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IHATEPUZZY:
well op ur opinion

BTW
d no of wife (wives) u have d no of problem u av

ur choice

tempem:
Even if you never wrote like a geek.
The op is wise enough to get the point.

Am with you on this!

dadabashua1:
personally am not against the idea of one man to one woman... but let's be honest any man faithful to one woman must have undergone a very serious self discipline and control, the whole one man for one woman idea was mainly derived from the new testament part of the Bible.. now if truly God created man to be with one woman,then for sure the polygamous nature won't be included.. I hardly can pick one prophet that married only one wife all through the biblical history... the question is why should people see it as a sin for those married to more than one wife.. the only reason I won't marry more than one wife is simply for personal reasons not religious. so am in no position to condemn the polygamous folks out there.

dadabashua1:
then we all on the same page.. it's a choice not something seen as morally right or wrong then

iAmCharis:
God didn't provide Adam with two women.

A man shall leave his father and mother and cling to his wife, not wives.

tempem:
Even if you never wrote like a geek.
The op is wise enough to get the point.

Am with you on this!

iAmCharis:
God didn't provide Adam with two women.

A man shall leave his father and mother and cling to his wife, not wives.

IHATEPUZZY:
and ow has my being unintelligent afected ur already dilapidated career?

must u quote me to display ur stvpidity?

kindly learn to always shove ur fvcking opinion to ursef

tempem:
You a Christian or a Muslim?



Gen 2: 24

dadabashua1:
yes am a Christian and I know all that... but dose that mean his prophets disobeyed him?

dadabashua1:
so all his prophets after Adam are sinners?

HateU2:
Whatever

iAmCharis:
How many of those prophets had more than one wife? Can you even name one?

dadabashua1:
personally am not against the idea of one man to one woman... but let's be honest any man faithful to one woman must have undergone a very serious self discipline and control, the whole one man for one woman idea was mainly derived from the new testament part of the Bible.. now if truly God created man to be with one woman,then for sure the polygamous nature won't be included.. I hardly can pick one prophet that married only one wife all through the biblical history... the question is why should people see it as a sin for those married to more than one wife.. the only reason I won't marry more than one wife is simply for personal reasons not religious. so am in no position to condemn the polygamous folks out there.

tempem:
Yeah..
And yes, God allowed it..
But he never instituted that.

When Jesus Christ was on the earth, he restated this position in answer to those who asked about divorce and remarriage. He said: “Did you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? So that they are no longer two, but one flesh.” Jesus added: “Whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery.” (Matthew 19:4-6, 9) From this it is obvious that taking one or more additional wives is also adultery.

firstking01:
In the begining HE created them male and female, and for this purpose a man will leave his mother and father and shall be clinch/clived to his wife and the two shall become one, or you need more proves from the bible on why you should stick to one woman??


And for why the likes of david, solomon and others married more than one wife, you should leave it to God cos our graces are diff...you might die in your own case if you wanna try it.

