After over a week of remaining silent on the divorce suit filed against him by his wife, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church has finally addressed the allegations.
Pastor
Chris, who spoke on the evening of Sunday, September 7 during the monthly
global communion service of the church, described the allegations as ‘crazy’
and ‘stupid’.
According
to him, divorce was not biblical but if his wife insists on it, he could
consider it as an option. continue...
“Christians should not have a divorce, it shouldn’t be, but you see,
that doesn’t mean a Christian may not take the step. They may do it, but that doesn’t
make it right,” Pastor Chris said.
He
said being married to a man of God doesn’t automatically make you a woman of
God and that is why you don’t really find wives of Men of God listed in the
Bible.
Addressing
reports in the media concerning the divorce saga, he said some of the media
houses particularly in Nigeria and South Africa have been writing some very
stupid things.
He
criticized them for prying into his private life while also calling on his
church members to pray for his estranged wife.
The
pastor said: “I wasn’t accused of those
things you (media houses) said, nor did I commit those stupid things that you
said and I don’t need to go to that level and such discussions. Jesus Christ
was accused by many, with lots of frivolous charges. There would always be
those who’d like for it to be true, but you know, in spite of the accusations
against Jesus, it didn’t change who he was!”
Pastor
Chris said there was a difference between being a preacher and Man of God and
he is not a preacher but a man of God.
He
said: “There are preachers and there are Men of
God. You have to understand something about a Man of God. A man of God is not
just someone who worships God or who preaches God. A man of God is directed by
God, set on course by God.”
He
therefore advised his members to be wise, stay focused on the word of God,
judge nothing before its time and not allow those who want to feast on the
divorce saga and make something big out of it.
Oyakhilome’s
church, Believers Love World Inc popularly known as Christ Embassy is regarded
as one of the biggest denominations in Nigeria with membership in thousands and
branches all over world.
News
of the divorce between Pastor Chris and wife, Rev. Anita Oyakhilome has been
trending on social media. On August 29, reports surfaced online that Rev. Anita filed an action at a UK court to end
their 20-year-old marriage on the grounds of “adultery” and “unreasonable
behaviour”. It was later reported that the church had removed every information about Rev. Anita
Oyakhilome including her pictures from its website, www.christembassy. org.
Meanwhile,
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has threatened to sue journalists for publishing news of
their divorce.
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