Tre from Tennessee

[Tre901]

For me - I came from a non-religious background. Long story short - I was lead to read the scriptures on my own accord. Started randomly at Matthew. Than went back to Genesis and read it all.

Within a year of starting - something popped up on my YouTube feed - a debate - and the guy said polygyny was never called a sin. A light bulb immediately went up - because I read the entire scriptures - and not once did I recall that it was condemned as sin by the Creator.

Ofc - this lead to studying myself approved, and I knew passages like Matthew 5:28 (lust/adultery) that seemed to contradict this truth; but after rightly dividing the word, it was clear that adultery must involve another man’s wife. Further studying only solidified that polygyny is not sin. The problem is as Paul said - let the Word of Elohim be true and all men liars. I appreciate men’s translations of the word into modern English, but not one translation is perfect. If something appears to be a contradiction - it most likely is an mis translation or a twisting (word hasn’t been properly divided).

The Word is consistent because the Creator does not change. He’s the same yesterday today and tomorrow.

Amen.

Appreciate you sharing, brother. Sounds like you came to grips with this pretty early in your faith.

I’m sure you experienced some pushback from other Christians. How was that?

 

[PeteR]

Shalom and welcome, Tre.

 

[steve]

It’s pretty impressive how a lot of us have been taught that God “allowed” polygamy then, but He “prohibits” it now without any scripture to show God’s change of heart.

And when you add in Isaiah 4:1
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say,
“We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”,
you realize that He would have to be an actual flip-flopper if it is wrong at this time.