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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Real Betis : Europa League (4 - 1) On 9th March 2023 by Odianose13(m): 10:57pm On Mar 09, 2023
dreamxhaser:


You dey mind dem?

When I go to places like Reddit and see how intelligent people analyse weghrost importance to the team I feel impressed.

But on NL, it's all about he no score, him no sabi shot, him to tall. HABA!

Weghorst is a great asset to Manchester United.

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Real Betis : Europa League (4 - 1) On 9th March 2023 by Odianose13(m): 9:53pm On Mar 09, 2023
GODPUNISHALABI:
that's why I am in support of greenwood coming back,apart from rashford we don't have any goal scorer

Talking about Rashford, even though he scores goals. He is very terrible in a 1 on 1 situation. He finds it hard to even beat a player. Dude can’t even go past a defender nowadays!

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Real Betis : Europa League (4 - 1) On 9th March 2023 by Odianose13(m): 9:52pm On Mar 09, 2023
Caveatemptor:
De gea is totally useless with the ball at his feet.

De Gea’s legs are a complete opposite of what his hands can do. That’s why he wasn’t taken to the World Cup by the Spanish coach.
Politics / Re: Boot Party Collapses Structure For Labour Party, Adopts Obi As Candidate by Odianose13(m): 4:36am On Feb 22, 2023
Deoo1125:
No, na 100.




The Allied Political Parties and the National Consultative Front, comprising of 6 parties, have decided to join forces with the Labour Party to present a joint Presidential Candidate for the 2023 polls.



https://www.channelstv.com/2022/05/23/2023-elections-seven-political-parties-merge-to-become-3rd-force-mega-party/amp/
Sports / Re: Fernando Santos, Ronaldo’s Manager, Sacked After World Cup Exit by Odianose13(m): 10:13pm On Dec 15, 2022
SenatePresdo:


Ronaldo is too Egoistic, he's not bigger than any team.
So because he's Ronaldo, he can't be substituted or benched?

The goncalo ramos that replaced him scored an hat trick, the coach knew what he was doing. He's coaching Portugal team, and not Ronaldo.

Why did he not score the same hat trick against Morocco? Beginners luck? Lol

Person wey him private part don full internet. I’m really pissed at that Ramos. Just small shine, you go dey masturbate for video dey send give woman. Lol. After the Morocco loss, the woman post am for internet.

I really admire the discipline Messi and Ronaldo had over the years - about 20 years. They both should be respected!

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Politics / Re: Australian Students Urge Nigerians To Vote For Peter Obi (Pics) by Odianose13(m): 12:43am On Dec 15, 2022
CoronaVirusRelo:
Some should tell them the truth that, they are advocating for a political minion who stands No chance!

That even if elections were conducted 10X, he won’t still emerge has winner.

One can also use Davido, which I believe they know, as a typical example. Davido is more popular, and has better chances of becoming Nigeria’s president, than the minion that they holding his banner!

Ignorance at its peak!

Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 10:23pm On Nov 28, 2022
Don27tiky:
it is like saying a father has witnessed more Christmas than his son. Ronaldo has played more matches than Messi and minus penalties from his goals and he is no way near. it is always Ronaldo fans that look for what he is better Messi with. As per king Messi, it is an insult to compare him with Ronaldo rather it is Ronaldo and his fans that always want to compare him to Messi

I just think they have both been great and have surpassed themselves in different areas. At the end, i respect them
Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 10:03pm On Nov 28, 2022
Gangster1ms:
They act like CR7 still has anything to prove, they act like he isn't number 1 with highest goals, what does one single goal matter? 6 points for CR7 and Portugal is the most important thing.
Bloody foolish haters

I could be wrong but I still think Ronaldo’s fans are much calmer than Messi fans. When Messi lost his first match against Saudi, the world was at peace. I could just imagine it was Ronaldo loosing his first match. The world will go berserk with Messi fans updating different social media platforms with hate words!

