You See, I am a practical Christian. I don't practice Christianity based on what the "Pastors" say, no, but what God says.

Now that we've gotten that out the way, who can tell me explicitly where the Bible, which is the word of God, condemned Polygamy. Anyone?

The Bible condemned a lot of things we have normalized today like fornication, adultery, female "pastors", female "teachers of the word", divorce, marrying unbelievers, girlfriend/boyfriend relationships, h*mos*xuality, drunkenness, female insubmissiveness, abortions, gambling, female or male cross dressing (females now adorn trousers to church puppets), non virgin marriages, you name. But name one verse where God or his messengers talked against polygamy, which was a norm then, just one verse.

I didn't want to talk about the man, Yul Edochie, all these while cos I believe its a no brainer that it should be a private issue, but Yul Edochie is personally one of the men I have come to respect the most in Nigeria. He could have decided and say to his second wife "abort the child" just like Sammie Okposo and a lot of others in secret. But this man owned up to it, admitted it and married the second wife out of love and to give the little one a home.

Men and women are not the same and will never be. Our fore bearers have practiced polygamy for as long as mans existence everywhere around the world even in the west, until now. Yul Edochie has done very well for his live and family and I support him cos polygamy is not a sin. May be with the rate of old unmarried ladies moving about now that is what will cure the moral decadence in our society.

Has even the so called monogamy settled the issue of rampant divorce rates? He did polygamy, Ned Nwoko did it, plenty did it and they are still married. You married one and a loaf of bread has lasted longer than your union.

Yeah right!!

LocalStandard1:
You See, I am a practical Christian. I don't practice Christianity based on what the "Pastors" say, no, but what God says.

Now that we've gotten that out the way, who can tell me explicitly where the Bible, which is the word of God, condemned Polygamy. Anyone? !!

When they asked Christ on marriage what was His Answer? He Said

"He made them male and female" not male and females.

No "3 shall become one 1" only 2 shall become 1

I Corinthians 7:2

Dtruthspeaker:

When they asked Christ on marriage what was His Answer? He Said
"He made them male and female" not male and females.
No "3 shall become one 1" only 2 shall become 1
I Corinthians 7:2

We must understand that the Bible does not shy away from calling out sin or wrong doing. So tell me where the Bible condemned or punished someone just cos he married more than one wife?

LocalStandard1:
You See, I am a practical Christian. I don't practice Christianity based on what the "Pastors" say, no, but what God says.

Now that we've gotten that out the way, who can tell me explicitly where the Bible, which is the word of God, condemned Polygamy. Anyone?

The Bible condemned a lot of things we have normalized today like fornication, adultery, female "pastors", female "teachers of the word", divorce, marrying unbelievers, girlfriend/boyfriend relationships, h*mos*xuality, drunkenness, female insubmissiveness, abortions, gambling, female or male cross dressing (females now adorn trousers to church puppets), non virgin marriages, you name. But name one verse where God or his messengers talked against polygamy, which was a norm then, just one verse.

I didn't want to talk about the man, Yul Edochie, all these while cos I believe its a no brainer that it should be a private issue, but Yul Edochie is personally one of the men I have come to respect the most in Nigeria. He could have decided and say to his second wife "abort the child" just like Sammie Okposo and a lot of others in secret. But this man owned up to it, admitted it and married the second wife out of love and to give the little one a home.

Men and women are not the same and will never be. Our fore bearers have practiced polygamy for as long as mans existence everywhere around the world even in the west, until now. Yul Edochie has done very well for his live and family and I support him cos polygamy is not a sin. May be with the rate of old unmarried ladies moving about now that is what will cure the moral decadence in our society.

Has even the so called monogamy settled the issue of rampant divorce rates? He did polygamy, Ned Nwoko did it, plenty did it and they are still married. You married one and a loaf of bread has lasted longer than your union.

Yeah right!!

Naiyjas are one of most hypocritical set of people on the face of the earth that I know of

LocalStandard, you as, a self acclaimed practical Christian, who doesnt practice Christianity based on what the "Pastors" say, no, but what God says. Now that we've gotten that out the way, please tell explicitly where the Bible, which is the word of God, condemned polyandry.

1. Would you rise to the occasion and reply or you want to call a friend?!!
2. Would it sit well with you, if your wife takes on one, two or more husbands at the same time still being married to you?

