The controversial cleric and senior pastor of Power City International, Dr. Abel Damina, recently sparked a range of reactions with his latest video, where he openly discussed the topic of Christians marrying more than one wife.
During an interview, he addressed a frequently asked question, sharing his perspective that marrying two wives is not a sin. His insights have prompted important conversations within the community about interpretations of marriage in a religious context.
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In his words: It is not a sin to marry two wives, because you have two wives does not stop you from relating with God. Your two wives does not stop Christ from relating with you perfectly. it’s your relationship with God that matters. However, your God still has a vibrant relationship with your two wives and your children, so it is not a sin.
Below are the reactions
So those who married many wives before, did they listen to Dr Abel Damina? Are pastors called to preach monogamy or Christ?
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This man is an enemy of great Abel Damina because he never see any thing right in him. Many Christian marry more than one wife.
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The Bible said to be Bishop you must be a husband of one wife there fore a non Bishop can marry more than one wife. You are contradicting your self.
Leave your sentiment and listen to Abel with open mind not with hatred.
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that is when you have married two wives before knowing Christ . you don’t have to divorce anyone.because you have already married them before coming to know Christ.. but if you have known Christ and you want to marry a wife Jesus Christ advice us to marry one wife.. because in the beginning God made them one.man and one woman.. and for that a man shall live his father and mother and click to her wife and they shall become one..if you reject the words of Jesus Christ definitely you have rejected Jesus Christ himself.. because God honor his words more than his name..so when you have already in Christ and went ahead to marry two wives you have sin
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If a man was polygamous before knowing Christ, that’s a different case. No redeemed man is permitted by God or by scripture to marry more than a wife.
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Why are you so emotional? Pls separate scriptures from morality .
Always listen to Damina with an open and objective mind.
To my mind , you come across as one out to impress his spiritual fathers.
My disagreement with his statement is the blanket cheque he is giving on the matter. Jesus addressed God’s original design for marriage in Matthew 19:4–6 (and similarly in Mark 10:6–9), referring back to Genesis. Assuming Dr. Abel gave a caveats he would have some merit in his statement. You can’t be a Christian minister e.g. bishop, pastor, deacon or overseer and marry 2 wives; this become an aberration in the New Testament. Dr. Abel just like to bask in scriptural controversies.
Anybody marrying to wife will be living in divided spirit so believer take care
Bible didn’t say marrying more than one wife is a sin. But it’s for you to use your sense to understand if marrying more than one wife will be good for you. Let me make it clear, Dr. Pastor Abel Damina didn’t said side chicks, he didn’t say bring side chicks to your home, he was only referring to marriage. So humbly do what you feel it’s right for you to do. He said marrying more than one wife is not a sin but he didn’t advise anyone to marry more than a wife.
The truth of the matter is that the number of wives you marry is immaterial in the salvation plan of God because there is no marriage in heaven except marriage to Christ the redeemer. The law was of old and Christ is the end of law to them that believe because his blood has redeemed us from the bondage of law and sin. What God really considers as sin and by which the world will be judged are not all these things/laws we are fixated on obeying rather it’s on belief of the precious and perfect sacrifice he made for the redemption of man which is death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
So those who believe in Jesus Christ are no longer under the law and therefore are sinless.
We so much respect and believe the the bible but yet are ignorant of same bible, many people in the bible married more than one wife in the bible and still find favour from God while many who married one wife disappointed God, religion have really dealt with us.
I don’t really understand what you guys are submitting here.
What is the Scriptural template for marriage?
Jesus said in the beginning it was not so!
God’s original design as regards marriage, is established in Genesis and it does not include having multiple partners, nor divorce.
My own submission is this av always agreed with his teachings but on this I disagree if he can show me scripturally where the three shall become one then I will accept that as a man marrying multiple wives is approved or permitted. Even Abraham only got married again after Sarah died. Not along side with Sarah.
Marriage is earthly. Remember the 7 brothers that got married to a single lady. Non of them will have her as a wife in heaven. We s. Shall all be like angels. Whether one or more wives is not the issue. The whole matter is your relationship with God.
Instead of you to listen to understand you rather listen to criticize,butteress your point and quote the scripture exactly that says Mary more than one wife is a sin.Though I’m not in support of polygamy even if the Bible justifies it I believe its healthy for a man have one wife,but anybody practices marrying more than one wives is not a sin.
Some of your comments here concerning what the man of God said is misunderstood. And some of you are quoting him out of context. We are too quick to draw conclusion instead of listening to the very essence of the core message and the specific words used to drive home the message.