We should appreciate him. Dude has done great for himself. People should show him respect!

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:58pm On Nov 28, 2022
Nhemzie17:


I meant he's always had a poor world cup outing

Next time make it clear so we could have a more constructive conversation.

No wahala.
Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:54pm On Nov 28, 2022
Nhemzie17:


I think you are a kid here cos you speak like one. Going by that, the entire french team should be GOATS and not just Pogba.

Una dey make me laff for this forum. Below where your words:

Yet never gotten to the final of the worldcup. Smh

What did you then mean there? Lol

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:49pm On Nov 28, 2022
Antai123:

Why shouldn't we compare them, You fool!!!!!, You are among the idiots trying to force Tinubu through our throat it won't work..,..

Iam Obidient, and we support messi because he is the greatest of all time. You Ronaldo was sacked, and he doesn't even have a club grin grin grin
Keep supporting evil, you fool!!!

You are a funny bloke and seem to lack manners. I am Obidient myself and don’t force it down people’s throats like Ure doing with your response.

I will prefer not to engage in any conversation with you. Cheers.

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:45pm On Nov 28, 2022
Nhemzie17:


Yet never gotten to the final of the worldcup. Smh

Does not matter!

Do you call Pogba a GOAT even if he won the World Cup? Hahahaha

You see? No need for the hating bro!

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:40pm On Nov 28, 2022
Slawomirr:
Damnnn niggar

Crynaldo

First player to score without touching the ball

Shameless

Who are you talking about? The Highest goal scorer in world football and the only man alive to score in 5 world cups?

Na wa o!

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:37pm On Nov 28, 2022
Rayd502:


3 players fell.

Yea. I saw that. Thought u picked Ronaldo out. Lol

My bad.

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:36pm On Nov 28, 2022
Antai123:

How old is Ronaldo and how old is Messi, who started playing football before the other, maybe u need to check that out. Ronaldo is even ashamed of himself. Compare the goal scored by Messi to that of Ronaldo in this tournament and u will know that Messi is the Greatest of all time.

Yeye! Results matter. Ronaldo has more records to Messi in goals scored even at his age!

I am a Ronaldo fan but I respect Messi. I don’t think we should compare them cos they are good in their own ways.

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:32pm On Nov 28, 2022
Rayd502:
I like this ref...He is not fooled by the players antics.

Because Ronaldo went to the ground?

Make una haters well done. Una no fit bring Ronaldo down.

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Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:31pm On Nov 28, 2022
Abba114:
that guy na thief he celebrate like he scored. most of his carreer goals PENALTY

That does not matter. 3 points is what matters and not how you get it. The goals are all that matter, not how you score.

No be who know book dey pass exam, but na who pass exam know book!
Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:28pm On Nov 28, 2022
ominilongest:
Foolish people either Ronaldo or Bruno all I know is Portugal is qualifying tonight


Bam.

I tire. Ronaldo’s haters just full everywhere. They forget that hating makes Ronaldo even achieve more. I won’t be surprised if he still scores in this match. Lol
Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:26pm On Nov 28, 2022
sharpwriter:

No... Na why dem dey always call am Fraudnaldo be dat cheesy

But he still has more career goals than any player alive. He does not to cover Bruno’s goal and it’s not wrong to celebrate.
Sports / Re: Portugal Vs Uruguay: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. (2 - 0) On 28th Nov 2022 by Odianose13(m): 9:24pm On Nov 28, 2022
Antai123:
Ronaldo should score like Messi did, not claiming peoples goals and celebrating ontop. Twehhh!!!!

But he has more career goals to Messi. Number of Goals are the results, not how you score them. Lol

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Politics / Re: Wike Pledges ‘Logistics Support’ For Kwankwaso's Campaign by Odianose13(m): 3:03pm On Nov 21, 2022
Wike just dey catch cruise with everybody at the moment. Very soon, his true alliance will be clear enough for all to see, and at that time, he will carry a stern face to show everyone that he has finally reached a decision on who will get Rivers votes.

