If Jesus’ standard for adultery is considered then polygamy cannot exist without committing the sin of adultery. Except you marry all the wives at once.

Sodiquinone:
If polygamy is a sin the father of faith Abraham,and great men like David would nt av practiced it,by the way,if u want to really be like Jesus dont marry at all,bcs he didnt

Christ said that God will write his law in the hearts of men so that they will instinctively know right from wrong. Unlike when the law was written on a piece of stone tablets and papyrus scrolls. The Jewish culture was a polygamous one so it couldn’t have been sin for them. But Paul advised the latter Christians to keep to one wife if they sought positions as bishops or deacons in the church. Because he realised that having two wives will likely lead to disunity in such a family, and that was not good for a Christain leader. He even advised for people to go celibate like him but he also knew that it wasn’t made for all men..so he went further and advised men and women to marry early instead of falling into the trap of fornication.

crackhaus:

King David was not filled with the spirit of God?

Dont mind him...

They will just be reading bible upside down

bukatyne:


Roll the eyes upwards

Different dispensation.

Divorce was 'allowed' in OT, just write a letter of divorce to your wife.

In NT, not allowed.

divorce is allowed when there is a proven case of adultery.

For me polygamy is not a sin as it is not written anywhere in the Bible, however God instructs those his ministers (that's the pastors, evangelists, Bishops etc) to marry only one wife!

Freestainworld:
Men are polygamous in nature, that I chose I to marry only one wife is purely my personal decision, and not what my pastor tells me, If you legally marry more than one wife, you haven't committed any sin in as much as you can take care of the needs of your family.

That is a big fat lie

RisenPhoenix1:
Illogical premise. If they admit that scripture is silent on it then how can it be a sin? Who then made it a sin? People external to the scripture? Either it's a sin or it isn't; in this case, since he says that scripture is silent on it, then it isn't.

Simply put, it is not a sin, which i also concur.

Jesus said something about it but not expressly so it takes a spiritual mind to understand and descern the truth.

Matthew 19:4-8
[4]He replied, Have you never read that He Who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
[5]And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? [Gen. 1:27; 2:24.]
[6]So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).
[7]They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife? [Deut. 24:1-4.]
[8]He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so [ordained].

dapadawee:

false prophets everywhere

He is not a false prophet. Go back to your bible to see who false prophets are

mrkings84:
For me polygamy is not a sin as it is not written anywhere in the Bible, however God instructs those his ministers (that's the pastors, evangelists, Bishops etc) to marry only one wife!

Does cheating in an examination a sin since the bible is silent about it?

its not a sin

jaxxy:
Good response. Polygamy was never a sin it was only made a law later on after Christ came for a reason I don’t yet know.

Past men of god, prophets and historical fathers of Isreal where ALL Polygamous. It was never a sin so what exactly happened is what I’m trying to understand. Probably traditions got mixed up in religion or beliefs due to changing times.

first you need to understand what sin really is.
sin is deviation from God's plan
after Adam sinned man began to act contrary to God's will that's man began to do his own will how he feels. polygamy is man plan or wish. God carefully gave Adam a wife not two or three.
the second thing you need to know is that Jesus came to restore man to the original plan of God how God want it to be, now this may confuse u but know that it was only Adam sin that took man away from God just one man sin o. so therefore it's common sense that one man righteous act will take us back to God it's called reconciliation. and Jesus himself said in the beginning it was not so definitely he was saying go and study how it was in the beginning. Christian are followers of Christ.
another thing I want you to study is Noah and the water God started another generation after the flood and they were all male and female not polygamy. even the animals God told Noah to choose a female and male. it took just a female and male to produce every creature on Earth so what is your problem.

Tochj:
Matt.19:4-God created a man and a woman not Man and women.
The Holymen mentioned are Judaisers not Christians.
Christians believe in Christ teachings 100%.

But why emphasize on tithes because the last time I check it’s of the law.

Alejobs:



Brilliant mind with well guided statement. If the ratio of women to men is 2:1, what do we do about the left over women? Watch them wither away? Do you need powerbank for your laptop to increase your flexibility and ensure you have enough juice to work for longer hours?

na you go say woman na problem na u go still carry 4 of them put for house.

ogascomax:
Jesus said something about it but not expressly so it takes a spiritual mind to understand and descern the truth.

Matthew 19:4-8
[4]He replied, Have you never read that He Who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
[5]And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? [Gen. 1:27; 2:24.]
[6]So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).
[7]They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife? [Deut. 24:1-4.]
[8]He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so [ordained].

Now remember that at as this time Jesus was dealing with a question asked about devoice and jesus lives in the old testament and everything changed in the new testament. Jesus was a fulfillment of the old order.

Neddstark:
Polygamy is not a sin. It not according to God's plan for man. But its not a sin that will take anyone to hell. What is a sin is adultery. Better to marry your side chics than be adulterous with them.

