{"id":289808,"date":"2023-09-20T17:58:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=289808"},"modified":"2023-09-20T17:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:58:36","slug":"i-have-scriptural-backing-to-my-appearance-jimmy-odukoya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/20\/i-have-scriptural-backing-to-my-appearance-jimmy-odukoya\/","title":{"rendered":"I have scriptural backing to my appearance \u2013 Jimmy Odukoya"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Says new position is a big responsibility<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Insists he was ordained as a pastor in his father&#8217;s church in 2012<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new lead pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, has said he has a scriptural backing to his appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Recall Jimmy\u2019s announcement as the new lead pastor generated mixed reactions from social media users, with some questioning his appearance (with dreads) as a pastor.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with BBC News Pidgin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/17\/late-pastor-odukoyas-son-jimmy-becomes-churchs-general-overseer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Odukoya<\/a> stated that he has scriptural backing for his appearance and the things he does.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cGod has called me into this new season of my life. This new position is a big responsibility. All of my focus is here (on the church). As for my dreads, most people don\u2019t know I can back up everything I do with scripture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you say I\u2019m wrong to keep my hair as a pastor, I can tell you that God told Samson not to cut his hair in the Bible. That means long hair is not a bad thing. Also, if you say the pastor is keeping beard, I can tell you that the Bible says that when Jesus was tortured, they pulled hair from his face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you say this pastor is putting on earrings, I can tell you that in the book of Exodus, when the children of Israel got out of Egypt and wanted to do golden calf, they collected jewelry, rings, and earrings from their sons and daughters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody can do what they want. A personal opinion is different from saying something is sinful. You should not use your own personal opinion to judge me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that, contrary to popular belief, he was ordained as a pastor in the church in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>His words: \u201cI was ordained as a minister in 2009 and became a pastor in the church in 2012. I was the lead pastor of the youth church until 2020 or 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He also said he\u2019s unfazed due to the challenges he has faced in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the things I\u2019ve witnessed in life, there\u2019s nothing that can shake me. I\u2019ve lost two of the closest people to me\u2014my father and mother\u2014and, to an extent, some members of my family, including my aunt and grandparents. When the thing you feared most happens, then there\u2019s nothing again,\u201d Jimmy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all of this, my father was a strong man. 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