Kudos to the Pastor and the Church board for upholding the Church Doctrines.

The Church has no interest in preventing anybody's wedding but has its own standard and rules if you intend to wed in the Church.
Choosing to wed or not is your decision, but accepting to join you is the Church decision.
Wedding in any particular church is a sign of the church's endorsement of the marriage with it's conditions and processes, but the Bible says "Lay hands suddenly (hastily) on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure” (1 Timothy 5:22).


In the above laying of hand is a sign of approval.

God standard have not and will never change.

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13:4‬ ‭AMPC‬‬
[4] Let marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste [all guilty of sexual vice] and adulterous.

I just wonder how some stupid demented people want to run the gauntlet for a religious body. They said it's their rules that if one is pregnant they will not be wedded some are just puking garbage out of their I'll informed brains. Open your church run it the way you want no problem but don't criticize the other churches for not joining them in matrimony. The couple know the rules.

You people are here yacking your gutters open.
Leave the church and face the glaring societal challenges bedeviling you.. does the church tell you how to run your own laws at home.

Rubbish

It were otedoloa children, will they turn them back
Useless doctrines that won't give you salvation

Fiscus105:





Hypocrite like you would still condernm church, for the church girls that are wayward


What would church do again to satisfy you?

If they loose in sanctioning u weep, they strict in sanctioning you cry too

Stop talking rubbish even Mary the mother of Jesus took in out of wedlock, I don't see any reason why the church should refuse to marry them, after all the idea of marriage is to hide the shame of the pregnancy so the church has double standards, why can't they forgive and forget like the Bible preaches? Don't come at me

Loveth160:


https://.ng/2023/11/29/couple-whose-wedding-was-cancelled-over-pregnancy-weds-in-another-church/

must they marry in church?

LadyRosa2:


But they ought to have followed the church's rules.
Thats why I love Catholic Church, your wife fit wear gown today, enter labour room tomorrow.

Although its not encouraged to get pregnant before marriage, but the Catholic Church will still wed you,so as to discourage a " change of plans" that might hurt the pregnant woman and child tomorrow.

that is because the Catholic Church recognizes traditional wedding. Church procession is just to bless a marriage that has already been recognized by both parents of groom and bride. When the two parents agreed for their children to be husband and wife the marriage has taken place already

If they have done the traditional rites then are already married. What is all these fuckery??

thorpido:
The Church rule is to put the horse before the cart.
Do the right thing and every other thing can follow.

Meaningless Church rule!

There are no mention of church wedding any where in the Bible, none of the early Christians practiced it in the Bible, it is a blindly copy and paste Whiteman tradition.

The role of the Church should be to bring the couples before God, pray and bless them after it has been confirmed that the traditional marriage rites has been completed!

Congratulations. But, people should learn how to abide by the rules of any institution they belong.

Lee99:

Stop talking rubbish even Mary the mother of Jesus took in out of wedlock, I don't see any reason why the church should refuse to marry them, after all the idea of marriage is to hide the shame of the pregnancy so the church has double standards, why can't they forgive and forget like the Bible preaches? Don't come at me

How are you coping in real life? how people around you coping with personality that attack every action positive or negative?

Little wonder marriage not lasting again, how would woman that frigile already, cope with mad cow? That bitter 24/7 on everything?


If church sanctions thing like this and u still condernming the church. Oga u destroy already . May God save u.

LadyRosa2:


But they ought to have followed the church's rules.
Thats why I love Catholic Church, your wife fit wear gown today, enter labour room tomorrow.

Although its not encouraged to get pregnant before marriage, but the Catholic Church will still wed you,so as to discourage a " change of plans" that might hurt the pregnant woman and child tomorrow.

The church actually does not have the power to join people in marriage, what we are witnessing now is infusion of western traditional marriage rites into Christianity in the name of church wedding which was made popular through colonialism

TechCapon:


You have decided to be a slave to your pastor and church so take whatever embarrassment they give you. As for me, I'm not a slave to any pastor and I won't place myself in a situation where a person will embarrass me in the name of church. Is church marriage compulsory?

They knew the rules, or was it that day that they couple became aware of the pregnancy?
People these days break rules and expect the system to change for them.
This mindset need to be changed.

Before reading I knew say na Assemblies of God the first church that cancelled the wedding go be.

Any church that weds a pregnant couple is a cult to me o....

Besides, we have so many of them today, questionable churches

God's rule and commandments override any nasty church rules.

Judgesledge:
The church actually does not have the power to join people in marriage, what we are witnessing now is infusion of western traditional marriage rites into Christianity in the name of church wedding which was made popular by the colonialism

So why did they go to church in first instance?
If they think church lacks that capacity, why not stick to their parents to give them marriage certificate?

No wonder Naija become jungle where everyone does what he likes.

Ekpekus:

If they are married traditionally, they are already husband and wife.
So the church joining is just a ceremonial exercise.

This is nonsense. How does traditional marriage supercede church marriage?

ChronicGp:
Our forefathers no marry for church yet their marriages last pass wetin we dey see now....

Your fore fathers may be burning in hell now. And you're choosing to follow them.