He knows what he is doing!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Newcastle United (0 - 0 ) On 16th October 2022 by Odianose13(m): 3:51pm On Oct 16, 2022
Fred should never play for Manchester United.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Newcastle United (0 - 0 ) On 16th October 2022 by Odianose13(m): 3:34pm On Oct 16, 2022
Ten Hag shouldn’t have removed Ronaldo. It should have been Sancho

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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Newcastle United (0 - 0 ) On 16th October 2022 by Odianose13(m): 3:32pm On Oct 16, 2022
Our midfield is lacking creativity. Fred is a disgrace, and it pains me that none of Tominay or Eriksen is on the bench so we have to tolerate Fred’s emptiness today.

I hope Sir. Rashford Is brought in.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Manchester United Vs Newcastle United (0 - 0 ) On 16th October 2022 by Odianose13(m): 3:20pm On Oct 16, 2022
That looked like a penalty kick to me.
Celebrities / Re: Amber Heard Declares Bankruptcy, Unable To Pay Johnny Depp by Odianose13(m): 1:46pm On Jul 31, 2022
Ibime:


That $12m is highly dubious considering she only collects $1-$2m for Aquaman, then deduct tax. I saw $6m networth before the case. Even if na $12m, subtract $6m she spent on legal fees, her money no complete to pay that $8m.

Most sites are now reporting networth of -$6m after factoring the judgement payment


Filing Bankruptcy wont help her in anyway not to pay Johnny Depp cos she acted with malice. In the US, once it is declared absolute from a court verdict that an act was done in malice, the accused MUST pay all damages incurred therein. Bankruptcy can’t stop the payment in her case.

AH only filed for Bankruptcy, she has not been approved yet. Her request may not even be eligible for discharge because of the court verdict which results in a Refused Discharge!
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russia's Massive World War 2 "Victory Day" Military Parade In Moscow (Pix, Vid) by Odianose13(m): 9:23pm On May 09, 2022
InvertedHammer:
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All these shakara/gragra and they couldn't run over small Ukraine in 2 months?

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How long did it take almighty US in Afghanistan and still ended up leaving Afghanistan?

At the end, what happened? The US troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan 20 years later in 2021. And Afghanistan was still not defeated and the Talibans still took over.

The US war against Afghanistan was the longest war in United States history, surpassing the Vietnam War (1955–1975) by approximately five months.

So you see there is more to a war than what you think.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Britain Will Go To War With Russia If Putin Attacks NATO - Sajid Javid by Odianose13(m): 8:02pm On Mar 14, 2022
The world is watching
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russian Soldiers Kill Brent Renaud (American Journalist) - Pictures by Odianose13(m): 7:39pm On Mar 13, 2022
Techguy96:

If u use Google very well u will know US is way stronger.

You folks don’t even know what a war is all about. You are just talking about who is stronger. What of allies? Allies makes strength too.

This war is above strength at the moment. It’s about country relations, effectiveness of world’s guiding policies and integrity of different continental groups/organizations.

No matter how strong you are, you are bound in one way or the other to different policies. Why will a country with nuclear powers not just fight nuclear? The NPT agreement only allows the harness of nuclear weapon for peaceful purposes (of course countries use it now as a show of world power) and the Nuclear Weapon Policy which allows all states the responsibility that nuclear weapons are never used again. Also the TPNW which has strict policies on Nuclear ownership.

So you see, it’s actually above just strength. Allies, policy restrictions and several other factors matter.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Russian Soldiers Kill Brent Renaud (American Journalist) - Pictures by Odianose13(m): 7:23pm On Mar 13, 2022
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Religion / Re: Does The Bible Really Condemn Marrying More Than One Wife? by Odianose13(m): 12:47pm On Mar 13, 2022
thatsleepboy1:
It is not a sin and God himself approved it.

