What would you do

Originally Posted by jlogan

This veiw is very disrecpectful of women. Are you saying that the women is to be treated like a piece of candy? The man can have all the candy he wants, but the woman can only have one piece of candy? That is the porblem with this way of thinking. A women should expect her husband to respect her enough, that he too ,is hers exclusivley.

Mutual respect, this is what polygamy is missing!

jl

It was GOD HIMSELF who came up with the idea

And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

God honored it and blessed it.. who is man to curse it

[jlogan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

It was GOD HIMSELF who came up with the idea

And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

God honored it and blessed it.. who is man to curse it

I guess he approved of adultery also?
jl

jl,

I'm not pro-polygamy but the Law of Moses required a brother to marry his dead brother's wife and raise up children in his dead brother's name...even if he were already married.

Let's remember, God permits what God desires to permit when he desires to permit it. For a time he permitted a writ of divorce if a wife just displeased her husband. However, Christ takes marriage a step higher by stating that adultery is the only justification for divorce that allows remarriage. God allowed for many things because of the hardness of man's heart and man's fallen condition. Remember with God there is his "permissive will" and his "perfect will". Polygamy was only allowed under the Law and prior by God's permissive will. His perfect will is illustrated in the monogamous relationship of Adam and Eve. One husband and one wife.

Paul indicated that monogamy was to be embraced as the Christian norm. Now as far as polygmy being "sin"??? Not sure. God never permitted "sin". Surely such families will reap complications for such an arrangement and Paul precludes the husband from being a bishop.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

I'm not pro-polygamy but the Law of Moses required a brother to marry his dead brother's wife and raise up children in his dead brother's name...even if he were already married.

Let's remember, God permits what God desires to permit when he desires to permit it. For a time he permitted a writ of divorce if a wife just displeased her husband. However, Christ takes marriage a step up by stating that adultery is the only justification for divorce that allows remarriage. God allowed for many things because of the hardness of man's heart and man's fallen condition. Remember with God there is his "permissive will" and his "perfect will". Polygamy was only allowed under the Law and prior by God's permissive will. His perfect will is illustrated in the monogamous relationship of Adam and Eve. One husband and one wife.

God didn't permit that, MOSES did. God corrected the bad information eventually.

Originally Posted by Rico

God didn't permit that, MOSES did. God corrected the bad information eventually.

Moses was his Prophet

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

Moses was his Prophet

So? What does that have to do with anything? Jesus even said it was MOSES who allowed the divorce, but it wasn't that way from the beginning.

Originally Posted by Rico

God didn't permit that, MOSES did. God corrected the bad information eventually.

Moses was God's man and God permitted Moses to set said Law.

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

Moses was God's man and God permitted Moses to set said Law.

You mean a MAN had that much authority????? but were not supposed to follow man... GOd has ALWAYS had a man

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

Moses was God's man and God permitted Moses to set said Law.

So what? Moses was still wrong about it. Jesus made a point of correcting it.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

You mean a MAN had that much authority????? but were not supposed to follow man... GOd has ALWAYS had a man

Yup. And now the man is Jesus.