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

NNTR:

1. Would you rise to occasion and reply or you want to call a friend?!!
2. Would it sit well with you, if your wife takes on one, two or more husbands at the same time still being married to you?
_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

First of all can we stop quoting entire posts just to tag someone? Thank you.

To answer you, I don't understand your first question.
Secondly, I as a man will not allow it. And yes the Bible reject a woman from having multiple sexual companions. The Bible calls her a h*rlot. Point one woman in the Bible that did that and I will tell you about her.

What you fail to understand and where you get it completely wrong is comparing men and women. These two genders are not the same, never have and never will be. That is one of the reasons for failed marriages. Thank you.

Righteousness2:
First of all, you are not a Practical Christian. You are Christian without knowledge of GOD'S Word. You are a Christian living according to your own way not GOD'S way.
You are a Hosea 4:6 Christian.

What has caused problem in humanity since creation is Disobeying GOD'S Commandments. It will always end in calamity and Disaster.

One of the greatest Folly of human is Disobeying and deceiving yourself with Reasons to do it.

Listen! Heaven and Earth will pass away but the Word of GOD. You disobey GOD, you will get the result in due time. It doesn't matter how u Deceive yourself.

Listen ! The Word of GOD supersedes Tradition
The Word of GOD supersedes the Decrees of governments of this world.
Whatever Government law that goes against the Word of GOD ( In the Bible) is null and void.

GOD'S Order of Marriage is One man, One wife. JESUS Christ, the Only way to Eternal life taught clearly GOD'S order of Marriage

Matthew 19 , JESUS clearly taught about Marriage

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Read Matthew 19 :1-10 ,Mark 10:1-12, Luke 16:18 and many others passages in the Bible clearly spells GOD'S order of Marriage.
If u like, you continue to Deceive yourselves as you wish. When you cross over, you will know how far. You can't say I didn't know or I didn't hear .

Where was polygamy forbidden? Jesus was asked a question about divorce not polygamy!

Righteousness2:

First of all, you are not a Practical Christian. You are Christian without knowledge of GOD'S Word. You are a Christian living according to your own way not GOD'S way.
You are a Hosea 4:6 Christian.
If u like, you continue to Deceive yourselves as you wish. When you cross over, you will know how far. You can't say I didn't know or I didn't hear .

Reighteousness2 I respect your work as a Christian on Nairaland. But you have assumed the position of jury and judge, you condemn and pronounce judgement on all and have assumed the position that should be reserved for our God. You assume it is your self righteousness that saves you. Stop that habit, sir.

To the topic. I know of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I know of David, Solomon just to mention a few. They all found favour and closeness with God, they all married more than one wife. Nowhere in the Bible did Yahweh reject any man cos he married more than one woman, Moses taught the Israelites how to stay in a polygamous marriage.

You can't tell me anywhere in the Bible where God or His messangers condemned a man only cos he has more than one wife, no where. But you have pronounced false Judgement on me and my Christian belief. You are not God.

LocalStandard1:
First of all can we stop quoting entire posts just to tag someone? Thank you.

First of all mention the rule that states not to quote entire posts just to tag someone. Thank you. Pfft.

LocalStandard1:
To answer you, I don't understand your first question.

Nvm, as it doesnt matter

LocalStandard1:
Secondly, I as a man will not allow it.

Any particular reason why you as a man wouldnt allow polyandry but a woman should allow polygamy, aka polygyny?

LocalStandard1:
And yes the Bible reject a woman from having multiple sexual companions.

Really? That the Bible reject a woman from having multiple sexual companions?
Are you sure of this comment, or you want to retract it?

LocalStandard1:
The Bible calls her a h*rlot.

And so?

LocalStandard1:
Bible reject a woman from having multiple sexual companions Point one woman in the Bible that did that and I will tell you about her.

Rahab?

LocalStandard1:
What you fail to understand and where you get it completely wrong is comparing men and women. These two genders are not the same, never have and never will be. That is one of the reasons for failed marriages. Thank you.

Genesis 4:19
Then Lamech took for himself two wives:
the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.

3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but [imitate] what is good.
The one who practices good [exhibiting godly character, moral courage and personal integrity] is of God;
the one who practices [or permits or tolerates] evil has not seen God
[he has no personal experience with Him and does not know Him at all].

What you fail to understand and where you get it completely wrong is comparing not only with carnal men but also with debased men (i.e. Lamech)

Ive often heard it said that, ones name reveals, who one is.