2 Samuel 12:8

“. . . And I gave . . . wives into thy bosom . . .”

Exodus 22:16

“And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”

In the above case, the sex came before the marriage and there is no condemnation. In other words, in God’s plan, whether you are married or not, if you touch a woman, you must take her as wife. But note that this must be a single lady. If you touch a married woman, you’re as good as dead and that is the real definition of adultery for men. That is why God kept silent while David married one woman after another but became angry when David touched Uriah’s wife. And guess who Uriah’s wife is? Her name is Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. I meant to say King Solomon, whom God gave the pet name Jedidah shortly after he was born. 2 Samuel 12:25. Yet some churches will force a polygamous man to ditch his lawfully married second or third wife and more or less abandon his children because he had “accepted Christ.”

What a pity!

What perfect manifestation of the reason for the divine lamentation in Hosea 4:6:

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”

Do you understand what it means for a whole people to be destroyed? God is making it clear that lack of knowledge (and not even an invading army) is sufficient to cause such a calamity.

How can God accept Bathsheba, bless her with children, and make her son king (even as wife Number 7) and then a pastor or church will literally destroy a family because he and his church have been made to believe that strict monogamy is the only biblical form of marriage and that polygamy is a sin?

Many Pastors know that polygamy is not a sin. I meant to say many pastors who read their Bible with an independent mind. Even Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo of KICC has publicly come out and said polygamy is not a sin. But whether or not Pastor Ashimolowo says that, it remains a fact. It’s just that, like the celebration of Christmas which many now know to be based on a purely pagan holiday, the issue of permissible polygamy is more or less a taboo topic. Even for those who know it to be biblical, expressing their opinion is socially dangerous due to the possibility of ostracism.

People are under the mistaken notion that polygamy is tantamount to giving men “license to kill.”

Wrong.

If the only car in your village is an old jalopy that has to be cajoled and threatened and then pushed down a steep slope before the engine can start, you may hate cars. But when you come into the city and experience how sleek a good car can be, you are most likely to have a paradigm shift.

Because they follow tradition rather than the Bible, most Christians do not understand what biblical polygamy looks like. So they must mentally assume it is exactly like what their Moslem neighbours practice – or what misguided Christians practice.

The polygamy of Islam is vastly different from that of Christianity for several reasons. I will highlight just a few of these reasons:

1. Whether in polygamy or monogamy, the Bible forbids casual divorce. Casual divorce is divorcing your spouse for any reason other than sexual unfaithfulness. No matter how stubborn she is (or troublesome, or lazy, or insolent, or whatever) God expects a man to retain marriage to a woman forever and simply endure the situation if unpalatable. The same goes for a woman. I’m aware that, in Islam, a man may divorce his wife for reasons other than sexual unfaithfulness. This means that a Moslem man can engineer a civil war in his home just to kick one of his wives out and replace her with another. You may find it interesting to know that this was exactly what some of the Jews were doing and this was what Christ spoke against. Do you remember the sly question of the Pharisees?

Matthew 19:3

“The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?”

And Christ’s answer was that, except for sexual unfaithfulness, no man should put asunder what God had joined together because, in the beginning, God made them male and female and commanded the man to leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife through marriage. Christ was only emphasizing and reemphasizing the sacredness of the marriage bond. He was not talking about the case of a man marrying more than one wife because that was not the question. People should stop being creative and patently crafty, all in an attempt to sustain a doctrine that cannot be found anywhere in the Bible – Old or New Testament.

The fact that the God of the Bible forbids divorce except in cases of sex outside of marriage is peripheral evidence that, in His eyes, sex is equivalent to marriage. You can read that statement again. In God’s eyes, you cannot have sex with a woman (whether you are married or not) and just move on. You must marry her. The only way out of this situation is where a circumstance beyond your control comes up. Such as when the father of the lady utterly refuses to give her away. The Bible says so:

Exodus 22:17

“If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.”

