Despite the fact that bible did not limit the number of women to be married by a man but some people dogmatically accept the west doctrine as part of bible thereby twisting the verse of the bible to suit their purpose. The most interesting part of it is that that majority of those people are having extra marital affairs to the extent that some of their women even prefer this worst habit than the husband having second legal wife all because of their selfish interest.
We are now hearing so many cases of raping, child molestation, illegal sexual affairs in the churches and even among the so call man of God(pastors).
But the smartest and God fearing followers are now resulting to polygamy instead of illegal sex affairs of which a very good example is the case of Mr. Charles Macharia:

Fresha Nyambura, Esther Nyaguthii and Agnes Wambui have been married to Charles Macharia for 30 years. The women are now jointly planning the payment of their dowry. They organised an animated ceremony for first wife Nyambura last Saturday, September 26, in Murang’a town, Kenya, that saw them all dance with their husband and explain their unusual set up.

“They respect and listen to me. My authority is never undermined,” First wife Nyambura said.

She said they have a systematic way of spending time with Macharia but did not give details. Second wife Nyaguthii said;

“He advised us when he decided to get other wives. We are satisfied; there is no need to cause problems. Men pretend to be faithful while keeping their other wives a secret, but we are all here together.”

Third wife Wambui said they love each other and are good friends. The three, who live in different houses, broke down their roles ahead of the dowry ceremony to Macharia, who gave them the money needed. Asked to introduce his family during the event, Macharia began by inquiring about attendants only interested in his polygamy.

He then asked those who attended because of their friendship to raise their hands after which he said;

“Let all my wives come here for introduction.”

The businessman then introduced the women in the order in which he married them, followed by his 12 children.

“There is no man here who does not have another wife. Notice how smart they are. You have to wake up early and take care of the family. You cannot laze around, you must work hard.”

Macharia said he is satisfied and will now focus on getting more children, and lauded his wives for uniting and living peacefully. It is best for men to declare their other relationships, he said, adding that all was well in his family, and urging men to marry more than one woman. Macharia said plans to pay dowry for Nyaguthii and Wambui were in place.

http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/2015/09/29/photo-man-happily-married-to-three-women-encourages-men-to-follow-in-his-footsteps/

You guys just decide to write(or report) whatever comes to your mind.The fact that some church goers decide to marry more than one wife does not make it a norm.
Who told you the bible does not speak about a man marrying just one wife?You must be one of those who choose to use the bible the way it suits you then.

The fact that some christians are doing the wrong thing does not mean that every christian does.There are some who have been faithful to their wives for years.You need to hang around my circle.

thorpido:
You guys just decide to write(or report) whatever comes to our mind.The fact that some church goers decide to marry more than one wife does not make it a norm.
Who told you the bible does not speak about a man marrying just one wife?You must be one of those who choose to use the bible the way it suits you then.

The fact that some christians are doing the wrong thing does not mean that every christian does.There are some who have been faithful to their wives for years.You need to hang around my circle.

Before you started twisting rubbish as usual, I will like you to go and read your bible so also history. Best of men in the sight of God marry more than one wife according to the bible

yazach:

Before you started twisting rubbish as usual, I will like you to go and read your bible so also history. Best of men in the sight of God marry more than one wife according to the bible

Sorry but you are not OK at all, The best men in the Bible didn't even get married at all, Paul, Peter, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah , Daniel , just to mention a few, please tell me which of Jesus Disciples married more than 1 wife? Mention anyone in the new testament . Abraham didn't even marry 2 wives , keturah was just a maid who bore a child for him because Sarai insisted.

elantraceey:


Sorry but you are not OK at all, The best men in the Bible didn't even get married at all, Paul, Peter, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah , Daniel , just to mention a few, please tell me which of Jesus Disciples married more than 1 wife? Mention anyone in the new testament . Abraham didn't even marry 2 wives , keturah was just a maid who bore a child for him because Sarai insisted.

dont say that peter has his own family in which paul talk about it,isaiah even married to a prophetess. The closest man to God moses married with two sons and his wife from africa. As a christian if you want to marry go ahead but not more than one with a reason and if you dont want to marry so be it. The truth is that your personal relationship between you and God matter alots if marriage will affect it you have to avoid it if not go ahead but not more than one with a reason.

jcross19:
dont say that peter has his own family in which paul talk about it,isaiah even married to a prophetess. The closest man to God moses married with two sons and his wife from africa. As a christian if you want to marry go ahead but not more than one with a reason and if you dont want to marry so be it. The truth is that your personal relationship between you and God matter alots if marriage will affect it you have to avoid it if not go ahead but not more than one with a reason.

Please give me biblical reference abeg

Did you see Moses in the names I mentioned? And he even married ONE wife .

elantraceey:



Please give me biblical reference abeg

Did you see Moses in the names I mentioned? And he even married ONE wife .

[b]
Matthew 8:14
When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in
bed with a fever.

Isaiah 8:3
New International Version
Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a
son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.

New Living Translation
Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son.
And the LORD said, "Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.


Thirdly Harger not Ketura was Abraham's concubine given to him by Sarai..