Yes, a name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. Names, have meaning, have power, like magic spells, and is part of the reasons why no parents name their child Satan

The name, Lamech, you see up there in Genesis 4:19, actually means, low grade, low standard, or even poor quality

Very early, the Bible in Genesis 4:19, quickly is informing us that, the first man, to have taken, more than one wife, by virtue of his name and actions, is not someone wise, not noble, not a top grade person, not a top notch human being and taking two wives. His step is not a good example to be followed. It is not a model worthy of emulation

Now, just because the bible does not explicitly condemn polygamy aka polygyny, nor explicitly condemn polyandry, doesnt mean, there's a licence to willy nilly freefall into cavorting and romancing with the idea of polygamy aka polygyny or polyandry

I am sure you'll agree that Genesis 2:24 is succinct and instructive about God's position on the subject. I would spare you the bore of what the New Testament's stance is on the subject

LocalStandard1:
That is one of the reasons for failed marriages. Thank you.

The reasons for failed marriages are multifold, namely: infidelity, treachery, disloyalty, promiscuity, philandering, sleeping around, greed, lack of self restraint, lack of self discipline, lack of self control, et cetera

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

You don't need to respect me or my work bro. I am a mere human being.
What you need to know, understand and respect is God's Word.

LocalStandard1:


Reighteousness2 I respect your work as a Christian on Nairaland. But you have assumed the position of jury and judge, you condemn and pronounce judgement on all and have assumed the position that should be reserved for our God. You assume it is your self righteousness that saves you. Stop that habit, sir.

To the topic. I know of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I know of David, Solomon just to mention a few. They all found favour and closeness with God, they all married more than one wife. Nowhere in the Bible did Yahweh reject any man cos he married more than one woman, Moses taught the Israelites how to stay in a polygamous marriage.

You can't tell me anywhere in the Bible where God or His messangers condemned a man only cos he has more than one wife, no where. But you have pronounced false Judgement on me and my Christian belief. You are not God.

Righteousness2:
You don't need to respect me or my work bro. I am a mere human being.
What you need to know, understand and respect is God's Word.

If you respect the word of God you will know not to add to his word or remove from it as you are doing, and not to make yourself a Judge and Jury, neither taking pride in your self-righteousness but knowing even your best is nothing in God's eyes but his free gift of Righteousness.

AntiChristian:
Read More post on the allowance of Polygamy in the Bible on Nairaland.

1. If He Marries Another Woman..

https://www.nairaland.com/7032447/he-marries-another-woman

2. God Said He GAVE Wives (not A Wife)

https://www.nairaland.com/7029702/god-said-he-gave-wives

3. The Context Is DIVORCE NOT POLYGAMY

https://www.nairaland.com/7032858/context-divorce-not-polygamy

4. Jesus Used A Parable That Includes Polygamy

https://www.nairaland.com/7029727/jesus-used-parable-includes-polygamy

5. Polygamy In Christianity- (one Flesh)

https://www.nairaland.com/7029678/polygamy-christianity-one-flesh

6. Why Did Yahweh Support Polygamy?

https://www.nairaland.com/6093345/why-did-yahweh-support-polygamy

Deuteronomy 21:18-21
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son,
which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother,
and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,
and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious,
he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Are you practising stoning wayward sons. Smh.

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

NNTR:
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son,
which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother,
and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,
and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious,
he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Are you practising stoning wayward sons. Smh.

The God that brought all this law has changed!
He is the prince of peace now!

Where was polygamy forbidden in the Bible?

AntiChristian:
The God that brought all this law has changed!
He is the prince of peace now!

1 Timothy 4:12b
... but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech,
in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.

Suits you to now believe this now, then. Abi?

Deacons sets good example for others, by sticking to one wife

AntiChristian:
Where was polygamy forbidden in the Bible?

I am sure you'll agree that Genesis 2:24 is succinct and instructive about God's position on the subject.

Now, just because the bible does not explicitly condemn polygamy aka polygyny, nor explicitly condemn polyandry, doesnt mean, there's a licence to willy nilly freefall into cavorting and romancing with the idea of polygamy aka polygyny or polyandry.

There are things not mentioned as forbidden in the bible, that you dont do

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

NNTR:
1 Timothy 4:12b
... but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech,
in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.

Suits you to now believe this now, then. Abi?

Deacons sets good example for others, by sticking to one wife

This is sadly unrelated to the discussion.

