Pastor Kingsley Gyamfi, the boyfriend of the late CEO of Gracelift Herbal Clinic, Dr. Grace Boadu, has said that he sees nothing wrong with polygamy as a Christian.
According to him, a man of God can marry more than one woman.
He argued that even in the Bible, devout figures like Solomon and David were involved in fornication and maintained concubines, yet God did not forsake them.
Speaking on The Delay Show, which was monitored by GhanaWeb, the host of the show asked, “As a pastor who had not completely divorced your wife yet, you were in a relationship with another person [Dr. Grace Boadu], publicly flaunting her... Don’t you think you were disrespecting your wife?"
Pastor Kingsley responded, “As a pastor, if you want to marry more than one woman, nobody can block you from doing that; it all depends on your finances.
"Even in the Bible, Solomon, David, and others had concubines. The New Testament was introduced to modify the Old Testament. So, if you will be picky on certain issues, then it’s your own cup of tea.”
When Delay, who was perplexed by the pastor’s answer, quizzed him on what he makes of Paul’s advice to Christians to be married to one individual, he retorted, “While David and Solomon were building churches for God, where was Paul?
"Paul said he wishes every man was married to one woman, but that is not an emphatic statement. How can you compare what has been done with a suggestion?”
The polygamy discussion came up in the course of the interview following rumours that Pastor Kingsley was cheating on his wife while he was dating Dr. Grace Boadu.
The pastor has maintained that he sees nothing wrong with his actions, despite criticism.
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