10-30-2007, 06:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-30-2007, 06:14 AM by Faith Hope Charity.)
Glory to God, peace on earth, goodwill to all.
Quote: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
In the Old Testament God formed a covenant with His chosen people, the Jews.
In the New Testament Jesus forms a covenant with the Church.
Both unions are compared to marriage because they are unbreakable. Polygyny is equivalent to idolatry. Both are against God's Will & the Church's ethical teachings.
Quote: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>
Great verse. It's even better when read in the context of the whole passage...
13 And this again you do. You cover the LORD's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor at your hand.
14 You ask, "Why does he not?" Because the LORD was witness to the covenant between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
15 Has not the one God made and sustained for us the spirit of life? And what does he desire? Godly offspring. So take heed to yourselves, and let none be faithless to the wife of his youth.
16 "For I hate divorce, says the LORD the God of Israel, and covering one's garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So take heed to yourselves and do not be faithless."
(RSV)
Quote:I will be away for about 4 days, insh a Allah will catch up the discussion when i come back.
Take longer if you want :D :P ;)
Hope everything's okay.
Take care!