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Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Georgesok9(op): 8:52pm On Jun 13
Does God Permit Polygamy in the New Testament?

1) Direct Answer
No. In the New Testament God calls us back to His original order: one man and one woman. Polygamy is not permitted for believers.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- From the beginning: “They two shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Jesus restored that standard: “Have ye not read… they two shall be one flesh?… What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (Matthew 19:4–6; Mark 10:6–9). Notice He said “two,” not three or more.
- Moral order for believers: “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband” (1 Corinthians 7:2). Singular on both sides.
- Marriage bond: “The woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth” (Romans 7:2–3). The passage assumes one husband, one wife.

Continue here:
https://truebibleteachingsai.org/answers/does-god-permit-polygamy-in-the-new-testament-cfac609
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Jayhome24: 9:07pm On Jun 13
Pls God never said so it's one of the apostle that said so and I don't think it is wrong being polygamous because nowhere in the Bible that outrightly condemned it but the reality is polygamous is a death trap if you think you want to kpai untimely from women domestic dramas, fighting, gossiping, evil deed etc then go ahead with it. Good luck..
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Mariangeles(f): 10:25pm On Jun 13
Polygamy was never God's plan for man, even in the beginning (old testament).
If it was, God would've presented Adam with more than one woman.

Polygamy has always been the choice of man, and hence, their eventual downfall.
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by MaxInDHouse(m): 10:32pm On Jun 13
The only reason people marry more than one wife is wealth but God gave the wealthiest man only one wife.

So Jesus said if we want to correct the issue of marriage we need to go back to the BEGINNING of marriage! Matthew 19:4-5
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 6:56am On Jun 14
Georgesok9:
Does God Permit Polygamy...
Jayhome24:
Pls God never said so it's one of the apostle that said so and I don't think it is wrong being polygamous because nowhere in the Bible that outrightly condemned it but the reality is polygamous is a death trap if you think you want to kpai untimely from women domestic dramas, fighting, gossiping, evil deed etc then go ahead with it. Good luck..
Even in what you people call the old testament it is condemned

Veecruz:
Deuteronomy 17:17, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away::
And every argument you wish to make was argued in this thread and lo they did not stand. And the mere fact that you even admit that polygamy causes death also proves why God can never support it for He is in big on Life and things that give Life and not death

https://www.nairaland.com/8032594/deuteronomy-17-17-shows-god#128966884

https://www.nairaland.com/8040571/westerhof-finally-confesses-adultery-polygamy
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 11:40am On Jun 14
Mariangeles:
Polygamy was never God's plan for man, even in the beginning (old testament).
If it was, God would've presented Adam with more than one woman.

Polygamy has always been the choice of man, and hence, their eventual downfall
.
You should check those with more than a wife in the bible with favour God bestowed on them and compare it someone with a wife and what God do with them
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You only rant but bring evidence where God abandon it you won't provide it...

Antiislam
Blackvsiper
Kobojonkies
TenQ
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Mariangeles(f): 1:51pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
You should check those with more than a wife in the bible with favour God bestowed on them and compare it someone with a wife and what God do with them
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You only rant but bring evidence where God abandon it you won't provide it...

Antiislam
Blackvsiper
Kobojonkies
TenQ
The question you should ask yourself is, how did they end up?

The main reason that make men want to have more than one woman greed. Add to that, lust.

If you want to marry more than one woman, that is your choice, but have it in mind that you will be acting outside God's plan, and you can only blame yourself for whatever happens.
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by TenQ: 3:59pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
You should check those with more than a wife in the bible with favour God bestowed on them and compare it someone with a wife and what God do with them
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You only rant but bring evidence where God abandon it you won't provide it...

Antiislam
Blackvsiper
Kobojonkies
TenQ
I agree with you

Does God Permit Polygamy in the New Testament?

