The Mathematics Of Marriage - By Pastor Adeboye

Couples seeking to spice up their marriages may learn a few tips from the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, who has established a link between Mathematics and marriage. Coming from a mathematician-turned pastor, who has been married for 47 years, the audience at the first annual lecture of the Pastor E.A. Adeboye Professorial Chair for mathematics held Thursday evening at
the Main Auditorium of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) took him seriously when he spoke about four simultaneous linear equations for successful marital life. He supported each equation with relevant biblical verses as he told the audience that his understanding of the mathematics of marriage is what has kept his marriage strong.

“I told my children that why I have remained married for 47 years is because I understand the mathematics of marriage. Mathematics is a science of living,” he said.

His Equation 1, which states that love is blind, was supported with a biblical passage from Proverbs 10:12, which states that love covers a multitude of sins.

Then he said the explanation for Equation 2, which is that “marriage is a miracle worker with special anointing for curing blindness” could be found in Genesis 29:16-25 which gives the account of how Jacob was so in love that he did not know it was Leah that was given to him in marriage instead of Rachel until the next day.

When simultaneously calculated, he said the result shows that during courtship, love does not make shortcomings obvious until after marriage, when all doubts about character are cleared.

Moving on to Equation 3, which states that “angels don’t eat jollof rice”; he made reference to Judges 6:11-21 where the sacrifice Gideon offered to the angel was consumed by fire, while he said Equation 4 is that angels don’t marry Matthew 22:30.

In essence, Pastor Adeboye explained that the women eat jollof rice so they are not angels and are not perfect, just like men. He advised couples to have reasonable expectations of their spouses and not expect them to be like angels.

Pastor Adeboye was the first master’s and PhD student of Mathematics produced by the University of Lagos. The Apapa Family of the RCCG endowed the professorial chair in Mathematics, valued at N50 million at the university on his behalf in 2009.

Prof Samuel Okoya currently occupies the professorial chair. He delivered a lecture titled: “Relevance of Mathematics to Everday Living” at the event.

Meanwhile, the UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Prof Rahamon Bello, announced at the lecture that the university would confer an honorary doctoral degree of science on Pastor Adeboye for his contribution to life and the growth of his church.

“In recognition of Pastor Adeboye’s contribution to life and the growth of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, the Senate of the University of Lagos has approved the award of a Doctor of Science (DSc) Honoris Causa to Pastor Adeboye. We look forward to the day the award will be bestowed on him officially,” he said.

Responding, Adeboye said he would accept the award with joy. “While I have humbly rejected the awards of many universities, I will gladly accept that of the University of Lagos,” said the man of God.