It’s quite true that the Scriptures are silent in that area, apart from being a pastor, the scriptures never condemn or append marrying more than one wife is a sin; let’s not help YHWH.
What do you mean by the last part when you say “there is an obvious disconnect when a man of God goes into it (polygamy). Either he is not a man of God or scripture is lying…” I want to make sure I’m understanding. You just said polygamy is NOT condemned in the Bible, but then say a man of God should not go into it (polygamy). That doesn’t make sense, unless I am misunderstanding you.
God gave Adam his spirit, breathing it into his nostrils; Adam had discernment and developed intelligence God didn't give Adam more than one wife because EVE WAS DISOBEDIENT TO HER HUSBAND AS WELL AS GOD. Eve was already a handful. ~Genesis 3:16-17~ Abrahams wife Sarah was Obedient so God spirit Encourage polygamy. ~ 1 Peters 3:5-6- THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS OBVIOUS.
Before Christianity and Bible, my people existed. Is it not interesting that Christianity gives you Old and New Testaments, and what one says the other one invalidates? Is this not why most of those who believe and practice the faith are conflicted and confused? One example: Jesus cared nothing about material things. In Nigeria today most Christian pastors are defined by material things.
Reno, some times you disappoint me, as Christians we must base our decisions from the content of the New Testament, old testament is not perfect else we Wil not have the new
Old Testament is only good or perfect for people like you when you collect tithes, first fruits, recite no weapon fashioned against me shall prosper etc When it comes to more important issues it becomes Old Testament and imperfect.
@Elliott Wave Beta - the OT is part of the Bible. OT introduces Adam and Eve and the original sin, without which everything else in Christianity falls apart.
What do you mean by you don't know if polygamy is a sin? You sound like Obama's former White House press secretary who said he didn't know if Jerusalem was the capital of Israel. Polygamy is not a sin. God won't give David wives if it was or a sin . Is God a sinner. Did courage travel? Polygamy is not a sin.
Sir Reno, God's original intention/plan was for a man and a woman to become one. Not two or more women and a man, nor two or more men and a woman. "A man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24 Everything God created or everything He establishes is an expression of His personality and dimensions. That is why marriage is beyond the physical structuring, there is in it a portion of God's counsel expressed through it. That is why He orchestrated marriage as between one man and one woman. It was intentional. In Gen. 2:24 He said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall hold fast to his wife (not wives), and the two shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 עַל־כֵּן יַֽעֲזָב־אִישׁ אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָֽד Translation: "Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother and stand by his #woman for they will be one flesh." But after the fall things things fell apart. Although God's standard remained unchanged. The first man to marry more than one wife is Lamech; but other champions of the faith at one point or the other also fell in that practice as well. Scriptures recorded that it was what they did, not that it was what they ought to have done. That's why Jesus speaking in Matthew 19:4, said "Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that at the beginning, the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ V5 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the #two will become one flesh’?" It was already ordained at the beginning Ephesians 5: 31-32 Vs 31 "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh." Vs 32. "This is a great mystery......." (Wow) You'll see also that by the time of Malachi (500 B.C.) the ideal of marriage between one man and one woman was spoken of as God's ideal. God told them why He did not receive their offering. (Malachi 2:14-15) Vs 14. "You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your #marriage_covenant. Vs 15. AMP: And did not God make [you and your wife] one [flesh]? Did not One make you and preserve your spirit alive? And why [did God make you two] one? Because He sought a godly offspring [from your union]. Therefore take heed to yourselves, and let no one deal treacherously and be faithless to the wife of his youth." The Lord is pointing that He purposely made only one wife for Adam. God could have made others if He wanted to, but He did not. One wife was all that Adam needed. That was the covenant between Adam (man) and Eve (woman) summarized in Gen. 2:24. That was the creation ordination. One man to one wife. God overlooked it after the fall until the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross. You'll see why Paul wrote....in Romans 7 Vs 1 "Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) how that the law hath dominion over a man (male and female) as long as he (male and female) liveth? " ***{It's pointing at that specific God's law (ordination) on the union of man. There was an exception to it, which was physical death}. Vs 2 "For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband." 3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. This one is directed to polyandry (one woman, many men), She'll be made an adulteress by doing it. But if her husband be dead, she is then loosened from the "law of her husband", to marry a second man. The exception to marry a second is on the basis of physical death, or sexual immorality (unchastity). So aside this, is a deviation from the original counsel of God. Our 'fathers' who walked with God and were involved in that practice were justified by their faith in God, not needly their works. So I believe God overlooked. Summary of this is that The Bible says God ordained marriage in the beginning where one man would be joined to one woman. The taking of many wives or husbands, polygamy or polyandry, was never in His original plan. Though not directly condemned in the Old Testament, we see that whenever we find a man marrying more than one wife, the outcome is always bad. The Lord grant us understanding.
Thank you sir
Well said
It’s quite true that the Scriptures are silent in that area, apart from being a pastor, the scriptures never condemn or append marrying more than one wife is a sin; let’s not help YHWH.
I will stick to the ending part of this.
You are not sure!
And there is a disconnect for men of God who goes into it.
