Pastor Abel Damina, the Senior Pastor of Power City International Church, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has been accused of preaching “fallacies and heretics,” laced with unsound arguments.
A Christian group, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs, argued that Damina preached messages with an “alarming rate of theological errors and heresies.”
The group mentioned this in an open letter signed by the secretary of its elders’ council, Bishop Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, and addressed to Damina, on Facebook.
Adesanya-Davies stated that the letter serves as a disclaimer to the messages preached by Damina.
“Dr. Abel Damina, you have crossed the line, and you are, therefore, no longer a representative of Christianity (the Body of Christ) in Nigeria.
“Heresy is a belief or opinion contrary to orthodox Christian doctrine and any belief, teaching, or practice that explicitly undermines the gospel.”
She mentioned some of Damina’s messages the group has issues with, like “There is no heaven,” “You don’t need God to succeed,” “Jesus is not coming back,” and “Heaven is a scam.”
The cleric was accused of attracting an audience through “content creating hype rather than being correct and spiritual.”
Commenting on the letter in a live Facebook video, the Cleric described the group as a “bunch of jokers” seeking relevance.
He argued that he had never heard of the group before and that the letter was never sent to him. “I am not even aware of its existence. It is a situation of notice me by force.”
“They are looking at how to malign me. They said I am heretic; therefore, they have decided that I am no longer a representative of the Body of Christ in Nigeria. What a laugh.”
