“Intending couples can now freely visit themselves during courtship, but only on the condition that she or he go with an elder,” details of Pastor William Kumuyi’s new instruction on two long-standing traditions of the church.
The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has clarified that some of the church’s long-standing rules on marriage are not biblical but administrative guidelines.
Specifically, Kumuyi announced that the law banning a lady from visiting a man she intends to marry has been nullified.
William Kumuyi, Deeper Life Church’s General Superintendent, again declares the abolition of a long-enforced church regulation.
He further explained that intending couples can freely visit themselves during courtship, but only on the condition that she or he go with an elder.
Kumuyi modifies Deeper Life’s 6-month courtship period Speaking to church members during the 2025 Global Family and Marriage conference.
Kumuyi also explained that the six-month courtship rule is no longer sacrosanct.
The Christian cleric explained that the aforementioned rule was introduced for practical reasons but should not be treated as divine law.
“We just felt you need some time to know one another. And then we said one month will be too short, two months too short. So, why not six months? But it is not from the Bible,” he said.
Kumuyi on principles versus the law of God stressed that Christians must distinguish between God’s law and church principles, urging members not to treat human rules as scriptural commandments.
“As a Christian, you need to become so mature that you know the difference between the law of God and the principles in the church,” Kumuyi said. He added: “Six months is all right, but it’s not something inflexible. If we change it to three months, we’re not changing the Bible, because six months is not in the Bible.”
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The cleric said that Christians must distinguish between God’s law and church principles, noting that such rules are flexible and not divine commandments Kumuyi cautioned marriage committees against overstepping, emphasising that they exist for guidance, not as replacements for biblical authority.
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