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and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.' ,... He placed his hands in my face and made it hard as flint...""It was then that the knowledge of and light of the scriptures began to be made known to him. His preaching began to call for True Holiness, his inspired messages began to hold the attention of the congregation; souls began receiving the Holy Ghost and the people were encouraged to walk with the Lord. The biblical wisdom given to him was noticed by others who began asking him questions. All this greatly displeased his pastor (Bishop Haywood Hinton), who silenced him for an entire year. Yet the vision remained before him, in his heat and fixed firmly in his mind.

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Vegas attempted to build an argument, Jennings shouted, "Debate Pastor Jennings like a man, debate Pastor Jennings or sit down, debate Pastor Jennings or get out". "Call your chapter and your verse," Jennings repeated as he dared Vegas to find support in the scriptures that women should wear make-up. But, having not been able to find a verse in the Bible, Vegas provoked Jennings to play the tape of his infamous sermon which had sparked criticisms. It was at that point the pastor requested that security officers to "usher out" Vegas. "I'm already here," Vegas retorted. "Call the police if you've gotta move me."

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painted red, purple, blue, green, long like bird claws, all this fake hair, breasts implant, toe nails painted with little fake diamonds in it, your toes ain't richer. You're nothing but a prostitute." He continued: You're nothing but a singing hoe, a shouting hoe, an organ playing hoe, a choir director hoe. Preacher, if what I just said describes your wife, you are married to a hoe! A man that's a real man don't want his wife out in the street looking like a prostitute and you're a holy woman, or claim you are a Christian. Christian with skin tight pants showing the very shape of your birth canal."

191:, Jennings has also been known for rejecting and advocating forgoing the usage of the term "Christianity", for he believes that "Christianity" is not a term found in the Bible, unlike the term “Christian”. Instead the word Jennings believes more accurately describes his congregation's faith should be the term "Holiness," or the "religion of Holiness". He has even attracted additional criticism for advocating a very fundamentalist 511:

met him he came all the way to Houston, Texas, and in fact I thought he lived in Houston." "I talked to him and he asked me about the Trinity. I went and opened it up in the Bible. He said 'I see there is one God.' After this, Chris went down into water in the name of Jesus Christ … I thought he came from Houston and he said 'man, I came all the way from Australia.' … This message is worth going from one continent to another.

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However, yesterday, no sooner than Vegas being called up to the platform where Jennings had already been waiting, the much-hyped debate descended into a shouting match as the former dancehall artiste turned Christian found himself no match for Jennings and his supporters who effectively muted him. As

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The beginning of the First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc. (the incorporated organization) began with Pastor Gino N. Jennings and the divine vision given him of his ministry. The fourth of five sons born to Bishop Ernest and Mother Jennings, Pastor Jennings has been involved with the worship of

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Jennings also discussed how the devil has blinded people, and he directly addressed Aussies: "I think about all the brothers and sisters that came to America from Australia just to be baptised. Came all the way from Australia. I think of brother Chris sitting there, next to brother Williams, I first

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In the late December broadcast, currently making the rounds on social media, Jennings, who is the head of the First Church of Our Lord Jesus, said: "You so called Christian looking hoes, jumping in some church, flopping your ankle chains around. On the choir, breasts hanging out, lips all red, nails

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He stood there before me ... I saw his hands...something just comes over me when I talk about it...," Pastor Jennings has often testified..."...He showed me my work...," he would say,..."...my calling was made known to me : Jeremiah 1 verse 5...'...Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee

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Both Dunbar and Mr Vegas were responding to Jennings after a video of him classifying women who chose to be fashionably dressed in church as 'whores' went viral. But, according to Robinson, he does not think it is extremely out of line to use their images and names in the advertisement as they were

172:, Gino Jennings has become subject to international controversy. Many people of other Christian denominations and churches have criticized Jennings and the First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ movement for some of their strict beliefs and views, such as their rejection of women as clergy based on 295:

The family continued sincerely in what truth they knew for many years. The church where they worshipped was headed by Pastor Jennings' great uncle. Bishop Ernest Jennings was the second in-charge and Pastor Jennings, despite his tender age was third in-charge. He was also the Bible reader for his

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leader and would often accompany him in his travels. He began preaching at the age of thirteen with a message that could not be more fitting than from Hebrews chapter 11 v 6: "...But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is..."

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for a debate. During the debate, Jennings had Vegas escorted out of the building by security after an altercation that ensued between Vegas, the church's audio and visual team, and the other associate ministers on the

602: 165:. By 2016, Jennings and his First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc. acquired its headquarters in Philadelphia, with numerous churches spread throughout the United States and elsewhere globally. 256: 137:

Starting the church in his parents' basement in 1984, the First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc. grew through Jennings emphasizing and teaching doctrines of inner and

211:. This later led to the debate going viral throughout Jamaica, and two other ministers that agreed to debate him canceled afterwards. In 2019, Jennings was banned from 416: 562:

Entertainer Mr Vegas says he will be showing up to have a discussion with Pastor Gino Jennings when the controversial clergyman comes to Jamaica this month end.

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The American preacher with millions of followers who helped inspired Israel Folau's Truth Of Jesus Christ Church has been denied a visa.

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Pastor Gino Jennings - Interview with Fox 29 / 100.3 WRNB K Foxx & Quincy (updated with video)

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Pastor and Overseer of the First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ., Inc.

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