Image123:


i stay where the Bible stays, simple. If the Bible doesn't give what you call a strict construction for prophet, who am i to? Who is a prophet? Was John the baptist a prophet? Was Abraham a prophet? Probably not in the sense that people understand. But God called him a prophet, so why should i say otherwise?
When did prophets become the standard for polygamy?
Abraham's son was Isaac. If Oshoffa's son thinks he's a prophet because they called his father one. Why should we exclude Isaac the son of prophet Abraham?

siant:
■ Here you are. You digress in a bit to cunningly looking for a way to escape from this. No way. Do you think you are conversing with an ignorant. Of all the questions thrown to you , you fail to explain any, instead you keep babbling.
■ According to you, Paul did not heed to Agabus, simply because he was not a prophet like the prophets of old? The same Agabus who predicted there would be famine, and the whole church heeded to the warning, before the prediction came to pass. You may keep fooling yourselves among the members of your cult-like sect, not the knowledgeable Christians.
There were prophets, there are prophets, and there will be prophets till Christ returns. You may choose to continue living in delusion. That's your own cup of tea.

JuanDeDios:
■ Yes, prophets aren't the standard for conduct for Christians (only Jesus is) but they do serve as examples. Just like Paul, James and others. I think the idea of referring to them is that if they did something and God didn't condemn them for it, it means God didn't have a problem with it. Sounds reasonable.

Goodlady:

Ya problems ll be limited If you marry one wife

Denko2721987:


Men mostly arent the problems with polygamy, its the usual suspects who will be instigating unnecessary jealousy, envy strife and hate between her kids and kids of other wives. That usual suspect is women

BodyCount:

Oloriburuku werey ọmọ irankiran
Let me tell your family history
Your mother is oloriburuku OLOSHO, a street dog. If you doubt, go ask your drunkard old fôol father if he married her as a virgin.
You are a bastard son of a WHORÉ, a mistake of a broken condom from a thousand fathers.
It will never be well with you and your entire lineage.
Oloriburuku ọmọ irankiran.

omobolarinwa1:



Your act reward is awaited you in the grave and day of judgement you will surely received your compensation of your good and bad deeds. Enjoy your tantrum while its last in days week month years to come.

Kobojunkie:
Those men were not prophets in Jesus Christ, I am afraid.

JuanDeDios:

Kobojunkie:
1. No digressing as you refuse to answer even a single question to this point so I felt it best to narrow the scope to at least the one you paid some attention to is all.

2. I asked you a question but I see you are instead interested in reading my mind rather than broaching the question still.

Again, Why didn't Paul regard Agabus and the other prophets the same way he would have the Prophets of Old or even Jesus Christ? Why? There is a reason why Paul who did acknowledge that God had made some prophets in the last days, refused to heed the warnings of the same prophets.

siant:
■ Paul said he was not afraid of the arrest in Jerusalem and even ready to die for Christ. Didn't the prediction come to pass as predicted by Agabus? Was Paul not arrested when got to Jerusalem?

drlateef:


In other words you imply that Jesus condemned polygamy practiced by prophets before him. Yet jesus said he had not come to condemn the laws and previous prophets. Your error is by universally applying a simple statement of behaviour, not polygamy. Polygamy is not a behaviour and in the context that Jesus used that sentence, he was not referring to polygamy. Your interpretation of that statement is faulty and wrong.

thesicilian:

So now you're presuming that I do not have understanding of the scriptures because we do not seem to agree on the same things? Great

SlavaUkraini:


My mother is a useless ugly old hag olosho
My father is a drunkard old fôol [/b]

otipoju:

When David was condemned by God for killing Uriah...he was told that "I gave you you masters wives...if you wanted more, I would have given you."

otipoju:

Paul was not a lawyer. Stop saying B.S. He learned the Torah under Gamaliel just like an aspiring Reverend today would learn the Old Testament scriptures

otipoju:

And who said Lawyers prove truth and lies? Don't make me laugh. A lot of you are the most dishonest bunch of human beings that were ever created.

Most of you look for loop holes in events and arguments to create doubt and let the guilty go scotsfree and have little or no regard for the truth...as long as you get paid for twisting the truth.

otipoju:

Who you want dey impress?

Caleycash:
Lol... you no get talk again!

Kobojunkie:
It did come to pass but why did Paul not bother with the prediction is the question. And it was not just one prophet. Several people a lot of prophets showed up with predictions for Paul. This prediction was meant as a warning for Paul but Paul went ahead and allowed it to come to pass anyway. Why was the prophecy of no value to Paul? There is a reason behind that.