There are also special cases where a direct command from God (like in the case of Abraham and Haggai) results in divorce. There are always special cases in the Bible.

When I explained this situation to one of my friends (who, with all due respect, can accurately be described as a womanizer), he saw the catch-22 and realized that permitting biblical polygamy will restrict men rather than give them the so-called license to kill. According to this friend of mine, men will be running away from women. This guy knows what he is talking about. As a bona fide Casanova, he knows that long term commitment is poison to someone who wants to have casual sex. But the deal in the Bible is this: any woman you touch, you have to take. The fact is that the incentive for adultery or any form of casual sex is the lack of commitment in it. When a man realizes that he has to marry any woman he has sex with, believe me, he will have bones in that boneless part of his body. Talk about divine wisdom. God, Who created men, know how powerful the sex drive in them is. To curtail it, He only permits sex in marriage. To manage cases of accidental discharge, He gives the man the chance to do the right thing after an accidental discharge. Marry the woman. Simple truth.

Many men had this accidental discharge when they were still too young to take responsibility for a woman. But because they did not know the Bible and their pastors were either equally ignorant or just afraid of telling them the truth, these young men abandoned the ladies they had defiled — in some cases even forcing them to abort babies. How many babies would have been saved if young men were taught that accidental discharge does not take God by surprise. But, in order not to allow it degenerate into sin, you must marry the lady. You must surely marry her. Notice the “surely” in the command.

Exodus 22:16

“And if a man entices a maid that is not betrothed and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”

2. Apart from protecting women from abuse by forbidding casual divorce, the Bible puts another condition on polygamy. This is another thing that differentiates biblical polygamy from the Islamic version. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria) publicly expressed his dismay a few years ago about very poor Moslem men marrying up to four wives, even though they are so poor they cannot comfortably feed themselves. This type of situation is virtually impossible in the case of biblical polygamy. For you to “take another” wife in biblical polygamy, you must have the capacity to not only take care of her but of the other wife also. The Bible codifies the things you must be able to take care of as including her food, her clothes, and you also have to grant her her conjugal right (duty of marriage). Conjugal right is the right of a spouse to have sex with their partner.

Exodus 21:10

“And if he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.”

People must realize that God takes sexual sin seriously. How do I know that? From my reading of the Bible, I have not seen a list of sins more wide-ranging and extensive than the list of sexual sins. The Bible forbids fornication; the Bible forbids adultery; the Bible forbids homosexuality; the Bible forbids incest; the Bible forbids bestiality; the Bible forbids sex with your maternal auntie, your paternal auntie, your cousin, your daughter in-law, and the list goes on. If polygamy is sinful, it will be the strangest thing for God not to have mentioned it because polygamy was not strange in those days. Consider the statements below and ponder upon them with your God-given intelligence.

A. God forbids casual divorce, forbids prostitution, restricts sex to marriage; commands marriage in case of sex with an unmarried lady, permits the marrying of more than one wife, and forbids homosexuality and the other acts of sexual deviancy like homosexuality already mentioned above. Leviticus 18; Leviticus 19:29.

B. Society permits and promotes casual divorce, permits and promotes prostitution and validates prostitutes — to the extent of giving them the fancy name of commercial sex workers. Society forbids the marrying of more than one wife, permits casual sex, and, of course, permits homosexuality and other types of sexual deviancy like bestiality.

Note the hinge:

Disallow polygamy = allow casual divorce, allow prostitution, and allow all the other deviations from the natural order (bestiality, homosexuality, etc.) that are now common.

Allow polygamy = forbid casual divorce, forbid prostitution, and forbid all the other deviations from the natural order (bestiality, homosexuality, etc.) that are now common.

Which of the two systems respects women, upholds their dignity, protects them from abuse, and forces men to zip up?