1) Direct Answer
No. In the New Testament God calls us back to His original order: one man and one woman. Polygamy is not permitted for believers.
Jesus calls us to go back to the original standard

Mat 19:4-5:
"And he answered and said to them, Have you not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall join to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?"



However, it may not be a SIN if a man has more than one wife based on the reason that a moral SIN in the NEW Testament remains a SIN in the OLD Testament.

Thus, a man who married five wives before coming to Christ is not obliged to DIVORCE ANY of his wives after his salvation.

Why?
Luk 16:18:
"Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery."

Whoever married the divorced wife commit adultery against the man.

Application
1Cor 7:12-13,15,17-18:
"But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which has an husband that believes not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God has called us to peace. … But as God has distributed to every man, as the Lord has called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised."

In other words, it is the unbelievers that are permitted to walk out of a marriage not the believer.


Shalom!
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 4:48pm On Jun 14
TenQ:
I agree with you



Jesus calls us to go back to the original standard

Mat 19:4-5:
"And he answered and said to them, Have you not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall join to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?"



However, it may not be a SIN if a man has more than one wife based on the reason that a moral SIN in the NEW Testament remains a SIN in the OLD Testament.

Thus, a man who married five wives before coming to Christ is not obliged to DIVORCE ANY of his wives after his salvation.

Why?
Luk 16:18:
"Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery."

Whoever married the divorced wife commit adultery against the man.

Application
1Cor 7:12-13,15,17-18:
"But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which has an husband that believes not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God has called us to peace. … But as God has distributed to every man, as the Lord has called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised."

In other words, it is the unbelievers that are permitted to walk out of a marriage not the believer.


Shalom!
So there is no direct way God said he banned or forbid polygamy
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Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 4:50pm On Jun 14
Mariangeles:
The question you should ask yourself is, how did they end up?

The main reason that make men want to have more than one woman greed. Add to that, lust.

If you want to marry more than one woman, that is your choice, but have it in mind that you will be acting outside God's plan, and you can only blame yourself for whatever happens.
So Abraham
Joseph
Jacob
David
Solomon
Even Job
Moses and others were acting outside the God plan?

And God favour them than those one with a wife
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by AntiisIam(m): 6:21pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
You should check those with more than a wife in the bible with favour God bestowed on them and compare it someone with a wife and what God do with them
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You only rant but bring evidence where God abandon it you won't provide it...

Antiis
Blackv
Kobojon
Te
Sule, bring these people up here, tell us their end ati oni 1 WIFE ati oni many WIVES
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by AntiisIam(m): 6:21pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
So Abraham
Joseph
Jacob
David
Solomon
Even Job
Moses and others were acting outside the God plan?

And God favour them than those one with a wife
Oya bring oni 1 WIFE
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by TenQ: 7:07pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
So there is no direct way God said he banned or forbid polygamy
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Polygamy was instituted by man because he fell into sin through Adam.

Jesus returned us to the original plan of God for Marriage.

Some things were Allowed in the past because of the hardness of the hearts of human beings.

Example: WRT Divorce , Jesus said
Mat 19:8:
"He said to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts allowed you to divorce your wives: but from the beginning it was not so."


Jesus explained why Divorce was ALLOWED by Moses and that it wasn't God's plan.

Your prophet went back to the outdated laws forgetting that God hates divorce.

Mal 2:16:
"For the LORD, the God of Israel, said that he hates divorce: for one covers violence with his garment, said the LORD of hosts: ..."


Same with POLYGAMY: its a relic of the FALL of Man through Adam and Eve.
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by MaxInDHouse(m): 7:44pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
So Abraham
Joseph
Jacob
David
Solomon
Even Job
Moses and others were acting outside the God plan?
And God favour them than those one with a wife
None of them is a Christian that is why they could marry more than one wife since Jesus has not come to declare how we are going to live in Paradise.
Remember that Adam's children married one another but later it was forbidden. Do you think anyone could marry his own sister after it has become forbidden claiming Adam's children did the same thing?🤔
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 7:54pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
You should check those with more than a wife in the bible with favour God bestowed on them and compare it someone with a wife and what God do with them
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You only rant but bring evidence where God abandon it you won't provide it...