Monday60655:


I didn't categorically say so. But I was prompted to quote you based on your initial comment.
But if you think so, Bible said in Proverb 23:7a; As he thinketh in his heart so is he

God1000:


Okay, maybe you should read Ephesians 5:31 for more understanding and clarification

Yes the Old Testament allows polygamy but doesn’t encourage it, the New Testament on the other hand emphasized more on one man -one wife

God1000:


Okay, maybe you should read Ephesians 5:31 for more understanding and clarification

Yes the Old Testament allows polygamy but doesn’t encourage it, the new testament on the other hand emphasized more on one man -one wife

djseanjohn77:

In fact, there was a specific instruction, exclusive one in the Old Test to Kings, yet God made an exception with David. he gave his masters wife to him in addition to his own wives.....and David went on spree. .

Denko2721987:


Men mostly arent the problems with polygamy, its the usual suspects who will be instigating unnecessary jealousy, envy strife and hate between her kids and kids of other wives. That usual suspect is women

BodyCount:

I am a useless Oloriburuku werey ọmọ irankiran
This is my useless family history

My stupid mother is an oloriburuku OLOSHO,

She is a worthless street dog 🐕 🐕 and a frustrated prostitute..

If you doubt, go and ask the drunkard old fôol that calls himself my father if he married her as a virgin.


I am a shameless bastard son of a WHORÉ,

a mistake of a broken condom from a thousand fathers.


It will never be well with me and my entire lineage.


I Bodycount, am a Oloriburuku ọmọ irankiran.

E nor go better for me and my generation..

E nor go better for Islamic Terrorist and their Sympathizers worldwide...

But it shall always be well with Slavaukraini and every Christian worldwide

thesicilian:

I can see it's only popularly quoted bible verses that you know. As a man thinketh in his heart so is he is one of the most quoted verses by pastors. Probably indicating that you hardly read your bible yourself, but only wait for your pastor to read and interpret for you.
In a way this also puts to bed my wonder why you'd doubt that God lives in me (or you) : obviously you have never come across Ephesians 2:22 or 1 Corinthians 3:16.
I think you should spend more time with your bible than you do with Nairaland, or even with church. Church goers will not make heaven, only people who have the word of God in them.

PS: it was nice talking to you, but I'm not sure I want to keep doing so.

JuanDeDios:

John the Baptist did the work of a prophet. Abraham was not a prophet in the classic sense. I mean, all the patriarchs before Moses (Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Job, etc.) were all priests since they performed animal sacrifices on behalf of their families. But they weren't necessarily prophets. Abraham, while not a classic, crusading prophet like Moses, Elijah or Isaiah, heard from God REGULARLY and was shown future events. So if we abandon a strict construction and take on an expanded definition, Abraham was a prophet. Isaac, however, was not. Unless I'm missing something, there's no biblical basis to say a prophet's son is a prophet. Moses's children certainly weren't designated as prophets.

Yes, prophets aren't the standard for conduct for Christians (only Jesus is) but they do serve as examples. Just like Paul, James and others. I think the idea of referring to them is that if they did something and God didn't condemn them for it, it means God didn't have a problem with it. Sounds reasonable.

Veecruz:


See, you refused to answer the question on Deuteronomy 17:17 like the others before you in my thread!
https://www.nairaland.com/8032594/deuteronomy-17-17-shows-god#128966884

Also in my.thread i answered

if God truly had given David people's wives, then why would God still go ahead and accuse him of taking someone's wife?



Google answers
At age thirteen Saul was sent to Israel to learn from a rabbi named Gamaliel, under whom Saul mastered Jewish history, the Psalms, and the works of the prophets. His education would continue for five or six years, and then Saul went on to become a lawyer.



In all these actions, is it not a case of someone is lying and someone is saying the Truth, which is what The Judge has to judge between the lawyer's cases?



From the abundance of the heart
So you obvioisly gave your qualification because you were trying to impress and intimidate me and here was i thinking that you were a great expert on these matters so that i should know what i am up against in going against you, and so i answered back that i could take you on.

And now you have gone beserk and res ipsa loquitur occurs.

No vex, hunkle know it all. Thank God, The Mighty and The Most Justest Judge dey come judge all dese rubbish wey people dey do and dose wey dey go everlasting prison of Fire, dem know already!

StillDtruth:


How can a reasonable man carry coals into his bossom and not be burnt?

Veecruz:


See Deviation! Now you see that Jesus did condemn polygamy and now you have switched it to prophets practicing polygamy and condemning Law, because you cannot answer.

Was Jesus' speaking to prophets when He answered up there?

Or which prophet in the bible did you see polygamize? And where did you see Jesus condemn the prophet.

You have nothing to say for you already know what is good and evil and The Judgment of God and you cannot lie or deceive God!

Image123:

Isaac heard from God. i didn't refer to him as a prophet but since Oshoffa's son thinks he is a prophet because his father was referred to as one, Isaac gets a slot, too. All the scriptures serve as examples, including the patriarch Isaac, not only prophets.

Denko2721987:

And the monogamous once divorcing in droves every single day in agege customary courts and killing themselves leading to long term family and children dysfunction they carry wetin? Tornado in a tea cup?

drlateef:

Any intelligent person knows you are talking rubbish.

SlavaUkraini:


Your own reward awaits you in your grave.... Very soon