Do women have any real value in today’s society? Have you seen how they are debased in hip hop videos? God is wise; Satan is crafty and terribly wicked. To destroy you, he first deceives you. Much of the world is absolutely deceived about this issue. I’m sorry to say that women are the prime victims of this false ideology of marriage. Unfortunately, the greatest resistance to the truth of the matter is most likely to come from them.

In God’s economy, a woman is of so great a value that she cannot be used and dumped by any man — no matter his rank and power. The divine logic seems to be this: if she is good enough for you to have sex with, then she is good enough to be your wife. If, on the other hand, she is not good enough to be your wife, leave her alone. There is a man out there who will love her enough to marry her. If you want her for sex but don’t want her as a wife, then all you want is her body. You want to use her the way you use tissue paper — dump it in the trash can after use. Who do you think you are to treat a being made in God’s image that way?

Leviticus 19:29

“Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a LovePeddler; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.”

By forbidding prostitution, God also made it impossible for men to have casual sex, which debases the soul and is referred to as whoremongering in the Bible. Prostitution is one of the best gifts society has given to men. And women are the prime victims. For a little amount, a man will have the legal right to take away from a woman her womanhood and that which is most precious to her. The way women are wired, they will not willingly have sex with a man they do not love. But prostitution takes away this natural inhibition and turns a woman into a veritable daughter of Satan. Concerning her, these are the words of the Bible, through the pen of Wise King Solomon:

Proverbs 7:26
“For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.”

Men love sex because that is the way they were wired. A man can happily have sex with a woman he does not care about or respects or desires to be seen with in public. For him, it is like visiting the john to relieve himself. God knows this and gave laws to curtail this natural desire. If prostitution is made a capital offense punishable by death, believe you me, the other option will have to be polygamy. Thus, it is not a coincidence that so-called Christian nations (which forbid polygamy) allow brothels and prostitution and rampant casual sex, where a man will keep one wife and have a variable number of mistresses. God knows this but Satan has deceived men into thinking polygamy is such a bad thing. Satan’s strategy is to make sexual purity impossible for as many men as possible by denying good candidates for polygamy the knowledge that polygamy is biblical.

One of my clients (name withheld) is the son of a man who had 3 wives. As far as this man is concerned, his father is one of the most godly men he has ever known. This man is an adulterer (men have no problems confessing their adultery to one another) and so I advised him to marry the woman in question we were talking about. He casually laughed off the idea and remarked that, if he did that, his wife would kill him. So he continues to be the husband of one wife while being a sex partner of several other women. Society does not care. But it is not society that will judge you on the last day. God will. So think carefully.

Sex is not the only issue in polygamy

There are at least 6 reasons in the Bible for polygamy.

1. Delay in child bearing (as in the case of the father of prophet Samuel)

2. Love (as in the case of Jacob and Rachel)

3. Levirate Law (when a brother dies without having a child)

4. Accidental discharge (when, for any reason or group of reasons, a man touches a woman that he is not lawfully supposed to touch).

5. Libido (when a man’s sexual prowess demands more than one woman, especially in view of the fact that women have many sexually inactive days but a man is always ready to roll).

6. Adoption of a widow (as in when, to both protect and provide for a widow, the best thing may be to marry her, as in the case of David and Abigail).

Of all the above, note that only number 5 is purely about sex. If a man has the means and the libido, God is perfectly ok with that man marrying more than one wife so as to unleash his virility within the marriage circle rather than indulge in what we refer to in Nigeria as “away matches”. Marrying more than one wife instead of being a player is righteousness in God’s sight. What he will consider evil is for a man to use a woman as a tool for gratifying sexual pleasure with no intention of marrying her. Another thing He will consider evil is for a man to have another man’s wife. In fact, God is so dead set against touching another man’s wife that, even if she is only engaged, the punishment due for touching her is as severe as that reserved for touching a married woman.

James 4:17
“Therefore, to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”

Acts 17:30
“And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent.”

