plural marriage
« Previous EntriesRight and Wrong - A Matter of Guessing ?
Friday, May 2nd, 2008The bible is very clear about right and wrong. God is explicit about what He likes and what He hates (see for example Exo 20:5-6, Deu 12:28-31, or Pro 6:16-19), about what we are supposed to do (Exo 20 and following chapters, for example), and about the rewards or punishments for our actions (for [...]
The Biblical Concept of Love
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008When it comes to the biblical concept of love, here too, like always, we need to let God define His terms and not Noah Webster or any other dictionary author. To love God means to keep his commandments (Joh 14:15), to love the brethren means to follow God’s commandments concerning the community, and to put [...]
If Polygamy Was Sin…
Monday, March 24th, 2008In the bible you find plural marriage not only to be a common and accepted form of marriage, but also a protected one. The biblical definition of “marriage” is not “one man one women”, but “becoming one flesh” (Gen 2:24), and since according to Paul you can become one flesh with a whore (1 Co [...]
Marriage References in Scripture
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Let’s continue where we left off last time we talked about marriage, and elaborate a little on what Scripture has to say about marriage.
Like we said, to read romantic notions of marriage, i.e. exclusivity between one man and one women into biblical marriage is to insert a secular, romanticized concept into the bible that is [...]
Polygamy- is it godly
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Someone asks: polygamy is it godly?
Naturally, our position is that indeed a polygamous family is godly…always has been and always will be. In the Scriptures there is no differentiation between monogamy and polygyny. It’s all the same, ie. marriage, and we all know what God has to say about marriage.
“What therefore God [...]