Chidozie4847:
Like assemblies of God like the apostolic church.this two church has the same doctrine.if u get pregnant before marriage no wedding and u will be given back seat and suspended from church activities for some time

God bless you for this. I belong to both fold, parents got married in Assemblies, while we currently attend TAC, through research when TAC was celebrating 100yrs few yrs ago, I got to know they are of the same foundation.
As a member, you know the rules, if you are not comfortable with it, stay away. The church allows them to do just traditional marriage rites and move on, but if you choose to do the church wedding, don't come with pregnancy, if you do and it wasn't discovered, if you give birth at a time that's around 8months less, and without a medical reasons, they will suspect you do the wedding with pregnancy and still discipline you.
Till date, I never joined those wey dey break bread for my church, not because I dey commit any immoral act, but I know the rules and I no wan choke myself, so make I avoid am for now

Mosba:
Mother Mary self no wed before pregnant, why did pastor rejected them

Oga U no Kill me with Laughter ooo

kingar:
You see traditional marriage and court wedding.
Thats all we need, church wedding is just waste of funds and sometimes inviting unnecessary problems

Na women naa, most men don't fancy it.

U can't change the church rules.. if ur not ok with it, go elsewhere...

What I don't understand is, someone has committed a sin by having sex before marriage. And as a consequence they get pregnant, the person realising themselves wants to make things right by getting married. Isn't the church meant to counsel them and help them make right of the situation by encouraging and helping them to get married ?
What is the rationale behind cancelling the wedding? Does the church want to condemn them to their plight and they go on living their Iives in iniquity?

Isn't the church's primary objective to help people who re lost in the worldly way, find a way in christ?

Rules are rules.

atobs4real:
Good one.
May Nigerian church not kill us
Wahala of religion is too much to bear sometimes especially Africa

Try Asia.

Jonathan:
GOD BLESS THE PASTOR THAT SENT THOSE IRRESPONSIBLE WAYWARD FORNICATORS AWAY.
THE CHURCH OR MOSQUE SHOULD NEVER BE A PLACE WHERE NONSENSE AND IMMORALITY IS CONDONE.

Our society can never get better if we keep tolerating NONSENSE.
WE ONLY GOT TO THIS POINT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY BASTARDS IN THE SOCIETY AND BASTARDS ARE FOND OF CAUSING MENACE TO THE SOCIETY.
THE NAME FOR CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK HAVE NEVER CHANGED, WE STILL CALL THEM BASTARDS.


It should be a big shame on any parent whose daughter is not marrying as a virgin, not talk of getting pregnant.
Such girl and parents don't deserve bride price.
BRIDE PRICE IS A TRADITIONAL THING AND ONLY TO BE PAID ON VIRGINS.


IF I WERE A FATHER AND MY DAUGHTER DOES THIS, SHAME AND PRINCIPLE WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW ME ATTEND THE WEDDING, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS GENERATION IS FILLED WITH IRRESPONSIBLE OLD FOOL ADULTS AND PARENTS.

And the fact that they have wedded traditionally? Abi the wedding where Jesus turned water to wine in Cana was a church wedding. Bros shut up and stop being a serpent

What is the wedding about when there is a protruding belly. Who is deceiving who. They have done their wedding themselves without any validation, albeit unlawfully.

This is our the church should be to atleast revive lost virtue in Christendom.

When there is no punishment, there won't be sanity. The punishment on earth is even soft, that of the hereafter is severe and unending. Behave like good humans not like a dog

Depsui:


This is nonsense. How does traditional marriage supercede church marriage?

There's no church marriage anywhere in the bible....it is family that joins their children together....
Incase u nor know....it's the government that gave legal power of joining couples to churches, mosques,for religious inclusivity in marriages and to reduce the burden on in the registry...

TechCapon:


You have decided to be a slave to your pastor and church so take whatever embarrassment they give you. As for me, I'm not a slave to any pastor and I won't place myself in a situation where a person will embarrass me in the name of church. Is church marriage compulsory?

Capital No

addictiv:
What I don't understand is, someone has committed a sin by having sex before marriage. And as a consequence they get pregnant, the person realising themselves wants to make things right by getting married. Isn't the church meant to counsel them and help them make right of the situation by encouraging and helping them to get married ?
What is the rationale behind cancelling the wedding? Does the church want to condemn them to their plight and they go on living their Iives in iniquity?

Isn't the church's primary objective to help people who re lost in the worldly way, find a way in christ?

Soooooooo, church should be shifting her ground in other to accommodate all errors that members made deliberately?

If such happens ,what did you think would happen to body of Christ? .....banana republic where everything goes!

If church depreciated to that level as we are withnessing today, what would say to body of Christ? ....you will still condernm it.



Only death can satisfy you people.

atobs4real:
Good one.
May Nigerian church not kill us
Wahala of religion is too much to bear sometimes especially Africa
Backwardness is always the answer for Africa. Why?

I don't know.
Waiting to destroy another person's destiny all because of church .
Christ is not like that.
He is a merciful God.
Thank God they used their senses and do the bond.
If not that church would have collapsed their fruitful union and relationship

Exactly! When you instruct your boy not to go near a particular safe assuming he went there in your absence , got your property documents and tore them before your arrival. As a loving father that you are, I believe you will be forgiving to give him "thumbs up".