KickingBird

for sure for sure, food for thought. I read somewhere that a missionary once came upon the very problem of concubines when he arrived in a country that actively practiced it.He really struggled with the concept as according to God's will,(I believe) concubinage was not actively encouraged it came about as the will and neccecity of mankind. When members of the village where our missionary friend was ministering came to Christ and accepted salvation many of them had more then one wife and children as well. The country was poor and there were more women then men. The missionary didn't know what to do so he went into prayer about it. After many hours spent in prayer, he got this answer. The current families were to remain intact complete with concubines and children but it stopped there. No other concubinage marriages were allowed. This provided safety and security for both concubines and their children and allowed the families to grow up to become productive members of society. Made sense to me.