Thursday, September 11, 2025 - David Oyedepo Jnr. has said that he and his wife Kemi “have never had a single argument throughout 17 years of marriage”.
Oyedepr Jnr., who is the son of the founder of Living Faith
Church, disclosed this while preaching at a recent church gathering.
He said the enduring peace in his marriage is thanks to a
deliberate and scripture-based decision made at the outset of their
union.
David, 42, said a preaching he heard made him reject the
widespread notion that conflict is an inevitable part of marriage, labelling
such thinking “deception from the devil”.
He said his conviction was formed years ago after hearing a
sermon that cited a biblical passage to claim marriage inherently brings
“troubles in the flesh”.
“Years
ago, I heard a man preaching from 1 Corinthians. And he began to talk about
marriage. I was not married then. I was in a courtship with my wife. And he was
talking about marriage,” he said.
“I am
reading from the Word of God, and I have learnt over time that God’s word is
the highest authority. Whatever it is God’s word says is a settled
matter.
“So he began
to teach, and the subject of teaching was ‘he that marries will have troubles
in the flesh’. And I was not married. Nobody sees the trouble to go and look
for. And he read it from the Bible. And he began to teach part one, part two,
part three. And the message was trouble.”
Unsettled by the message while still in courtship, Oyedepo
Jnr said he turned to his Bible for answers.
He concluded the preacher had presented a misleading
interpretation by omitting critical context.
“I said no,
I am not married yet, and I do not want to register for any kind of trouble. So
after he finished teaching, I took my bible and opened it. If you are not
enlightened, you will end up damaged. Deception is simply corrupting the
truth,” he said.
“This is where there is a need for us to come to the point of
understanding. If not, there will be deception.
“You know, there are people who would tell you ‘you must fight in marriage’. It
is a lie from hell. I began saying it when I saw that scripture. I started
telling my wife when we were in courtship that we would never have an
argument.
“Our wedding anniversary was month of July; in our 17 years of marriage, we
have not had one argument. Why? But I spare you. We have never had a day when I
am raising my voice and my wife is raising her voice. Not one day.”
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