Antiislam
Blackvsiper
Kobojonkies
TenQ
All of them all got the favour of God BEFORE they went into polygamy. So, you see you have no point
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 7:57pm On Jun 14
Mariangeles:
The question you should ask yourself is, how did they end up?

The main reason that make men want to have more than one woman greed. Add to that, lust. .
And also add that the paganist world we live in also tells, teaches and uses style to force people into committing adultery under the covers of marriage aka polygamy
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 8:06pm On Jun 14
TenQ:
However, it may not be a SIN if a man has more than one wife based on the reason that a moral SIN in the NEW Testament remains a SIN in the OLD Testament.!
TenQ:
...Some things were Allowed in the past because of the hardness of the hearts of human beings.
Bros, you are wrong here. Polygamy is a sin because it contains adultery.

What you fail to appreciate is that is an old sin like prostitution is to women. That is why Genesis even tells us who was the first to break God's Law of one man,one wife which now even became the tradition of the world which God destroyed. A tradition people keep unwisely boasting in saying "its our custom and tradition/I'm a traditional man".

You fail to see that it is a sin because it is the old pagan idolism that you have been accustomed to.

It is not for nought that Genesis shows us who started the tradition of polygamy and to think that he is even a seed of Cain. Now, you see why Christ lineage came through Seth, the people who called on God!i This clearly shows us that God never created nor ordained polygamy.
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 8:14pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
So Abraham
Joseph
Jacob
David
Solomon
Even Job
Moses and others were acting outside the God plan?

And God favour them than those one with a wife
Job had only one wife ooo and it is him who is one of the persons God called "Perfect". The others did not score that score. That tells you already.
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 8:22pm On Jun 14
MaxInDHouse:
None of them is a Christian that is why they could marry more than one wife since Jesus has not come to declare how we are going to live in Paradise
.
were they pagan?

Or was it Jesus that declared more than a wife is abomination

Remember that Adam's children married one another but later it was forbidden. Do you think anyone could marry his own sister after it has become forbidden claiming Adam's children did the same thing?
Was the Jesus forbidden that too🤔
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by MaxInDHouse(m): 8:28pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
were they pagan?
Or was it Jesus that declared more than a wife is abomination.
Can Muslims drink alcoholic beverages today?
Was there a time Allah permitted alcoholic beverages?🤔

Expanse2020:
Was the Jesus forbidden that too.
God didn't give all the rules at once it was a gradual process. So when Jesus came there are lots of changes in what faithful people believe because the laws given to Israel was to guide them until the Messiah arrives {Deuteronomy 18:18-19} but they things Jesus taught will lead us to have everlasting life! John 3:16
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 8:31pm On Jun 14
TenQ:
Polygamy was instituted by man because he fell into sin through Adam.
where is the proof from the bible Adam sin caused the polygamy

Jesus returned us to the original plan of God for Marriage.
I taught Jesus said he was not there to abolish the law rather than fulfil it

are you the one misquoting the bible or na bible they lie

Some things were Allowed in the past because of the hardness of the hearts of human beings.

Example: WRT Divorce , Jesus said
Mat 19:8:
"He said to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts allowed you to divorce your wives: but from the beginning it was not so."


Jesus explained why Divorce was ALLOWED by Moses and that it wasn't God's plan.
so divorce was not in the plan of God so Moses scripted it along the way...
But it was stated in DUETORONOMY in one of the law that even if you no like a woman but it is a must to give the child his own inheritance and am sure God is not talking to the Moses there ..if it not God plan , God will not be sharing thier inheritance for them


Your prophet went back to the outdated laws forgetting that God hates divorce.


