that Jesus had daily with organized religion and why he hated religion so much.
DeleteFolks so deeply entrenched in dogma and looking for those to view as spiritually weak and personally beneath them cannot even see the absurdity of it.
Wait oh, was she pregnant or she didn't want to pass the night in the place she was asked to sleep?
ReplyDeleteIf you cannot abide by the rules and regulations of your church as intending couple, please forget about printing wedding card and putting your church as venue. Have your wedding in court or traditional marriage and face front.
ReplyDeleteThe only wedding/marriage recognise in the bible is traditional but our copy cat from oyibo has turned it to be something else. Some churches are now using that avenue to milk intending couples. Just tdo what you believe and what you can do.
Stop wedding in all these churches
ReplyDeleteI hope Church also ask them for other Necessities Medical Test apart from PT Test (Genotype RVS HBsAG, HCV, Syphillis)
ReplyDeleteGod came for the sinners but the sinners shouldn’t swim in Sin as an Excuse
The Church should be Like Christ because Christ is the Chief Cornerstone
Same Assemblies of God that has factions? Mschew! I don’t even understand people who allow these Churches to have a say in how they choose to live. Thank goodness these ones went to another church. They cannot have a unified church leadership yet they want to unite couples.
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