But if you had sex with your side chic then you have committed adultery too

Righteousness2:
Bro Reno, GOD is not an author of Confusion!the Scripture is clear on that


Male and Female!
Not Male and Females
Not Females and Male.


Cleave to his wife not to His wives!


Let's not Deceive ourselves!It is pure Adultery!
Leave Father Abramham!
Leave King David!
There are GOD tolerated with them that HE will not Tolerate with us. We must be careful with what we say!

Really?
Oga the only place in the new testament this was mentioned was with regards to a bishop and looking at the office today we know why. Male and female God definitely created but He had no issues with beloved men after His heart from Jacob to David taking more than one wife. He even blessed them and made Jacob a high flying nation from two wives and two maids. The truth is one man/one wife is a creation of the West. The same West that's telling us today that homosexuality is a human right. Let thus go down to personal decision. It is better for a man to marry two women than marry one and be fornicating outside with the other.

OGodipray:
For me not a sin

why and how so we go learn abi you no get Bible

TroubleMaker47:

Where is the lie in his statement?

can you read at all
he said sometimes this man is not okay
he never said anything about lies
look at your name self how can you have a sense in the things of God
trouble maker are children of the devil. see what polygamy brings to the society trouble makers. hmmmmmm

dapadawee:


na you go say woman na problem na u go still carry 4 of them put for house.

We are trying to be fair to those who would have been left behind.

osuofia2:
following, not a sin but getting married to more than one woman na serious war. na after you die. you go no d wahala wey u create .

so u know it's not good the aftermath then why are you justifying it. he that knows what is good and do not sinneth

bukatyne:


@bold:



@OP:
The Bible doesn't talk about smoking cigarettes or pornography either.

Studying God's plan for marriage, monogamy is the ideal situation which balances the 'rights' and 'responsiblities' of both parties.

Would a polygamist go to hell? No idea

Would a man filled with the Spirit of God marry multiple wives? I 100% doubt it.

Who am I do judge, what of Samuel Oshoffa?

edoairways:

He is not a false prophet. Go back to your bible to see who false prophets are

please tell me exactly where to go in the Bible so I will not waste time reading from Genesis to revelation

ebukajay184:
Former Presidential spokesperson and Pastor, Reno Omokri has shared his thoughts about polygamy in Christianity, IgbereTV reports.

According to Reno Omokri, the scripture is silent on polygamy and he doesn't know if it is a sin.

The Pastor who noted that most of the holiest men in the scriptures are polygamists, stated that he won't give a judgment on polygamy where God has not given a command. He concluded by stating that he has respect for polygamists than adulterers.

The former presidential spokesperson wrote on Twitter;


https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1368905563921321991?s=20


https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1368910731438133252?s=20

1. God at the beginning created only one man and a woman. He has the power to create more woman if He chose or approves polygamy.
2. There is time and dispensation. Men became polygamist after the fall of man and many things came in.
3. The Bible was clear about ministers of God to be monogamist. But come to think of it, if we are going to the same heaven then it should be assumed that it is applicable to us all.
4. All the holy men of God in the old testament could not just get to heaven Bec their sins were not blotted out but covered until Jesus came to rescue them so their lives did not form perfect example.
5. The old testament was not perfect that was reason for the New.
6. Conclusively it is better to be on safer side than risk anything that can make one miss heaven. If your eyes can make you sin, pluck it because it is better to get to heaven with one eye than with two eyes go to hell.

Righteousness2:
Bro Reno, GOD is not an author of Confusion!the Scripture is clear on that


Male and Female!
Not Male and Females
Not Females and Male.


Cleave to his wife not to His wives!


Let's not Deceive ourselves!It is pure Adultery!
Leave Father Abramham!
Leave King David!
There are GOD tolerated with them that HE will not Tolerate with us. We must be careful with what we say!

Then how about the prophesy of a 7 women going for a man?

If you want to know the answer, go back to the beginning. (Genesis 5:2 KJV) Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. (Matthew 19:4 KJV) And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Male (one), Female (one). Not males or females.

(Matthew 19:5 KJV) And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? (Matthew 19:6 KJV) Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

A man (one), his wife (one); not wives.

They twain (i.e. two of them), 1man+1woman=1flesh.

(1 Timothy 3:2 KJV) A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
(1 Timothy 3:12 KJV) Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

The Bible is clear that monogamy is the perfect will of God for mankind from the beginning. Polygamy in the OT was a deviation from God's perfect will because of the hardness of their hearts.

And the days of such ignorance, God ignored but now commands everyone to repent and do his perfect will (Act 17: 30).

The will of God is not for only bishops, or deacons. If you marry two or more wives and the call of God comes for you to be a worker/leader/pastor/deacon/bishop, what will u do? Disqualify urself or divorce the 2nd or 3rd wife?

That is the reason we shd always be prepared for His calling and ultimately, for the rapture/heaven.

God bless u.

advanceDNA:
sometimes...Reno is not alright..

