Marriage

[Bjorn]

I realize that the union between one man and one woman is less confusing. I have heard modern Biblical teachers say that a man who has more than one woman is sexually immoral. Does this mean that the Biblical men who had multiple wives/concubines were sexually immoral? I am aware that a man cannot legally marry more than one woman in the U.S., but it is possible for a man to legally commit to supporting another woman. So, it is possible for a man to have multiple women and still be right with God even though the best way is one man and woman? Thanks.

[Guest LaurenMay]

Also interested in the answers to this

[NConly]

In American Law the Mormons are allowed in the U.S. and by their religion they are allowed under U.S. law more than one wife.

All the laws that the Biblical men lived by does not apply to us as our law does not apply to them.

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  "But it is possible for a man to have multiple women and still be right with God even though the best way is one man and woman?"

the above statement may depend on the religion you choose,  under the Baptist you might be guilty of adultery and at same time not guilty of breaking any U.S. law. 

 

[Bjorn]

Thank you NConly.

 

[NConly]

6 minutes ago, Bjorn said:

Thank you NConly.

 

That is just my opinion or my belief other opinions or beliefs may differ from mine.

[missmuffet]

3 hours ago, Bjorn said:

I realize that the union between one man and one woman is less confusing. I have heard modern Biblical teachers say that a man who has more than one woman is sexually immoral. Does this mean that the Biblical men who had multiple wives/concubines were sexually immoral? I am aware that a man cannot legally marry more than one woman in the U.S., but it is possible for a man to legally commit to supporting another woman. So, it is possible for a man to have multiple women and still be right with God even though the best way is one man and woman? Thanks.

In the OT God allowed people to have multiple wives. This is the reason God allowed polygamy in the OT:

https://www.gotquestions.org/polygamy.html

[Who me]

The biblical pattern we should be following is seen in genesis, that of one man married to one women for life.

But because of men's desires divorce and multiple partners/wives/concubines were permitted.

This was never part of God's plan.

 

A look at the stats relating to health, wealth, social ability and law abiding shows that broken marriages, single parents produces damaged children and adults.

[ayin jade]

12 hours ago, NConly said:

In American Law the Mormons are allowed in the U.S. and by their religion they are allowed under U.S. law more than one wife.

All the laws that the Biblical men lived by does not apply to us as our law does not apply to them.

below copied from your post

  "But it is possible for a man to have multiple women and still be right with God even though the best way is one man and woman?"

the above statement may depend on the religion you choose,  under the Baptist you might be guilty of adultery and at same time not guilty of breaking any U.S. law. 

 

My state has polygamous mormon towns. I have been to a few of them. Although their religion permits multiple wives, us law does not. They get around it by marrying in their religious buildings rather than by us legal marriage. Then the extra wives often collect welfare because they are "unmarried" moms.

 

[enoob57]

No wonder God's just going to burn it all up ...

[Marathoner]

Polygamy is illegal in the United States; there is no religious exemption with regard to the law. The mainstream Mormon organization, when faced with the illegality of Brigham Young's "revelation" (polygamy was the revelation), conveniently had another "revelation" which ended the practice. Bear in mind that there are dozens of schismatic Mormon sects that departed from the mainstream LDS organization which continue to practice polygamy in violation of both federal and state laws. 

History: The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 made multiple marriages illegal in the United States. The Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887 expanded the original Act by specifically targeting the LDS church, disincorporating the Mormons and seizing their property. In 1890, the Mormon president received a "revelation" that ended the sanctioned practice of polygamy in the LDS. That caused schisms among Mormons. 

Edited March 12 by Marathoner