dadabashua1:
[Note: This article is not promoting the practice or non-practice of polygamy. This article does not reflect the personal preferences of Richard Anthony, or any other writer on this website. This article is simply reflecting what scripture says on this topic, and attempts to answer the question, "Is polygamy a sin ?" For example, Richard Anthony has no intention at all of ever marrying more than one woman. Even though God's Law may allow polygamy, Richard prefers not to engage in this practice.]
Have you ever wondered why God never condemned polygamy ? It's not hard to prove from the Old Testament and the New Testament that polygamy was, and still is, a valid form of marriage and is not sinful.
Old Testament law on Polygamy
The Scriptures are clear that polygamy was, and still is today, a valid form of marriage. God nowhere condemns godly men for having more than one wife. Abraham had a wife, and then he married her maid (Genesis 16:2-4); Jacob married Leah and Rachel (Gen.29:23-30; 31:17; 32:22) and then he married Leah and Rachel's handmaids, Zilbah and Bilhahand (Genesis 30:1-24; 37:2); Judge Gideon had many wives and a concubine (Judges 8:30-31); Elkanah married Hannah and Peninnah (1 Sam.1:2); David married Abigail and Ahinoam (1 Sam.25:42-43; 30:18), then later took more wives (2 Sam.5:13) at Jerusalem (1 Chron.14:3); In 2 Sam.12:7-8, God gave David these multiple wives as a blessing, just as anointing him as king over Israel, protecting him from Saul, and giving him the house of Israel and Judah were also blessings from Him; King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:1-3); Ashur married Helah and Naarah (1 Chron.4:5); Shaharaim married Hushim and Baara (1 Chron.8:; Abijah had 14 wives (2 Chron.13:21); Jehoiada the priest had 2 wives (2 Chron.24:3). Also, God never condemned ungodly men for having more than one wife either: Lamech (Gen.4:19), Esau (Gen.36:2,6), King Rehoboam had 18 wives (2 Chron.11:21); King Belshazzar had many wives (Dan.5:2-3). In addition, after war-time, many women would marry more than one man because of the shortage of men available due to there being killed (Isaiah 4:1).
We find our brother Paul referring to the polygamy of Abraham without a hint that it was sinful (Galatians 4:22).
When we study the Old Testament law concerning polygamy, we find that when the singular "wife" is used, those laws could apply to monogamy or polygamy (Deut. 22:13, 22), and when the plural "wives" is used, those laws only apply to polygamy. (Deut. 21:15-17). The Law stated that a man could take another wife as long as he still provided for his first wife (Exo.21:10). This is what the apostle Paul calls
"due benevolence" (1 Cor.7:3). The law protected the rights of the first born son concerning his inheritance in the case where the father preferred another wife over his mother (Deut. 21:15-17).
The law commanded that any man who had sex with a virgin was to marry her (Deut. 22:28-29). There is nothing in this text that supports the idea that only single men are to marry in this instance. This law protected and ensured the woman that her food, clothing, and marital rights and duties would not be diminished. This also protected the woman from the reproach of not being able to find another man to be her husband because she was no longer a virgin and, furthermore the reproach of possibly never being able to have children. The man, single or married, needed to be responsible for his fornication and the woman needed to be protected.
The law commanded a man to marry the widow of his deceased brother's wife if he had no children with her (Deut. 25:5-10). Again, there is nothing in this text that supports that this law was limited to only single brothers.
The law did have some restrictions on polygamy, such as a man not marrying the sister or mother of his wife (Lev. 18:17, Lev. 20:14). Another restriction admonished the king against the acquisition of too many wives (Deut. 17:17), and, in particular, foreign wives, because they would tend to tempt him towards their gods (1 Kings 11:1-. Solomon sinned, not because of the fact that he had many wives, but because he married women from foreign countries, and he did not tear down their places of worshipping false gods (Deuteronomy 7:3). It would also appear that Solomon broke this law in that he multiplied seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines to himself (1 Kings 11:3). Solomon abused the right to take more than one wife and no doubt had difficulty in meeting the sexual needs of so many women. David, on the other hand, did not break this law, as was discussed earlier (2 Samuel 12:7-.

iAmCharis:
Chai all this epistle on top our little discussion? Biko, I no get power to read long thing this hot aftunun.


Virtually all those you listed weren't prophets to start with and those bla bla bla you highlighted were Jewish laws, not God's perfect will.

For God's will on marriage, read Genesis 2:24

Essence6055:
Interesting.... But man was meant to be with one woman ... Just as humans beings are meant to have one God

who sent you?

i was about to forward this post to my girlfriend then i read your comment!

where was it WRITTEN that a man should be with only one woman?

if the wisest man that ever lived! looked at women and understood the need to have many!

who are you? To question the idea of a man having multiple women in his life, am cool with having one wife and all, My problem is that a man should be allowed to keep concubines or mistresses

iAmCharis:
Chai all this epistle on top our little discussion? Biko, I no get power to read long thing this hot aftunun.


Virtually all those you listed weren't prophets to start with and those bla bla bla you highlighted were Jewish laws, not God's perfect will.

For God's will on marriage, read Genesis 2:24

tempem:
I know you'll like it..
The quoter.

dadabashua1:
hahaha brother read my post again.. what am saying in that I personally can't do it but yes for dose that have the grace just as you said should not be condemn for doing it.. personally I don't think is a sin, that's my opinion which everyone is entitled to his or hers also

dadabashua1:
hahaha brother read my post again.. what am saying in that I personally can't do it but yes for dose that have the grace just as you said should not be condemn for doing it.. personally I don't think is a sin, that's my opinion which everyone is entitled to his or hers also