The Law and incest.....

[GoldenEagle]

Notice also what is not mentioned: cousins.

 

Being very influenced by the Southern culture in the U.S. I was actually very interested to study this further.

 

I didn't realize what was considered incest until reading Deut. 18 again. Nothing like digging into God's Word.

 

Perhaps, as KC02 has mentioned it's a cultural thing in the U.S. re: counsins marrying. There are many examples of this in the Bible. However, I do agree we should follow the law of the land.

 

God bless,

GE

[nebula]

And here's irony for you:

 

The Lord forbade siblings to marry, yet previously He blessed the union of Abram and Sarai (renaming them Abraham and Sarah), who were step-siblings.

 

Wrap your theology around that one!

[Aldebaran]

And here's irony for you:

 

The Lord forbade siblings to marry, yet previously He blessed the union of Abram and Sarai (renaming them Abraham and Sarah), who were step-siblings.

 

Wrap your theology around that one!

 

Minor point of order - Abram and Sarai were half-siblings (not step-siblings), meaning they shared one common parent.

 

We should note that Abram was not a Christian (no such thing yet) or even a Hebrew (again, no such thing yet).  When God called him, Abram and Sarai were living in Ur in what is modern-day Iraq.  Not having yet been called by God, it's very likely that Abram was a full participant in Chaldean culture, which would have included polytheism, idol worship, and only God knows what else Abram was up to in those days.  So, even if God opposed half-sibling marriage before giving the Law to Moses hundreds of years later, He apparently showed Abram tremendous Grace.  God seems to have a heart for the little guy - the underdog - because He always goes for the one culture rejects as most (or even partially) worthy.  For this, I am thankful. 

 

Theology wrapped 

[Aldebaran]

Oops... forgot that Abram, though he was originally from Ur, had already moved to Canaan by the time of his calling.  Of course, the point about his lifestyle remains.  The Canaanites weren't exactly holy folk either

[enoob57]

Well personally I would not have married my cousins cause they were family... but certainly the more distant  the better as the

gene pool is weakening!  I would not want deformity- even if the law said I could period!  Love, Steven

[MissPlaced_56]

Hello All,

 I haven't been ignoring you.....I've been reading every reply to this thread......i've spent the last 24 hours praying and seeking GODLY counsel, praying for wisdom,and receiving prayer for wisdom.....

I'm not a stranger to this subject at all....you see my 1st cousin, did indeed marry his cousin, but her bloodline was far removed from his..so the matter of having children wasn't an issue at all, they have 2 wonderful ,healthy sons...

a few years ago, my 1 of my Aunt's(my dads sister) and i were talking about the geneology of the family, as i wanted to be able to share these fact's with my own children, so that they would know there family heritage being from a southern heritage, we need to know this..or we could lose our SIGS Card...anyway.....as my Aunt and i were talking, we got to talking about the grandchildren ect, she was naming them all for me(this included Grand, Great, ect)...now up until that moment i thought i was the oldest grandchild... turns out i'm not,you see her brother had married, he and his wife had a son....i thought yes i know little T...she said no sweetie, his name was joey...he died before you were born, so my next question was, what did he die of???....then the truth came out....  my Aunt by marriage came from a family that practiced literal in breeding as in brothers and sisters.....this had a devastating effect on their 1st child......Now please don't misunderstand me here.. I love Her, shes so sweet and kind, would you the shirt off her back if you needed it....and fortunately they were able to  go on and have 5 more Healthy children....

 So i'm not uninformed about these things at all......

As was loveingly pointed out to me in scripture,cousin to cousin marriages aren't forbidden  at all....

Lady C you didn't think i was just gonna take your word for it didya??... "a tree is known by it's fruit"

"test and try the spirits to see IF they are from GOD"... and thats exactly what i did, from people that i know i can trust not to twist the scriptures to meet their own end...WE've all run into this from time to time....

growing up in a southern family can carry some pretty mean insults, like your automatically thought to be, Lazy,uneducated,and run's the whole gammit right down to and including beingcalled in breeders.....i's rather be called dog face!!....so you will forgive me if i wasn't about to take your word at face value......

my biggest concern was the poor kids that suffer the tragic effect's of in-breeding, in my quest for the truth,needed to know the facts about this.....i now have those facts.....

I thank you all for your participation in this thread!

Golden Eagle, i Especially want to Thank You, for your very well thought out explanation to me.

For having the graciousness to understand that I didn't post this to Judge, or berate anyone.. i was simply taken aback at the replies ...."My bible is for reading, Not for  beating the cornflakes out of others"..lol

GBU......

Miss

[nebula]

 

And here's irony for you:

 

The Lord forbade siblings to marry, yet previously He blessed the union of Abram and Sarai (renaming them Abraham and Sarah), who were step-siblings.

 

Wrap your theology around that one!

 

Minor point of order - Abram and Sarai were half-siblings (not step-siblings), meaning they shared one common parent.

 

That's what I meant.

 

Thanks!

[LadyKay]

Forgive me if it is rude of me to ask, but why did your daughter get so upset about some states allowing cousins to marry?

Edited July 13, 2013 by LadyKay

[Guest LadyC]

MissPlaced, i would have been concerned if you HAD taken my word for it      way too many people do twist scripture to fit an agenda, and that's why it's always important to be like the bereans, and take no man's word for anything. i'm glad you have more peace about the issue now. i imagine the whole idea of it will still give you the heebie jeebies for a while, because a lifetime of beliefs (or misbeliefs) don't usually just vanish overnight. and that's ok. i won't fault you for that. but now when the subject is ever brought up, (if it ever presents itself again), you'll be better prepared, and will know where God stands on things.... and maybe God will want you to share that with someone else. it may be exactly why He brought this to your attention now, through the tv show your daughter watched.

 

so are we cool now? 

[MissPlaced_56]

LadyKay, You're not being Rude at all,But her reasoning really doesn't add anything to this discussion at all.

GBU Sister!