I am sure you'll agree that Genesis 2:24 is succinct and instructive about God's position on the subject.

Who wrote Genesis?
How many wives did he marry?
Same person collected the 10 commandments "Thou shall not commit adultery"!

Now, just because the bible does not explicitly condemn polygamy aka polygyny, nor explicitly condemn polyandry, doesnt mean, there's a licence to willy nilly freefall into cavorting and romancing with the idea of polygamy aka polygyny or polyandry.

There are things not mentioned as forbidden in the bible, that you dont do.

I gave you six links here on nairaland that proves polygamy is permitted and not forbidden.

Read them.

Polyandry wasn't permitted in the Bible by your God.

For example God gave David many wives. He never gave any woman more husbands!

AntiChristian:
This is sadly unrelated to the discussion.

I'll tell what is sad.
What is sad is you have nothing in the New Testament that backs up endorsing polygamy aka polygyny

AntiChristian:
Who wrote Genesis?

Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother,
and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Note not wives

AntiChristian:
How many wives did he marry?
Same person collected the 10 commandments "Thou shall not commit adultery"!

Moses was not married two women simultaneously

AntiChristian:
I gave you six links here on nairaland that proves polygamy is permitted and not forbidden.

Read them.

Polyandry wasn't permitted in the Bible by your God.

For example God gave David many wives. He never gave any woman more husbands!

Deuteronomy 21:18-21
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son,
which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother,
and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,
and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious,
he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Here is a link above that proves that stoning wayward sons is permitted and not forbidden.
Will take you serious when you advocate practising stoning to death difficult to control sons. Smh.

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

There is no law against polygamy in the Bible. But one has to live by discretion, and sound discretion does not permit one to have multiple wives in a situation where the economy is poor. The biological nature of the male cannot change, and the poor economy will not last forever!

Polygamy is the future and there is nothing anyone can do about it

Interesting to note that nntr promotes homosexuality but condemns polygamy. weasel

MrPresident1:
There is no law against polygamy in the Bible. But one has to live by discretion, and sound discretion does not permit one to have multiple wives in a situation where the economy is poor. The biological nature of the male cannot change, and the poor economy will not last forever!

Polygamy is the future and there is nothing anyone can do about it

Interesting to note that nntr promotes homosexuality but condemns polygamy. weasel

What a dunce
What is good for the goose, is good for the gander, has been my stance on the thread from post one
If Polygamy, aka polygyny, is the future, then polyandry equally is the future too, after all, the slogan says, the future is female

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

nntr, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, did you find this inside your Bible? Please show me. Show me where you saw polyandry in your Bible too. I dey wait.

Also, your homosexuality and sodomy promotion did you find it in the Bible?

You and your fellow weasels have turned the world upside down, but the husband of your mother is coming

Isaiah 4:1 is the future and there is nothing you can do about it

Bloody nonentitious weasel

MrPresident1:
nntr, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, did you find this inside your Bible? Please show me. Show me where you saw polyandry in your Bible too. I dey wait.

Also, your homosexuality and sodomy promotion did you find it in the Bible?
You and your fellow weasels have turned the world upside down, but the husband of your mother is coming

Isaiah 4:1 is the future and there is nothing you can do about it

Bloody nonentitious weasel

Dundee United, did you find Reincarnation in your Bible?

Please show me. Show me where you saw Reincarnation in your Bible oponu dindinrin rada rada oshi

Now get foxtrot uniform charlie kilo off my mention

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

nntr the abominations promoting weasel. 'Bible' scholar that is never found promoting righteousness. But always found where he is defending homosexuality and sodomy. weasel lasan lasan

See reincarnation here
https://www.nairaland.com/7464018/reincarnation-resurrection

NNTR:
I'll tell what is sad.
What is sad is you have nothing in the New Testament that backs up endorsing polygamy aka polygyny

Does the old have a different God from the new testament? I don't need to have something in the new testament since Jesus didn't specifically talked about polygamy except when he gave a proverb of the 10 brides and groom!
Why would Jesus use polygamy to represent himself?

Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother,
and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Note not wives

A man will always be joined to one wife at a time. The verse you quoted didn't say his one wife only!

Moses was not married two women simultaneously

Where's the evidence?
It is often said that Yahweh/Jehovah/Jesus of the Christians prescribe one man for one woman so how come tens of Prophets/men of God had more than one wives and or concubines?

