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1 | can a man have more than one wife? | Matt 19:5 | yjj | 110492 | ||
I would like to know if a man can have more than one wife according to God's law. And if so why is this not considered adultery? | ||||||
2 | can a man have more than one wife? | Matt 19:5 | Corban | 110493 | ||
First, God tells us that TWO will become ONE flesh, not "two or more". This supports monogamy well. Also, in EPH 5, Jesus teaches us that marriage is akin to Christ and his relationship with the church. This can only support monogamy, sice there would have to be different religions to chose from otherwise.However, the most compelling answer is found in 1 Tim. This is where it specifically teaches us that elders (pastors, leaders, etc..) MUST have but one wife. Further reading leads to the conclusion that all relationships are to be monogomous. In His Service, Brian |
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3 | Men had multiple wives in the old test. | Matt 19:5 | yjj | 110639 | ||
Why does the bible speak about so many of our prophets having multiple wives and it says nothing about this being wrong. It is implied that men can have more than one wife. Example in Deuteronomy 21:15. All through the old testament it speaks of man having more than one wife like it is okay. I have a friend who believes that he can have more than one wife and I need some scripture and word of God to work with. Can anyone help. | ||||||
4 | Men had multiple wives in the old test. | Matt 19:5 | kalos | 110648 | ||
It is recorded in the OT that men did many things. They worshiped idols, broke the Sabbath, dishonored their parents, lied, stole, coveted, and commited adultery, rape, incest and murder. But that doesn't make it OK to do those things. Because a thing is recorded in God's Word doesn't mean God condoned it. Because there is no record of certain individuals being punished for certain acts does not make those acts OK in God's sight. Sin is defined as the transgression of the Law. It is not defined as the transgression of some OT example, whether positive or negative. |
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5 | Men had multiple wives in the old test. | Matt 19:5 | rodent_tamer | 182190 | ||
Personally, while the sanctioning of polygamy does not sit right with me in my gut, I don't see anything in the Old testament that condemns it. The worshipping of idols, breaking the sabbath, dishonoring parents, lying, stealing, coveting, adultery, rape, incest and murder are all clearly condemned in Old testament, but I see nothing that condemns polygamy. In fact, David who was considered a man of God had multiple wives. If polygamy was a sin how can David be seen by God as righteous? The account of Bathsheba is condemned as adultery, not because she was taken as his number whatever wife, but because she was another man's wife. Polygamy was a socially accepted norm in those days, did God just tolerate it and overlook it? It doesn't seem characteristic of God to over look a sin just because it is a cultural norm. I don't understand when and why this shift from polygamy (OT) to monogamy (NT) occured. I'm stumped. | ||||||
6 | Men had multiple wives in the old test. | Matt 19:5 | jlpangilinan | 182192 | ||
Correct me if I am wrong... God gave this commandments even in the time of Adam and Eve. Ge 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. I think in that verse above, God mentioned the man and wife "shall be one flesh" therefore, I dont think that one man with 4 or 7 wives are also "one flesh". I dont think also that it is okay for God, let us consult what was Jesus Christ told us about them... Mt 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, in the verses above, it is clear that even in the beggining God is against having many wives... Mt 19:5 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? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. if the man and wife will become one flesh it is really for two person man and wife not man and wives... the scribes so and so reasoning Jesus with this... Mt 19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? Jesus answered them with this... Mt 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. "in the beggining it was not so" Jesus said. in the beggining there was no divorce, nor having many wives, it is because of the hardness of the heart of israelites, moses had to make laws about it. Hope I understand you well, thanks |
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