Social commentator Solomon Buchi expressed his excitement about media personality Toke Makinwa expecting her first child soon, but feels uneasy about her mixing Jesus with the news.
Buchi believes that being a “Jesus girl” or a Christian means adhering to God’s teachings. He argues that, according to scripture, the only appropriate path to becoming a parent is through marriage. He feels that intentionally planning to have a child outside of wedlock and then trying to justify it spiritually does not align with his beliefs.
In a video shared on Instagram, he said;
‘’I am happy that Toke is having a child at almost 40. It seems like it is something she has really desired as a woman but I have a problem with mixing Jesus and God with it. I was watching a clip from her podcast and she was talking about an agreement with God or that she prayed to God that she really wants to be a mother.
As a Jesus girl or Christian, we need to be very careful how we mix God with our personal decisions, decisions we have decided to pursue, whether they are Godly or not.
Now I am not saying there is anything ungodly or not about having a child but you are having a child outside of wedlock, you are not married and so there is just no need bringing God into that. There is no need spiritualizing it. Honestly you can give your testimony without implicating God’s word and his standard.
Just say that you wanted to be a mother and now you are about to be a mother or you are a mother already, There is no need to infuse God into it because according to God’s standard, the only right way to be a parent is in the premise of marriage. Of course, some people have made mistakes and that is absolutely fine and that does not define their life but sounding as though you intentionally planned to have a child outside of wedlock and then trying to spiritualize it and bring God into it, I am actually happy for it but let’s not bring God into it”
Some of his followers agree with him, while others argue that only God has the right to judge her.
Watch his video and see some of the divergent opinions below…