Thank you sir
What do you mean by the last part when you say “there is an obvious disconnect when a man of God goes into it (polygamy). Either he is not a man of God or scripture is lying…” I want to make sure I’m understanding. You just said polygamy is NOT condemned in the Bible, but then say a man of God should not go into it (polygamy). That doesn’t make sense, unless I am misunderstanding you.
It might not be a sin but ITS OBVIOUS God's plan for man was one wife n one husband
So clerics should be monogamists pastoring polygamists..
God gave Adam his spirit, breathing it into his nostrils; Adam had discernment and developed intelligence
God didn't give Adam more than one wife because
EVE WAS DISOBEDIENT TO HER HUSBAND AS WELL AS GOD.
Eve was already a handful.
~Genesis 3:16-17~
Abrahams wife Sarah was Obedient so God spirit Encourage polygamy.
~ 1 Peters 3:5-6-
THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS OBVIOUS.
Hmmmmmmm
Before Christianity and Bible, my people existed. Is it not interesting that Christianity gives you Old and New Testaments, and what one says the other one invalidates? Is this not why most of those who believe and practice the faith are conflicted and confused? One example: Jesus cared nothing about material things. In Nigeria today most Christian pastors are defined by material things.
That you are Christian pastor doesn't make you a child of God. Any one can call himself a pastor
Reno, some times you disappoint me, as Christians we must base our decisions from the content of the New Testament, old testament is not perfect else we Wil not have the new
Old Testament is only good or perfect for people like you when you collect tithes, first fruits, recite no weapon fashioned against me shall prosper etc When it comes to more important issues it becomes Old Testament and imperfect.
@Elliott Wave Beta - the OT is part of the Bible. OT introduces Adam and Eve and the original sin, without which everything else in Christianity falls apart.
when it comes to tithes you won't remember it is Old Testament. hypocrite
What do you mean by you don't know if polygamy is a sin? You sound like Obama's former White House press secretary who said he didn't know if Jerusalem was the capital of Israel. Polygamy is not a sin. God won't give David wives if it was or a sin . Is God a sinner. Did courage travel? Polygamy is not a sin.
G-d bless you brother.
Hahahaha.,.
Sir Reno polygamy is a sin against God, and I can show you why
Sir Reno,
God's original intention/plan was for a man and a woman to become one.
Not two or more women and a man, nor two or more men and a woman.
"A man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
Genesis 2:24
Everything God created or everything He establishes is an expression of His personality and dimensions. That is why marriage is beyond the physical structuring, there is in it a portion of God's counsel expressed through it. That is why He orchestrated marriage as between one man and one woman. It was intentional.
In Gen. 2:24 He said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall hold fast to his wife (not wives), and the two shall become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24
עַל־כֵּן יַֽעֲזָב־אִישׁ אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָֽד
Translation:
"Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother and stand by his #woman for they will be one flesh."
But after the fall things things fell apart. Although God's standard remained unchanged.
The first man to marry more than one wife is Lamech; but other champions of the faith at one point or the other also fell in that practice as well.
Scriptures recorded that it was what they did, not that it was what they ought to have done.
That's why Jesus speaking in Matthew 19:4, said "Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that at the beginning, the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
V5 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the #two will become one flesh’?"
It was already ordained at the beginning
Ephesians 5: 31-32
Vs 31 "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."
Vs 32. "This is a great mystery......." (Wow)
You'll see also that by the time of Malachi (500 B.C.) the ideal of marriage between one man and one woman was spoken of as God's ideal. God told them why He did not receive their offering.
(Malachi 2:14-15)
Vs 14. "You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your #marriage_covenant.
Vs 15. AMP: And did not God make [you and your wife] one [flesh]? Did not One make you and preserve your spirit alive? And why [did God make you two] one? Because He sought a godly offspring [from your union]. Therefore take heed to yourselves, and let no one deal treacherously and be faithless to the wife of his youth."
The Lord is pointing that He purposely made only one wife for Adam. God could have made others if He wanted to, but He did not. One wife was all that Adam needed. That was the covenant between Adam (man) and Eve (woman) summarized in Gen. 2:24.
That was the creation ordination. One man to one wife.
God overlooked it after the fall until the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross.
You'll see why Paul wrote....in Romans 7
Vs 1 "Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) how that the law hath dominion over a man (male and female) as long as he (male and female) liveth? "
***{It's pointing at that specific God's law (ordination) on the union of man. There was an exception to it, which was physical death}.
Vs 2 "For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband."
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
This one is directed to polyandry (one woman, many men), She'll be made an adulteress by doing it.
But if her husband be dead, she is then loosened from the "law of her husband", to marry a second man.
The exception to marry a second is on the basis of physical death, or sexual immorality (unchastity).
So aside this, is a deviation from the original counsel of God.
Our 'fathers' who walked with God and were involved in that practice were justified by their faith in God, not needly their works.
So I believe God overlooked.
Summary of this is that The Bible says God ordained marriage in the beginning where one man would be joined to one woman.
The taking of many wives or husbands, polygamy or polyandry, was never in His original plan.
Though not directly condemned in the Old Testament, we see that whenever we find a man marrying more than one wife, the outcome is always bad.
The Lord grant us understanding.
Not something to be pointed argumentatively as well but in love and by the spirit.
Love you always sir💕