Godschild Wrote:You are wrong, man decided it was OK to have more than one wife, God has always said that marriage is between one man and one woman. The example was given at creation Adam received one wife not many.
If Yahweh ever forbid polygamy, concubines and sex slavery, his chosen people were completely unaware and practiced it throughout the OT. Lemach, the fifth generation after Cain, was the first to practice it.
Quote:Genesis 4:19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
No note from Yahweh, normally quite outspoken when upset about rules violations, that he did anything wrong. Abraham, considered the founder of all three "Abrahamic" religions, took two wives and kept concubines.
Quote:Genesis12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife,
Genesis 25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had...
The founder of the Abrahamic faiths was polygamous and had sex outside of marriage. No word from on high that this was a no-no.
David was polygamous and declared "righteous" in all that he did except the matter of Uriah.
Quote:1 Kings 3:14 (Yahweh says to Solomon) And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
1Kings 15:5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
And what else did David do aside from the matter of Uriah?
Quote:2Samuel 5:13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
Indeed, polygamy is expressly regulated in the OT. Regulation of a practice suggests approval.
Quote:Deuteronomy 21:15-16 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:
Quote:Satan is no god of any kind in scripture he is referred to as "the prince of the air." God and God alone is creator and has control of all nature.
There is a passage in the Bible that I can't find at the moment in the Epistles where Satan is called "the god of this world" and how this devil has blinded the unbelievers.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
