Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum.
Quote:So, yes, I believe that I am a member of the holy catholic church.
Ok, we are now clear about you being a catholic.
Now back to the topic.
<b>My challenge to all Christians: </b>
Where can we see,<b> anywhere </b> in the New Testament, <b>where polygamy is condemned by God or Jesus? </b>
In other words, <b>how did any Christians know the prohibition of polygamy based on reading the NT alone? </b>
The fact is, after doing some research on this topic, I found that <b>God Almighty Himself in the OT speaks in polygamous terms</b>, and in my opinion, God will never describe Himself in terms of any example of sins, if polygamy was indeed a sin.
"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, <b>although I was an husband unto them</b>, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Jeremiah 31:31-34
And now my favorite verse OF THE DAY...
Malachi 2:14-15 --- "wife of thy youth" <b>is a man's first wife</b>, the wife with whom he grew and learned how to so love, bless, and <b>edify any wife. </b>
I will be away for about 4 days, insh a Allah will catch up the discussion when i come back.
Salam
Wael..