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Is Polygamy Sanctioned by God?

Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by Marcia, Dec 8, 2006.

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  1. LeBuick

    LeBuick New Member

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    Why that's unamerican, the women bring peace? I should send my wife to China for peaceful training but the Chineese men may hate me by the time she leaves... Forget peace, hit him wit a skillet that'll get him off that couch... :laugh: :laugh:
     
    #21 LeBuick, Dec 9, 2006
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    LOL - Thanks for the clarification. Can I now correct my hubby?? ;)
     
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  3. Marcia

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    Sorry, but I got so busy in my ministry that I had to abandon the BB for awhile.

    The above post shows what I mean - there are people here who defend polygamy, even if only for the past.

    I don't think concubines were ever approved of by God, but that's another issue.

    Just because polygamy existed does not mean it was sanctioned by God. God chose many kind of people. Moses and David were both murderers but he used them.

    As usual, the thread devolved into jokes. :rolleyes:

    No one has shown from scripture, imo, that God sanctioned polygamy.
     
    #23 Marcia, Dec 18, 2006
  4. quidam65

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    On this subject there is an old joke that a Mormon and Mark Twain were debating this issue, and the Mormon asked Twain to disprove polygamy from the Bible.

    Whereupon Twain replied that Jesus said no man can serve two masters.:laugh:

    Also, didn't the Oak Ridge Boys sing that trying to love two women is like a ball and chain?
     
    #24 quidam65, Dec 18, 2006
  5. J. Jump

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    It's amazing how many things we like to tag with "approved by God" just because something good comes out of it. God probably far more often works inspite of us.
     
    #25 J. Jump, Dec 18, 2006
  6. Helen

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    God works through all kinds of cultures. This does not mean He sanctions them. He provided one wife for Adam, but the fact that David, Solomon, and many others had more than one wife did not prevent Him from working through them, either.

    What God allows, and what His Perfect Plan is are two very different things!
     
    #26 Helen, Dec 18, 2006
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    The Church is the Body of Christ, the fullness of Christ, Ephesians 1:23. In 1 Thessalonians 4:17 we find we will be with Him forever, so we are connected with Him for eternity. But in this we now being the Body of Christ, we are of the Bridegroom.

    Can we find in the Bible that the "Body of Christ Church" is His Bride? Is there not another "Church", a church of covenant with promises made?
     
    #27 ituttut, Dec 19, 2006
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