Mal 2:16:
"For the LORD, the God of Israel, said that he hates divorce: for one covers violence with his garment, said the LORD of hosts: ..."


Same with POLYGAMY: its a relic of the FALL of Man through Adam and Eve.
So Abraham fall to due to polygamy
Job fall too
Jacob fall too
Solomon fall too
Moses fall too right
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 8:36pm On Jun 14
AntiisIam:
Oya bring oni 1 WIFE
Herod and heriad one example
Adam and eve according to bible too
What did they get is it favour or wrath from god
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 8:39pm On Jun 14
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Can Muslims drink alcoholic beverages today?
Was there a time Allah permitted alcoholic beverages?🤔
how does this connected to the question?


God didn't give all the rules at once it was a gradual process. So when Jesus came there are lots of changes in what faithful people believe because the laws given to Israel was to guide them until the Messiah arrives {Deuteronomy 18:18-19} but they things Jesus taught will lead us to have everlasting life! John 3:16[/
[b]But Jesus was sent to fulfill but not to abolished any law
Where you guys now twisting bible at your own perri [/b]quote]
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 8:41pm On Jun 14
Dtruthspeaker:
Job had only one wife ooo and it is him who is one of the persons God called "Perfect". The others did not score that score. That tells you already.
according to bible he had a wife ..
What of others
Master Jacob 🤣🤣
Oga Moses
Chief master Solomon 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Chief sir David
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by MaxInDHouse(m): 8:42pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
how does this connected to the question?
If your Allah once allowed drinking alcoholic beverages but today forbids it then your question makes no practical sense. So answer the question if you are sincere with yourself!🤔



Expanse2020:
But Jesus was sent to fulfill but not to abolished any law
Where you guys now twisting bible at your own perri
Did Jesus abolish any law?
Can you quote a law where God said a man should marry more than one wife?🤔
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 8:42pm On Jun 14
Dtruthspeaker:
All of them all got the favour of God BEFORE they went into polygamy. So, you see you have no point
Ehen
Show us the proof
Bring the evidence out from the bible
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 8:59pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
Ehen
Show us the proof
Bring the evidence out from the bible
See fallacy of reversal of burden of proof because he cannot reasonably counter.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Since you already know about these people you mentioned then are the one who is to show us that God only started favouring them ONLY AFTER they were into polygamy. But you can't because you now real eyes and remember that in deed, God started walking with these people when they were either single or married Only to one wife.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Dtruthspeaker: 9:01pm On Jun 14
Expanse2020:
according to bible he had a wife ..
A wife means "one wife" so, you see, to your embarrassment, Job truly had ONLY ONE WIFE! so case closed.
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 9:16pm On Jun 14
K
Dtruthspeaker:
A wife means "one wife" so, you see, to your embarrassment, Job truly had ONLY ONE WIFE! so case closed.
According to bible he had a wife
Do continue about the others I mentioned too
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 9:17pm On Jun 14
Dtruthspeaker:
See fallacy of reversal of burden of proof because he cannot reasonably counter.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Since you already know about these people you mentioned then are the one who is to show us that God only started favouring them ONLY AFTER they were into polygamy. But you can't because you now real eyes and remember that in deed, God started walking with these people when they were either single or married Only to one wife.🤣🤣🤣🤣
were scare to share your proof
Abi evidence no de 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Does God Permit Polygamy In The New Testament? by Expanse2020(m): 9:21pm On Jun 14
MaxInDHouse:
If your Allah once allowed drinking alcoholic beverages but today forbids it then your question makes no practical sense. So answer the question if you are sincere with yourself!🤔
answer my question first I was the one who asked you first




Did Jesus abolish any law?
Can you quote a law where God said a man should marry more than one wife?🤔
if he didn't abolished it so how come those that doing polygamy... Was said that one wife one husband of he didn't abolished it.
How come swine, dog, pig that was forbidden was later be eatable to the christians
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