Ketura was a wife and sarah didn't give her to Abraham...

Genesis 25:1-4
Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore
him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. Jokshan was the
father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites,
the Letushites and the Leummites. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher,
Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.


Seriously y'all don't read your own bible

I find it quite cute how naive people can be about their own religion. . .Anyway so if the men you mentioned where not mentioned in the bible to have wives they automatically do not have wives.

The bible also never mentioned they had sexual urges, automatically they didn't huh?

The bible also never mentioned them taking a poo, i take they don't take poos ... One can only imagine when religious texts became historical records.. Pheeew!!!..[/b]

elantraceey:


Sorry but you are not OK at all, The best men in the Bible didn't even get married at all, Paul, Peter, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah , Daniel , just to mention a few, please tell me which of Jesus Disciples married more than 1 wife? Mention anyone in the new testament . Abraham didn't even marry 2 wives , keturah was just a maid who bore a child for him because Sarai insisted.

You did not even know your bible and you here saying I am not ok!! don't you think you are the one not OK here. You must be a church goer
how many wife did Abraham got abi he is not among the best man in the bible
OLODO

elantraceey:



Please give me biblical reference abeg

Did you see Moses in the names I mentioned? And he even married ONE wife .

for peter check mathew 8 vs 14 says: and when jesus was come into peter's house, he saw his WIFE's mother, and sick of a fever. Isaiah: i wont quote it for you but read it isaiah 8 vs 3.is that okay?

johnydon22:
[b]
Matthew 8:14
When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in
bed with a fever.

Isaiah 8:3
New International Version
Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a
son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.

New Living Translation
Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son.
And the LORD said, "Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.


Thirdly Harger not Ketura was Abraham's concubine given to him by Sarai..

Ketura was a wife and sarah didn't give her to Abraham...

Genesis 25:1-4
Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore
him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. Jokshan was the
father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites,
the Letushites and the Leummites. The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher,
Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.


Seriously y'all don't read your own bible

I find it quite cute how naive people can be about their own religion. . .Anyway so if the men you mentioned where not mentioned in the bible to have wives they automatically do not have wives.

The bible also never mentioned they had sexual urges, automatically they didn't huh?

The bible also never mentioned them taking a poo, i take they don't take poos ... One can only imagine when religious texts became historical records.. Pheeew!!!..[/b]

There's a reason I asked for biblical reference, no one is an island of knowledge and at least you've reminded me to always confirm what I say or type before I do, sometimes I consign to oblivion that fact.

yazach:


You did not even know your bible and you here saying I am not ok!! don't you think you are the one not OK here. You must be a church goer
how many wife did Abraham got abi he is not among the best man in the bible
OLODO

You that knows the Bible how much of it is really at work in your life ?

jcross19:
for peter check mathew 8 vs 14 says: and when jesus was come into peter's house, he saw his WIFE's mother, and sick of a fever. Isaiah: i wont quote it for you but read it isaiah 8 vs 3.is that okay?

Thanks for the reminder.

elantraceey:


Thanks for the reminder.

you are welcome. Now you understand better.

thorpido:
You guys just decide to write(or report) whatever comes to our mind.The fact that some church goers decide to marry more than one wife does not make it a norm.
Who told you the bible does not speak about a man marrying just one wife?You must be one of those who choose to use the bible the way it suits you then.

The fact that some christians are doing the wrong thing does not mean that every christian does.There are some who have been faithful to their wives for years.You need to hang around my circle.

And Solomon had one wife

johnydon22:
Lmao. . .Biblical solomon had 1000 . . That nigga tho ..

Anyway i don't support polygamy unless both parties are given equal rights to it..

why should men be allowed more than 1wife but women are not... Thats unfair.

If men are given the right to take as many wives as they want, women also should have the right to take as many husbands as they want ..

Women are not properties to be acquired at will...

But if women are not given the polygamy right then men shouldn't be given it too...


Then a consenting man and woman that goes into marriage should hold stead fast to each other and not involve third parties into it..

You try by wanting equal right for men and women. But I think people like you will also provide justice to my curiosity as follows:

Why is it that only women carry pregnancy for nine month and even only women face the birth pain, can't it be shared equally between the man and the woman

Man should carry pregnancy for 18 weeks and Woman carry it for 18 month

Please help me to share the labor pain among the husband and wife

God bless you as you do the justice

elantraceey:




You that knows the Bible how much of it is really at work in your life ?

At least I know that best of men have more than one wives. But you, I suspect that you are ordinary church goer maybe to look at know the most beautiful lady in the church

yazach:

Before you started twisting rubbish as usual, I will like you to go and read your bible so also history. Best of men in the sight of God marry more than one wife according to the bible

chuna1985:



And Solomon had one wife

You guys just don't get it!Was Solomon a Christian?Were those prophets and men of old Christians?

Christianity started with Jesus Christ!He came to perfect God's plan for mankind.After Adam and Eve fell in the garden of Eden,man fell into sin and lost his glory.The bible says,'all have sinned and come short of the glory of God'(Romans 3:23).Man could no longer function in God's glory and ways as God desired.People began to do things according to the sin nature in them.God nevertheless related with men(men of God as you say)despite their limitations even though they did not function as God wanted(and they could not because of the sin nature).It didn't mean God approved their ways(including marrying more than one wife) but He chose to overlook it.