Cain's son Lamech and Moses had 2 wives. David had 8 wives! Solomon 300 wives and 700 concubines! Gideon had many wives!
Deuteronomy 21:1-17 suggest marriage of multiple wives including captured prisoners gotten from conquests.

Elkanah a godly man and father of Samuel had 2 wives. Abraham, the father of faith had two wives!

In 2 Samuel 12 when the prophet Nathan confronts David over his sin with Bathsheba, we read: "This is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. I have given you your master's house and your master's wives into your bosom … and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and as if this wasn't enough, I would have given you even more."

Is it that all of these men of God were not guided (by the Holy spirit) in their marriages?

And lastly Yahweh prescribed law to protect first wife in Polygamy- Exo 21:10 "If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights".

Why all this laws of your God forbids polygamy?

Deuteronomy 21:18-21
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son,
which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother,
and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,
and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious,
he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Here is a link above that proves that stoning wayward sons is permitted and not forbidden.
Will take you serious when you advocate practising stoning to death difficult to control sons. Smh.

Unfortunately I don't believe a loving God would reveal the above for his creatures as a guide!
Where's is polygamy forbidden by Jesus?

AntiChristian:
Where's is polygamy forbidden by Jesus?

You're mining a straw man

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

LocalStandard1:

We must understand that the Bible does not shy away from calling out sin or wrong doing. So tell me where the Bible condemned or punished someone just cos he married more than one wife?

I have shown you where God has expressly declared that it is His Will that a man should have only one wife and now you changed post by asking
for 'someone punished just cos he married more than one wife"

Any way, David was. All his travails and hells started when he left his wife Micah.

MrPresident1:
There is no law against polygamy in the Bible...l

Christ answer in saying "He created them male and female" is already Law enough.

AntiChristian:
Read More post on the allowance of Polygamy in the Bible on Nairaland.

1. If He Marries Another Woman..

https://www.nairaland.com/7032447/he-marries-another-woman

2. God Said He GAVE Wives (not A Wife)

https://www.nairaland.com/7029702/god-said-he-gave-wives

3. The Context Is DIVORCE NOT POLYGAMY

https://www.nairaland.com/7032858/context-divorce-not-polygamy

4. Jesus Used A Parable That Includes Polygamy

https://www.nairaland.com/7029727/jesus-used-parable-includes-polygamy

5. Polygamy In Christianity- (one Flesh)

https://www.nairaland.com/7029678/polygamy-christianity-one-flesh

6. Why Did Yahweh Support Polygamy?

https://www.nairaland.com/6093345/why-did-yahweh-support-polygamy

And I debunked all of your lies!

Righteousness2:
First of all, you are not a Practical Christian. You are Christian without knowledge of GOD'S Word. You are a Christian living according to your own way not GOD'S way.
You are a Hosea 4:6 Christian.

What has caused problem in humanity since creation is Disobeying GOD'S Commandments. It will always end in calamity and Disaster.

One of the greatest Folly of human is Disobeying and deceiving yourself with Reasons to do it.

Listen! Heaven and Earth will pass away but the Word of GOD. You disobey GOD, you will get the result in due time. It doesn't matter how u Deceive yourself.

Listen ! The Word of GOD supersedes Tradition
The Word of GOD supersedes the Decrees of governments of this world.
Whatever Government law that goes against the Word of GOD ( In the Bible) is null and void.

GOD'S Order of Marriage is One man, One wife. JESUS Christ, the Only way to Eternal life taught clearly GOD'S order of Marriage

Matthew 19 , JESUS clearly taught about Marriage

[b][/b]

Read Matthew 19 :1-10 ,Mark 10:1-12, Luke 16:18 and many others passages in the Bible clearly spells GOD'S order of Marriage.
If u like, you continue to Deceive yourselves as you wish. When you cross over, you will know how far. You can't say I didn't know or I didn't hear .

you know, the bible says ''I have not given you a spirit of fear, but sound mind''. But you, righteousness or whatever you are called, you do not have this spirit, and that is why you run away in fear and refuse to stand when an issue bothering on sound mindis brought up.

The Jesus saying that in the bible DOES NOT AND CANNOT MEAN THE MAN CANNOT TAKE A SECOND WIFE! Because the relationship between husband and wife is personal and not. This means, if a man married to more than one wife, he is her FULL husband, not a partial husband!

