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NASB | 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away [from God]. |
Subject: Does God endorse polygamy? |
Bible Note: Hello, Hank. Please let me make this clear. I never stated that I represent the Southern Baptist Convention on the issue of polygamy. I also never said that they are in agreement with me on this issue. Why would it be curious to your way of thinking that I do not agree with the SBC on every point of doctrine? Granted, this is a more radical departure from their dogmas. However, do you believe every dogma they hold near and dear? Do you have a formidable knowledge of ALL their doctrinal beliefs? It is probably a given that you agree with "enough" of their dogmas that you therefore feel comfortable being a member, just like the rest of us. Some Southern Baptist ministers once taught that if you are not in "church" every Sunday morning and faithfully giving your "tithes", outside of sickness, absence or some other relative allowance, then you are going to Hell. For any man to think that a man-made, religious institution (like the Southern Baptist Conventoin) can possibly be infallible in its belief system is undeniably a man steeped in a form of self-refutation and self-delusion. I think we can both agree on these points. The identification of my being a Southern Baptist simply is a declaration that I hold to many of the same doctrinal beliefs of that particular mainstream denomination. Others can better relate when they have a knowldge of another's general belief system. Yes, the SBC IS a man-made institution, just like all the other religious institutions in the world. Just because the TRUE Church happens to be populating those institutions to varying degrees, and even heading them, does not mean that they then automatically hold God's stamp of approval, especially when you consider the division that exists between them. Now, if I were a Mormon, most people would then know that I rest my case upon "authorities" quite set apart from the Bible; "authorities" that are known to be riddled with inconsistency and falsehood. Argument against those who do not hold the Bible as being the ultimate, written authority in defining doctrine and absolute TRUTH is like shooting at a moving target. Now, Hank, for you to say that I have convinced no one is pure assumption on your part. Unless you are God, you cannot possibly know the impact this has had in helping others to realize the need for ALL of us to take proper responsibility for what we choose to believe rather than simply choking down what we are spoon-fed by ministers. Remember, Paul called the Bereans "more noble" than the Corinthians because, rather than merely taking his word for it, they CHECKED the scriptures to see if what he was teaching them was actually consistent with the WRITTEN authority. Many ministers take GREAT exception to any of their congregant members not believing what they are being spoon-fed. Paul, whose example is being ignored by many, was quite radical in his thinking for him to uphold the need for each believer to do his own study in order to know TRUTH. 1 Jn 2:27 "But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of ALL things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him." (KJV) (Emphasis mine.) Thanks, Hank. In Christ Jesus |