creativemechanic Posted February 19, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,273 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 518 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 19, 2015 I made it up but it actually happens. Abu is a Muslim and currently has 2 wives, sooriaya and nesheen. Both wives have children for him and all live together as a Muslim family. One day the family all meet some Christian missionaries and all sincerely convert to Christianity. But herein lies the problem, while in their religion and country polygamy is allowed, as a Christian this goes against our principles. So what will or should they do? On one hand you don't want to continue living in an unscriptural way but on the other hand it means breaking up the family and leaving one of the wives without a husband and one set of kids without the family unit they're accustomed to. What is or should be don't in this situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted February 19, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted February 19, 2015 There is no correct answer to this hypothetical question. Why a Muslim? It could just as well be someone from Africa who has three or more wives. Are there states in the USA that allow or turn a blind eye to polygamy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 It's a no brainer. He remains married to them and raises his children. He can't be a deacon, but he should remain with his wives and children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFP Posted February 19, 2015 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 732 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 91 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/31/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/24/1969 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them. 1Chorintians 7:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted February 19, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 28 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,697 Content Per Day: 2.46 Reputation: 8,516 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted February 19, 2015 thats a gross misuse of scripture BFP, by that logic a hitman should continue being a hitman after coming to Christ. You don't want to remain a sinner when you come to Christ-you want to live a Godly lifestyle. But in this case I concur with shiloh, it would be unloving to put one of the wives and kids out on the street. And being married to two wives isn't the worst that can happen, looking scripturally the one man and one woman thing has been there from the start-from Genesis on, however, if you look at the Israelites, polygamy was actually quite popular from Abrahams time on up, even King David who was listed as a man after Gods own heart had a large number of wives-so did Solomon, and in scripture, not only did God NOT chastise David or Solomon, He didn't even chastise them for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted February 19, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,242 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted February 19, 2015 Are there states in the USA that allow or turn a blind eye to polygamy? Yes fez. My state has well known polygamous towns. No one does anything about them because its political suicide. Utah is the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaparticle Posted February 21, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,363 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 403 Days Won: 5 Joined: 08/01/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 21, 2015 I have to agree with Shiloh on this too. Is there a clear biblical injunction against polygamy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeespiller87 Posted February 21, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 212 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1,691 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 449 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/28/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted February 21, 2015 It was allowed for a while but now its against the law. God wants us to obey laws unless they go against His Word. Plus not only does the Bible show us the grief having more than 1 one cause us (the example of Jacob and rachel and Leah) but it says somewhere one man and one woman is the definition of marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelambseativy Posted February 21, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 230 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,941 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 2,003 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/08/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted February 21, 2015 I agree with Fez and will go further...let God convict them if He feels they should separate....At the same time God hates divorce...where do you go from here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 The thing is, in that middle eastern culture, women are not much more than property and it is less likely that she would get remarried if he decided to divorce her. They got married before he was converted and his children should not have to suffer and neither should his wives. He was already marriedto them before his conversion and while it is not how we would do it, I think there is grace for this situation. It would be a horrible thing to do to them to put them out and a bad testimony for the Lord, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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