Trust me, he is very correct but is simply trying to avoid a backlash.............

God through his word, if you study carefully doesn't have any issue with polygamy.

However, God has constantly advised against it for people who must be leaders as a matter of example.

In the old testament, when Israel rejected God and demanded a king, Samuel was asked by God to tell them what a physical king will do to them, and told them to tell their king "not to multiply wives nor Chariots unto himself".......

The kings of Israel all had multiply wives but God didn't hold it as a sin against them.........

Paul in the new stated that any person seeking to be a leader in the church, should have just one wife as a matter of being an example..............

So it is my personal, candid opinion, obtained through personal study, that having multiply wives, provided it is not unlawful (that is against the law of the land) where you are, is not a sin.......

But, it is strongly recommended that we keep to one wife because it is a clear sign of continence and contentment........

This is aside from the fact that disagreements in polygamous homes are typically more complex than monogamous homes..............

OPEN HEAVEN 9 MARCH 2021 – BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS I

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Open Heaven 9 March 2021 Tuesday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Beware Of False Prophets I

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OPEN HEAVEN 9 MARCH 2021 TOPIC: Beware Of False Prophets I

MEMORISE: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. – Matthew 7:15

READ: Matthew 7:15-23 (KJV)

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 26-28

Open Heaven 9 March 2021 MESSAGE:

Our memory verse for today says “Beware of false prophets”, so it is not a new thing that we have false prophets today. They have always existed. As a matter of fact, as we get closer to the second coming of Christ, they will increase in number. So-called prophets who are actually nothing, but magicians will multiply as the years go by. However, the Lord said clearly that by their fruits you shall know them – not by their so-called miracles, not by their signs and wonders, but by their fruits. In Matthew 7:16-18, Jesus Christ goes further to say that you cannot gather grapes from thorns. He said a good tree will only bring forth good fruits. In other words, if they are His prophets, then they will only bear good fruits. If you see them bear any bad fruit, then they are not from Him. What are some of the bad fruits to lookout for in a false prophet?

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Greed is one bad fruit that you can easily spot in a false prophet. Any prophet who tells you to bring money so he can prophesy for you is not from God. If he tells you to give him money because of a prophecy he has already spoken about you, he is not from God. Our God is not greedy, so if the prophet is bearing the fruit of greed, he is not from God. Some so-called prophets will even tell you to give them your car so as to get some spiritual benefits. Tell them that you are a child of God too and God has not spoken to you. In 2 Peter 2:3, Apostle Peter says:

“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”

Another fruit they bear is that of fear. They always attempt to put fear into your heart. They use fear to control their victims. They know that once they tell you that doom is coming, you will be ready to do anything to avert it. If you see a prophet who always prophesies doom, run from the fellow. A true prophet, even if he sees doom coming will pray for it to be averted. If he tells you the prophecy at all it is so that you can pray also. He will not seek to put fear in your heart but to inspire you to pray against the impending doom. He would even prefer that the doom is averted, and he is called a false prophet than for the doom to come and then be boasting about the accuracy of his prophecy. 2 Timothy 1:7 says that God has not given us the spirit of fear. Fear is a spirit, and it is from the devil; anyone who is ministering the spirit of fear to you is from the devil.

Open Heaven 9 March 2021 ACTION POINT:

Father, give me the spirit to discern so that henceforth, I will be able to identify false prophets in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heaven 9 March 2021 HYMN 4: Conquerors And Overcomers Now Are We

1. Conquerors and overcomers now are we,
Thro’ the precious blood of Christ we’ve victory
If the Lord be for us, we can never fail,
Nothing ‘gainst His mighty pow’r can e’er prevail.

Refrain:
Conquerors are we, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood,
God will give us victory, thro’ the blood, thro’ the blood
Thro’ the Lamb for sinners slain,
Yet who lives and reigns again,
More than conquerors are we,
More than conquerors are we.

2. In the name of Israel’s God we’ll onward press,
Overcoming sin and all unrighteousness;
Not to us, but unto Him the praise shall be,
For salvation and for blood-bought victory.

3. Unto him that overcometh shall be giv’n,
Here to eat of hidden manna sent from heav’n,
Over yonder he the victor’s palm shall bear,
And a robe of white, and golden crown shall wear.

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Even unbelievers and enlightened people know the evils of polygamy, a so called pastor is saying rubbish about silence.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his WIFE and they two shall become ONE. So said the bible. Take note: WIFE is singular and not plural-- WIVES.

bukatyne:


@bold:



@OP:
The Bible doesn't talk about smoking cigarettes or pornography either.

Studying God's plan for marriage, monogamy is the ideal situation which balances the 'rights' and 'responsiblities' of both parties.

Would a polygamist go to hell? No idea

Would a man filled with the Spirit of God marry multiple wives? I 100% doubt it.

Abraham and all other good men in the Bible that married more than one wife are filled with the spirit of devil right?