Pastor declares smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol not sin
The founder of Abel Damina Ministries and Power City International, Pastor Abel Damina, has declared that smoking and drinking were not sins, contrary to popular belief, arguing that it was no establish in the Bible if Adam and Eve ate something or not
Penpushing reports that the 64-year-old clergyman in a thought-provoking and controversial sermon on New Year’s Eve, questioned some long-held beliefs and biblical passages, sparking a significant debate, and equally queried the belief that Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden was caused by eating fruit from the forbidden fruit.
“Adam and Eve ate nothing. Adam and Eve didn’t eat anything. Were you there? You were not there. So how do we know whether they ate something or not? Jesus was there. Was Jesus there in the Garden of Eden? Yes. Can Jesus explain to us what happened? Yes’, he said.
“Do you not know that they would not be sinners if Adam and Eve ate something? It is not what people eat that makes them sinners. It is not what you eat. You cannot be a sinner by eating or drinking something’’, Damina emphasised.
Penpushing further reports that the cleric referencing Mark 7:18-21 in the Bible, argued that it’s not what a person eats or drinks that makes them a sinner., emphasizing that consumption of alcohol cannot cause a sin
“I’ve told you alcohol is not a sin. I’ve told you cigars are not a sin. If you like, put it on the newspaper headline, I said it. Am I saying you should smoke? You should have a sense from your father’s house to know that a cigar will cut short your life. Am I saying you should drink alcohol? You should know that if you drink alcohol, you will lie down inside a gutter. Your shirt and trousers will disappear’.
‘You should have the sense to know that. There’s nothing a man eats that enters his heart. It’ll go to the digestive system and go out somehow. What comes out of a man defiles a man, not what goes in. What makes you a sinner is what you think, not what you eat. It’ll go to their stomach if they (Adam and Eve) eat. It’ll digest and go to the toilet. They’ll be free’’, he stated
Penpushing also reports that the popular televangelist, has courted recent controversies over his unconventional beliefs and sermons, while in October, a Christian group, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs, berated him for allegedly preaching gospel messages with an alarming rate of theological errors and heresies.
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs In an open letter, said Damina’s messages constitute hate speech and cybercrime against the Christian faith, while it is on record that some highlighted controversial sermons, allegedly preached by Damina, included “There is no heaven,” “You don’t need God to succeed,” “Jesus is not coming back,” and “Heaven is a scam.”
Penpushing reports that the group pointed out that most topics are mere fallacies and heresies, with unsound arguments, targeted at attracting an audience to Damina through content creating hype rather than being correct and spiritual.
The controversial clergyman, who in August said that he played a pivotal role in ordaining and mentoring Dunamis Church’s founder Paul Eneche, claims that the latter has firmly rejected in his sermons, boasts a significant social media following and commands influence among the youth demography in Nigeria.
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