Dtruthspeaker:


When they asked Christ on marriage what was His Answer? He Said

"He made them male and female" not male and females.

No "3 shall become one 1" only 2 shall become 1

I Corinthians 7:2

first of all, to understand thatpassage the way you do, is to call Jesus an ignorant!

Fact remains that th 'Male' and 'female' talked about in geneis is not one Adam and one eve!
how do I know this?
let me show you in the very bible which you have refused to study and understand.

up until genesis chapter 4 vs 14, there were supposedly only 4 people in the world. Remember, we are going by your understanding of that verse. if it was a one male, Adam and a one female eve god created. Then it means, up until genesis 4, vs 14, there were only 4 people in this world. @righteousness whatever, come and listen let me school you!
but in vs 14, which you cannot deny exists, because every dumb person with the bible can easily confirm it, Cain says: ''you are driving me from the land and away from your presence, IF ANYONE FINDS ME...''
So, the question is: who are the ''ANYONE'' he is talking about, if it was Adam and Eve only he made? nd they both gave birth to Cain and Abel? and until this verse, ONLY THE FOUR OF THEM EXISTed?
I know you have never seen it this way before even though you have read it time and time again! But just becuse you have never seen it this way before, does not mean that's not how it is, or wht I am saying here is a lie!

But that's not all!
Your bible says: and god answered him, vs 15 now, ''no, if ANYONE kills you....and so, god put a mark on him to warn ANYONE....''
Again, your god is bringing ''anyone'' up again!
So, the question still stands: who are the anyone the bible is tlking about? I thought they were suppose to be only four people until then, with the two sons, cain and abel, decended from your fvourite ''male and female'' you ave chosen to understand wrongly!
But it did mot stop there, did it?
LET ME SHOW YOU MORE!
Your bible, again, which you have chosen to wrongly understand, says: ''cain nd HIS WIFE had a son and named him enoch, then cain built a CITY''. chapter 4 vs 17.
first of all, they were suppose to be only four people up until this point, and the only here, is Eve. So, did cain marry his mother, eve? from where did his wife come? Of course, the bible says: Adam had other sons and daughters as is stated chapter 5 vs 4. But if that is true, then can we say Cain married his own blood sister?

Now, like I quoted above, the bible says cain built a CITY. Now, what is a CITY?
here are a few definitions for you to much on.

''A city is an area in which a large number of people live fairly close together'' (vocabulary.com, 2022) https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/city

''a large or important town.'' (dictionary.com, 2022) https://www.dictionary.com/browse/city

''a place where many people live with many houses and stores....'' (Cambridge dictionary, 2022) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/city

''A city is a human settlement of notable size.''Goodall, B. (1987) The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography. London: Penguin.

''any large town or populous place'' (collins, 2022) https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/city

''an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village'' (marian webster dictionary, 2022) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city

and the BEST OF ALL DEFINITIONS IS: ''An area with over 100,000 people is called a city.'' (Urban dictionary, 2022) https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=city

So, if the bible says Cain built a city, then it means he built a place with many houses and at least 100,000 lived in.
So, I ask you: if it was just a single man Adam, or a single woman eve, that were created (since that's how you fraudulently want to understand that verse), which city did Cain build? and who are the over 100,000 people that lived in that city? Are to say it is Adam's ''other sons and daughters that amounted to over 100,000 that lived in the city?

Righteousness2:
You don't need to respect me or my work bro. I am a mere human being.
What you need to know, understand and respect is God's Word.

When you enter hot sit you will run,mtcheew.
always acting lik jury and over ride your maker

NNTR:
Naiyjas are one of most hypocritical set of people on the face of the earth that I know of

LocalStandard, you as, a self acclaimed practical Christian, who doesnt practice Christianity based on what the "Pastors" say, no, but what God says. Now that we've gotten that out the way, please tell explicitly where the Bible, which is the word of God, condemned polyandry.

1. Would you rise to the occasion and reply or you want to call a friend?!!
2. Would it sit well with you, if your wife takes on one, two or more husbands at the same time still being married to you?

_{Personal text: Jesus is not a theologian. He is God who told stories.}

Just stop it already!
Going by the orientation given by divine revelations from the consciousness of god, Polyandry is not compatible with christian doctrine. Note that I did not say polyandry is not good or not a valid marrital institution. but that it is not compatible with christian revelation. christian marriage is likened to the relationship between god and the nation of Israel, or god and his church, or god and the individual christian, where god is the groom, and israel, the church or the christian born again, the bride.

