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Word of Faith Ministries is a Christian group that is part of the Word of Faith movement. It has been active in Nigeria since the 1980s. [1] Their teachings include the prosperity gospel. [2] Its founder is Dr. N. George Utuk. [3] He is from Nigeria, but lives in the United States. [3]
Marriage is a divine institution that can never be broken, even if the husband or wife legally divorce in the civil courts; as long as they are both alive, the Church considers them bound together by God. Holy Matrimony is another name for sacramental marriage. Marriage is intended to be a faithful, exclusive, lifelong union of a man and a woman.
Word of Faith Fellowship began in 1979, when Jane Whaley, then a math teacher, and her husband Sam Whaley converted a former steakhouse into a chapel. Jane Whaley, the daughter of a plumber and a homemaker in rural North Carolina, led the group as it grew to a membership of 750.
Many Word of Faith teachers use phrases such as "little gods" to describe believers. Kenneth Hagin wrote that God had created humans "in the same class of being that he is himself," [33] and reasoned that if humans are made in God's image, they are "in God's class", [34] and thereby 'gods'. [34] [35]
The Indian Pentecostal Church of God the largest Pentecostal denomination in India has made its position clear that according to the 66 books of the Holy Bible, marriage must be between husband and wife and there must be no sexual union outside of marriage. The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) similarly condemns homosexuality. [125]
The marriage lasted 25 years and failed as soon as the kids were grown. I knew it would fail about two years after they got married. The marriage was too crowded.
Robert Tilton (born June 7, 1946) is an American televangelist and the former pastor of the Word of Faith Family Church in Farmers Branch, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.At his ministry's peak in 1991, Tilton's infomercial-style program, Success-N-Life, aired in all 235 American television markets (on a daily basis in the majority of them) and brought in nearly $80 million per year; it was ...
The declaration may be prefaced by In the presence of God [14] The declaration may be prefaced by In the fear of the Lord and in the presence of this assembly [14] The word spouse may be replaced by wife or husband as appropriate or by partner in marriage [14] The phrase through divine assistance may be replaced by the words with God’s help [14]