Jesus came to free men from the sin nature and for men to receive the lost glory and function the way God wanted.A prophecy by prophet Ezekiel was fulfilled with the coming of Jesus.'And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them'(Ezekiel 36:27).God said I will put My Spirit in them.They could not(prophets of old)receive the Spirit of God(the Holy Spirit) until the coming of Jesus.He could not dwell in man until he was free of the sin nature.It is then that man can walk in God's perfect will.

The plan of God from the beginning is one man,one wife.Jesus said,'And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,(Matthew 19:4).He didn't make them male and some females.

yazach,when you accuse me of twisting the bible,i know it's because you are ignorant of Scriptures.We study Scriptures and not just assume.

thorpido:
You guys just don't get it!Was Solomon a Christian?Were those prophets and men of old Christians?

Christianity started with Jesus Christ!He came to perfect God's plan for mankind.After Adam and Eve fell in the garden of Eden,man fell into sin and lost his glory.The bible says,'all have sinned and come short of the glory of God'(Romans 3:23).Man could no longer function in God's glory and ways as God desired.People began to do things according to the sin nature in them.God nevertheless related with men(men of God as you say)despite their limitations even though they did not function as God wanted(and they could not because of the sin nature).It didn't mean God approved their ways(including marrying more than one wife) but He chose to overlook it.

Jesus came to free men from the sin nature and for men to receive the lost glory and function the way God wanted.A prophecy by prophet Ezekiel was fulfilled with the coming of Jesus.'And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them'(Ezekiel 36:27).God said I will put My Spirit in them.They could not(prophets of old)receive the Spirit of God(the Holy Spirit) until the coming of Jesus.He could not dwell in man until he was free of the sin nature.It is then that man can walk in God's perfect will.

The plan of God from the beginning is one man,one wife.Jesus said,'And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,(Matthew 19:4).He didn't make them male and some females.

yazach,when you accuse me of twisting the bible,i know it's because you are ignorant of Scriptures.We study Scriptures and not just assume.

Where Did God say Christians to marry only one wife.

3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

chuna1985:



Where Did God say Christians to marry only one wife.

I'm surprised you still don't get it even after all that explanation.

thorpido:
I'm surprised you still don't get it even after all that explanation.

I want answers with scriptures... Where did God command man to marry only one wife?

chuna1985:



I want answers with scriptures... Where did God command man to marry only one wife?

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh(Gen.2:24).

Jesus speaking also said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?(Matt.19:5)

thorpido:
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh(Gen.2:24).

Jesus speaking also said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?(Matt.19:5)

Are u done I hope so.


In genesis 2 vs 24, God said - Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh...

Now same God allowed David, Saul and Solomon to marry as many wives as they please....With Solomon still holding a record of 1000 total wives n concubines....And funny thing is, this same God visits David n Solomon, He even asked Solomon to tell him something, anything he desires and he will grant him.

The bible God is obviously a very confused God.

chuna1985:





Are u done I hope so.


In genesis 2 vs 24, God said - Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh...

Now same God allowed David, Saul and Solomon to marry as many wives as they please....With Solomon still holding a record of 1000 total wives n concubines....And funny thing is, this same God visits David n Solomon, He even asked Solomon to tell him something, anything he desires and he will grant him.

The bible God is obviously a very confused God.

You're the one who is confused here.Did you read my earlier post?
Permitting something is not the same as making it your will.
Go back and read my earlier post slowly to understand.

I pray God gives you the understanding.

thorpido:
You're the one who is confused here.Did you read my earlier post?
Permitting something is not the same as making it your will.
Go back and read my earlier post slowly to understand.

I pray God gives you the understanding.

First of all, I don't need ur God's understanding to understand English language.

Secondly, Are u saying ur God allows sin?

chuna1985:


First of all, I don't need ur God's understanding to understand English language.

Secondly, Are u saying ur God allows sin?

Why are you so interested in something that has to do with this God and yet not interested in God?

I've said it before,atheists are often confused.

thorpido:
Why are you so interested in something that has to do with this God and yet not interested in God?

I've said it before,atheists are often confused.

I've said mine May times, WHY IS IT THAT ALL CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WHO DOES NOT AGREE WITH THEIR GOD IS AN ATHEIST

chuna1985:



I've said mine May times, WHY IS IT THAT ALL CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THAT ANYONE WHO DOES NOT AGREE WITH THEIR GOD IS AN ATHEIST

There's only One True God.John 17:3

thorpido:
There's only One True God.John 17:3

Lol, of course there is one true God. But he does not exist in any religion. All religions r man made.

chuna1985:



Lol, of course there is one true God. But he does not exist in any religion. All religions r man made.

That's where you get it wrong.Christianity isn't one of them.Christianity is not a religion.It's too big for the human mind anyway.

thorpido:
That's where you get it wrong.Christianity isn't one of them.Christianity is not a religion.It's too big for the human mind anyway.

Muslims n Hindus same d same thing.