We are all sinners and whatever is past is past. God is ready for a new deal with you if you are serious about sexual purity. If you are wealthy enough and want to marry more than one wife, don’t allow society force you to live in sin by constantly lying to your wife, living a double life, searing your conscience, and locking yourself outside heaven’s gate. Be bold. No matter what people may say, do the honorable thing. Marry. This arrangement does appear unfair to women (that much I must admit) but, as the Americans would say, it is what it is. I did not create man and did not write the Bible. However, I believe in God and believe the Bible. Moreover, I have the courage to believe the Bible even if I’m the only one that holds my opinion. It’s not pride; it’s exercising my God-given freewill. It is better to marry and incur the wrath of society than to live in sin and lose salvation. The other option is to stop gallivanting and remain faithful to your spouse. And all things are possible to him that believes. But the way out for some men must have to be polygamy. Mark my words: casual sex will lead to hell and many will find this out at the wrong time.

Some men (even with this knowledge) will never marry another wife because they married the woman they love, they have the self-control to prevent accidental discharge, and they do not qualify for polygamy based on any of the other six biblical reasons already stated above. This is the ideal marriage — between one man and one woman, until death separates them. But to teach that men who marry more than one wife have obtained a one-way ticket to hell is a lie. That teaching is not from the Bible.

Some children of God are rich enough to acquire private jets. But they choose not to. They consider that, although they can afford that luxury, they would rather utilize that humongous amount of cash in helping others. So they buy a hundred cars and give to others, denying themselves a luxury they can afford. Just because polygamy is permissible does not mean it is expedient.

1 Corinthians 6:12
“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient:”

The history of some marriages makes the idea of polygamy very horrible and absolutely ill-advised. So every man will have to decide what is best. A godly man will mind the things of God and not indulge even in permissible things. But, like the Bible says, it is better to marry than to burn. With the assault on men’s sensibilities through the outlandish dressing of women these days, men must take seriously the words of Christ: if your right eye causes you to offend, cut it off. If you are lustful, you must tackle lust by cutting off your eyes. Do not assume that polygamy is a cure for lust. From all indications, King Solomon was activated by lust in his extreme polygamy. And you will be amazed to realize that, although God permits polygamy (adding of wives), He forbids the multiplication of wives, which seems to be what Solomon did.

Deuteronomy 17:16, 17

“But he shall not multiply horses to himself . . . Neither shall he multiply wives to himself.”

The above law was given to kings perhaps because kings represented the wealthy class – who, based on the Bible, can afford to practice polygamy. In the view of the Bible, polygamy is not for poor men. If you cannot afford to take care of another woman, do not even think about it. This is why virtually all the cases of polygamy highlighted in the Bible involves kings. They are good examples of people for whom the capacity to provide for additional wives will not be an issue. The same is the case with any man in today’s world with enough resources.

When polygamy is based on pure lust without the fear of God, it will lead to the thousand-wife scenario of King Solomon, especially in a case where stupendous wealth is available to the man.

Culled from https://www.opinionnigeria.com/the-best-kept-secret-in-the-bible-is-that-polygamy-is-biblical-by-joe-dauda/

Of all the post here on this topic, this exactly answers the question and is a MUST read.

Blessings!

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Stop saying trash and what you didn't witness with your eyes.

Didn't Putin say he won't invade Ukraine, what happened afterwards? Russia destroyed 18 hospitals in their Syria attacks.. so why do you think they aren't responsible for this..? STF. I WISH YOUR FAMILIES WHERE IN THE SAME HOSPITAL

Whoever you are, you can present your argument or narrative without being uncouth. I have noticed these derogatory remarks from you in many of your responses on few posts on this forum. You just insult people and wanna force your argument down everyone's throats which is aggressive. Most folks here, including you (from your narratives) do not have the actual facts on what is on ground. You all hear from social medias and forums and just selectively support the narrative that you believe in. I think you can argue more constructively than you are doing.

Please be guided.

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