You can find confirmations of this claims in the the story of Hosea marrying the sex worker where god explicitly said: "...she will be unfaitthful to you in the same way my people have been unfaithful to me and have left me" Hosea 1vs 2. another evidence for chrsitian marriage being a mirror of the relationship between god and israel is the entire book of songs of solomon which is a poem between a man and a woman with the man being the image of god, and the woman, Israel, or the church, or the born again whose bride price has been paid. the bible says "...you do not belong to yourself, but to god for you were bought with a price" 1 cor 6 vs 19 and 20.

having established that the chrsitian marriage is a mirror of the relationship between god and israel, the church or the individual born again, with god being the groom and israel, the church or the individual christian being the bride, we can easily see why polyandry is not compatible with christian teaching even though polyandry has its valid reasons for being in existence and is a valid marital institution equal with all the othe types of marriage be it monogamy, polygyny etc.

for those who want to bring up the invalid argument of jesus saying in the beginning he made them male and female and the two shall become one means polygamy is not allowed, you can see from the above that your understanding of jesus' words is absolutely incorrect. It is incorrect because I have shown above that it was not just one man and woman that were there at the beginning, Cain said god is sending him away from his presence and out of the land and that if anyone sees him...
clearly, the "anyone" he talked about is not his father Adam, neither is it his mother eve, or his brother, Abel, the one he had killed. It is also not the other sons and daughters Adam had since the same bible said Cain got married (he is not going to get married to his blood sister, is he) and he built a city.

No matter how numerous Adam's "other sons and daughter" are, they will not amount to 100,000 will they? So, who were the other people who cain was afraid is going to get him killed since he left the presence of god? and who are the other people that inhabited the city he built?

Also, since I already established that christian marriage is like the relationship between god and the born again, that god is your 'husband' and you are his bride, does not mean he cannot be the 'husband' of another born again and that born again, his bride.
This also does not nullify the fact that the two became one. when you accepted him as your lord, he gave you his spirit at the baptism of the holy ghost and there and then, he became one with you. That is why Paul said: "...do you not know that your body is the temple of the holy spirit, HE LIVES IN YOU..."1 cor 6 vs 19.
So, when another born again accepts him, he also becomes one with that born again as well even though he is already one with you. Peter said: "you have seen for yourselves that these people have received the holy ghost just as we ourselves have received him..." acts 10 vs 47.

Here is why the "two shall become one" jesus said, does not mean polygamy is wrong: if he could be one with you and also one with the other born again, then polygamy is perfectly in line with christian teaching since the man is the mirror of god and the woman is the image of the individual christian whose bride price has been paid. Remember, I have established already that christian marriage is the mirror of the marriage between god and his born again.

LocalStandard1:
You See, I am a practical Christian. I don't practice Christianity based on what the "Pastors" say, no, but what God says.

Now that we've gotten that out the way, who can tell me explicitly where the Bible, which is the word of God, condemned Polygamy. Anyone?

The Bible condemned a lot of things we have normalized today like fornication, adultery, female "pastors", female "teachers of the word", divorce, marrying unbelievers, girlfriend/boyfriend relationships, h*mos*xuality, drunkenness, female insubmissiveness, abortions, gambling, female or male cross dressing (females now adorn trousers to church puppets), non virgin marriages, you name. But name one verse where God or his messengers talked against polygamy, which was a norm then, just one verse.

I didn't want to talk about the man, Yul Edochie, all these while cos I believe its a no brainer that it should be a private issue, but Yul Edochie is personally one of the men I have come to respect the most in Nigeria. He could have decided and say to his second wife "abort the child" just like Sammie Okposo and a lot of others in secret. But this man owned up to it, admitted it and married the second wife out of love and to give the little one a home.

Men and women are not the same and will never be. Our fore bearers have practiced polygamy for as long as mans existence everywhere around the world even in the west, until now. Yul Edochie has done very well for his live and family and I support him cos polygamy is not a sin. May be with the rate of old unmarried ladies moving about now that is what will cure the moral decadence in our society.

Has even the so called monogamy settled the issue of rampant divorce rates? He did polygamy, Ned Nwoko did it, plenty did it and they are still married. You married one and a loaf of bread has lasted longer than your union.

Yeah right!!

You give me hope that not everyone in the chirstian ummah in Nigeria are like righteousness.
keep it up.