saintokwuluora:
Reno should ashamed of himself if he truly said this. Let him show us one place in the New Testament where polygamy is approved, because he is not a Christian based on Old Testament which is the foundation of Judaism not Christianity.

midolian:
show us one place in the new testament where polygamy is a sin

saintokwuluora:

Kindly read MATTHEW 19:3-9; 1 COR 7:1-5.

midolian:

1 Corinthians 7:1-5
New International Version
Concerning Married Life
7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A) 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,(B) and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(C) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(D) will not tempt you(E) because of your lack of self-control.

Matthew 19:3-9
New International Version
3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife(A) for any and every reason?”

4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a](B) 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?(C) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(D)

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Now show me where it is stated that polygamy is a sin

saintokwuluora:
Reno should ashamed of himself if he truly said this. Let him show us one place in the New Testament where polygamy is approved, because he is not a Christian based on Old Testament which is the foundation of Judaism not Christianity.

midolian:

1 Corinthians 7:1-5
New International Version
Concerning Married Life
7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A) 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,(B) and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(C) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(D) will not tempt you(E) because of your lack of self-control.

Matthew 19:3-9
New International Version
3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife(A) for any and every reason?”

4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a](B) 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?(C) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(D)

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Now show me where it is stated that polygamy is a sin


AFTER POSTING THE BIBLE VERSE YOURSELF, YOU ARE STILL SAYING HE SHOULD SHOW WHERE IT IS STATED THAT POLYGAMY IS NOT SIN. THIS ONLY SHOWS THAT YOU ARE AN IGNORANT FELLOW. A VERY BIG ONE. THE SAME PLACE WHERE YOU POSTED SAYS: HE MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. AND THAT THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE. IT DIDN'T SAY THE TWO SHALL LATER BECOME 3(ONE MAN AND 2 WOMEN, LIKE THE CASE OF YUL EDOCHIE). THE SAME PLACE WHERE YOU POSTED SAYS IN THE BEGINING IT WASN'T SO. THE QUESTION IS HOW WAS IT IN THE BEGINNING? ANS: ADAM AND EVE (ONE MAN ONE WOMAN). LOOK... I DON'T HAVE TIME TO START EXPLAINING SCRIPTURE TO YOU, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOUR TYPE. BEFORE YOU START CLAPPING FOR RENO OMOKRI ASK HIM HOW MANY WIVES HE HAS. PLEASE DON'T ADD FOOLISHNESS TO YOUR IGNORANCE. JESUS LOVES YOU.

peggywebbs:
Polygamy is not a sin but the truth is you can't love two people equally. If you're bringing another in, the love will diminish. It's like buying a new car. You won't have much time with the old one but rather show off your new ride.

You may even contenplate selling it off. So polygamy isn't great. It breeds spite, jealousy, resentment and many bitter feelings in the home. Children suffer it more because they always have to compete for attention. I'm really disappointed in Yul, because he should know better. We claim our generation is enlightened and we strive not to make the mistakes people did in the past. But here we are, repeating history's mistakes.

I guess people never really change, we continue to live in a never ending cycle of dysfunction.

AntiChristian:


I still see no excuse against Polygamy here except that some practicing it are not doing it fairly. Those in monogamy are not doing fairly too and that doesn't make it bad.

Polygamy truly brings most if not all those evils you highlighted but where does your "Christianity" comes in as regards spite, jealousy, resentment,.....

I blame the guy for not marrying earlier, commiting adultery, etc.

AntiChristian:


Polygamy was never talked about in the new testament. The context of the Matthew verse was divorce.

saintokwuluora:

If you are married and have sex outside of marriage, it is called Adultery, a sin. From what Jesus said in Matthew 19, it is Adultery if you are married and yet get married again to another woman for whatever reason. Sin is sin, that we are all entangled in it should not make us justify it, that makes the conscience dead.

midolian:
I am not saying having sex with another lady while you are married with another. We are talking about polygamy here

midolian:
You are worse than a mor0n. We are talking about polygamy and not adultery. They are two different things

saintokwuluora:

What does one man, one wife used in the context mean?
Why would Adultery be the ground for divorce if polygamy is approved, because with polygamy, a man cannot commit Adultery.
You are Anti-Christ?

Indeed, in Matthew 19:8-9, Jesus simply repeats the Deuteronomy 24:1 "as it had been in the beginning", that God has always been against divorce of what He joined together. In Matthew 19:3, the Pharisees were asking about "every" reason for divorcing, but Jesus returned back with the only one allowed reason (the woman's "fornication / uncleanness", as per Deuteronomy 24:1.

AntiChristian:


Being antichristian does not mean i'm antichrist!

The context of the Matthew verse was on divorce not polygyny/Polygamy!

In Matthew 19:3-9, Jesus was not speaking about polygamy. Rather, He is only answering a question about divorce. Indeed, the entire passage is about divorce, not polygamy.

"Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:3-9.

Indeed, in Matthew 19:8-9, Jesus simply repeats the Deuteronomy 24:1 "as it had been in the beginning", that God has always been against divorce of what He joined together. In Matthew 19:3, the Pharisees were asking about "every" reason for divorcing, but Jesus returned back with the only one allowed reason (the woman's "fornication / uncleanness", as per Deuteronomy 24:1.

Polygamy is about marriage, whereas divorce is about breaking up marriage. Accordingly, Jesus was not speaking against pro-marriage polygamy in Matthew 19. He was instead addressing marriage-destruction of divorce. It was about divorce, not polygamy.

AntiChristian:


Being antichristian does not mean i'm antichrist!

The context of the Matthew verse was on divorce not polygyny/Polygamy!

In Matthew 19:3-9, Jesus was not speaking about polygamy. Rather, He is only answering a question about divorce. Indeed, the entire passage is about divorce, not polygamy.

"Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:3-9.

Indeed, in Matthew 19:8-9, Jesus simply repeats the Deuteronomy 24:1 "as it had been in the beginning", that God has always been against divorce of what He joined together. In Matthew 19:3, the Pharisees were asking about "every" reason for divorcing, but Jesus returned back with the only one allowed reason (the woman's "fornication / uncleanness", as per Deuteronomy 24:1.

Polygamy is about marriage, whereas divorce is about breaking up marriage. Accordingly, Jesus was not speaking against pro-marriage polygamy in Matthew 19. He was instead addressing marriage-destruction of divorce. It was about divorce, not polygamy.

saintokwuluora:

If Jesus said if you divorce you must remain unmarried and not marry another woman except in the case Adultery, else the second marriage becomes Adultery, is it not same if you marry another woman while already married to one? Is the second woman not bringing asunder the two that has become one flesh?

AntiChristian:
Read More post on Polygamy in the Bible on Nairaland.

1. If He Marries Another Woman..

https://www.nairaland.com/7032447/he-marries-another-woman

2. God Said He GAVE Wives (not A Wife)

https://www.nairaland.com/7029702/god-said-he-gave-wives

3. The Context Is DIVORCE NOT POLYGAMY

https://www.nairaland.com/7032858/context-divorce-not-polygamy

4. Jesus Used A Parable That Includes Polygamy

https://www.nairaland.com/7029727/jesus-used-parable-includes-polygamy

5. Polygamy In Christianity- (one Flesh)

https://www.nairaland.com/7029678/polygamy-christianity-one-flesh

6. Why Did Yahweh Support Polygamy?

https://www.nairaland.com/6093345/why-did-yahweh-support-polygamy

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