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Originally Posted by ILG
My point is really that I fail to see why some men here are arguing for polygamy....beyond the fact that the Bible doesn't outright condemn it....I made the piont that I think God did that more for the protection of women than that he was really saying it was okay. I also made the points that God said Adam was given Eve only. God was not advocating polygamy here. He also gave the command for the bishop to have only one wife for a reason. What do you think that reason was?
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Well as I pointed the word "one" in context does no make sense with general understanding of the social aspects or in relationship to previous monarchs etc... So I believe Paul is speaking more to the points he made before in teh sense on one who has control of his family. Thus "one" is in reference to "first" wife not saying just one. This would be a issue of divorce or other issues that shows a break down in the covenant. Thus one who had such issues has had poor guidance or failure in the home etc... among other things and should not be in church leadership.