Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: ravenwolf

“gen 25::6
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.”


Are you arguing that polygamy is sanctioned by God? Rather, it was one of those things that God permitted for the hardness of their hearts, but in the beginning it was not so.

Mat 19:4-9 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, (5) And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? (6) Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. (7) They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? (8) He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. (9) And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

The issue at hand here is specifically on adultery, but notice that if you put away your wife, and MARRY another, you are committing adultery. If polygamy was of God, that person would simply have two wives. But this is denied. He is an adulterer.


28 posted on 03/23/2013 1:43:05 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies ]


To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
"It's not good for Man to be alone."



30 posted on 03/23/2013 2:32:40 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ]

To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Are you arguing that polygamy is sanctioned by God?


Did i say that?
I think i was just saying that it started long be fore the Mormons, And also i do not believe in the book of Mormon so i do not take it as the word of God so i do not read it.

AS far as polygamy being sanctioned by God i do not claim to know and really do not care either way.


41 posted on 03/23/2013 5:31:15 PM PDT by ravenwolf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson