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   10 VITAL REASONS
TO DECLARE THE TRUTH
CONCERNING POLYGAMY
(Note: It is important that you should read the
article, IS POLYGAMY OF GOD? before reading this.)

In a rural society, the relationship of men and women is abused in one
way, and in modern society, it is abused in another way. It is being abused everywhere in
the world, whichever form it adopts. In the rural society, polygamy is often abused. In
this modern society, polygamy is forbidden, so I will address this side of the coin. Where
there is abuse, there the truth will be declared. As a minister of the Gospel, this issue
is not so much a personal belief or preference but a deeper truth to stand upon and be
responsible for. The list is by no means exhaustive and it is impossible for any
responsible man, after knowing it to keep quiet.
- The truth has to be taught.
Our fundamental values and understanding of the marriage institution
are not according to the Word, and they have affected the way we live life and judge
others. Simply, the truth has to be taught.
- The innocent are wrongfully mocked and ostracized in
our society. Modern society has wrongly despised, mocked and
ostracized countless true polygamists (who might have done well and have been justified)
before God. They have been deprived of their rightful place in society. Their offspring
are being discriminated as bastards and children of shame. Shouldnt the truth be declared to defend the wrongly persecuted?
- The innocent are wrongfully shamed at the pulpit and
deprived of salvation and their place in the Church.
Many a polygamist has been deprived of salvation. They are publicly shamed, preached
against and wrongly imputed with the sin of adultery and fornication and condemned into
hell fire by the modern Church. They have to cruelly give up the other wives and children
before they can be "saved" or given membership in the church. What about this? How much do we care for the souls and their
rightful place in Gods Kingdom?
- The Church is deceived.
Historically, it is clear that the Roman-tic should-be monogamy is a
theology that has its root, not from our patriarchal forefathers but from the heathen
Roman and Babylonian religions. Emperor Nero killed the first wife to marry a second wife
and banished the second to get a third, who influenced him to inflict unimaginable cruelty
on the early Christians. Do we not expose the
works of the devil?
- The credibility of our founding fathers is being
questioned.
The foundation of Gods Kingdom is questioned and renounced,
because by todays Christianity, our founding fathers like Abraham, Jacob, Moses and
David are in effect considered as backward if not barbaric to have indulged in the
"permissive sin" of polygamous adultery. If they are alive today, the Church
would be erroneously ashamed of them before the world. They would be deprived of church
membership, not mentioning their place as founding fathers, yet God said in Deut 10:15
that He loves the fathers. Thus, we see the righteousness, holiness and the credibility of
our founding fathers undermined. The heathen now
set the standard of holiness for our forefathers, whose ignorant children (the church) are
now judging them using the laws of the heathen. This must be rectified.
- Anointed ministers have been
wrongfully destroyed.
Nowhere in the Bible is mentioned that ministers cannot be
polygamous (see Objections, Q & A (I), No. 2). In fact, there are implications that
polygamous ministers are acceptable. But in todays Christianity, many ministers have
been floored, and forcefully thrown out of ministry by opportunists, while in truth, they
not only should have been spared but justified, and lifted up as patriarchs. I am not
justifying those who take another mans wife, and those who commit adultery by
scriptural definition (see Objections, Q & A (I) No. 3). I am advocating for those
would-be polygamous faithful ministers who have been grounded as fallen stars, robbed and
destroyed by ambitious men who took occasion to rise. These have no excuse for not knowing
the truth, for if they were led by the Spirit, they would not have destroyed the
commanders of God in this manner. The Kingdom is
losing many mighty warriors because of untruth.
- From bondage to freedom and fulfillment.
Many, because of the anti-polygamy sentiment, stay in secrecy, fear,
deprivation and loneliness instead of being set free into the liberty of the Word and be
fulfilled. Such, if not for the fear of what others might think or say, may on their own
be willing to commit to a responsible polygamous life, but now shy away from doing what is
responsible and rightful in their life. Do we not
care for our fearful and deprived brothers and sisters? Someone will have to speak up for
them.
- Its an instruction from Jesus.
Jesus said, if you love Me, keep My commandments. He also said
that when we have the light, we should not keep it under the bed, but place it on the
hilltop for all to see. There are those who see this truth but for fear of men and of
discrimination and persecution, keep quiet. Do we
not obey Christ? How much do we love Him?
- It teaches relationship with God and depth in Christ.
Jesus said that the deep relationship of Christ and His Church,
of God and worthy men, is like a marriage, like that of groom and bride. So, if the forms
and principles of the marriage relationship are not properly understood in the right
light, the relationship with God will never be properly comprehended, and those whom we
are ministering to will never be set free. Jesus told Nicodemus, "If I have told you
earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly
things?" John 3:12. Thus, if one does not have the correct understanding of the
natural marriage, he will never be free enough to understand the deeper things of God,
especially his relationship with Him, and he will never be able to bring others beyond
where he is. We need to help others into the
depths of God if we truly love Him.
- Its an urgent answer
for the world and the Church.
Anti-patriarchy means anti-submission to God and spiritual
leadership. Anti-polygamy means anti-sharing and exclusiveness. Both are the real causes
of broken marriages. Both are anti-God and need to be changed. The teaching of patriarchal
polygamy will bring about the restoration of Gods truth and the right disposition of
hearts in Gods Kingdom. The hypocritical holiness of should-be monogamy is not
answering the worlds need and the frustrated world is turning to homosexuality and
lesbianism that are quickly being legalized and infiltrating the Church. The monogamy idol
will soon have to be abandoned for the new "homogamy" god if patriarchal
polygamy is not quickly put in its right place. If
we dont live in the truth, the Church will be plagued and destroyed by untruth and
sins.
- Its the restoration work of the spirit of
Elijah.
Here is 1 more than 10. The Word of God says that Elijah will come and turn the hearts
of the children to the fathers whom God said, He take delight only in them (Deut 10:15). How about doing the Fathers work in the last days?
- The Church is losing her spiritual women to the
world ( added Apr 1998 )
Here is another 1 more than 11. Not only is it not wrong,
but also in some cases scripturally right and noble for patriarchal men to look after more
spiritual women, to take care of them so that they can continue to be committed to the
Kingdom of God, and not have to resort to marrying and subjecting themselves to
unbelievers in order for this God-given need to be met. Painfully, we see innumerous
spiritual women losing their call and contribution to the Kingdom and many times even
their salvation because of marriage. This need not happen at all!!! How can we not take a
hard look at this if we truly care for the Kingdom? And know that what is true will
provide a solution to this problem. By this we will know that a truth is indeed TRUTH. The Church is fighting a losing battle because of the lack of knowledge of
the truth.
- The truths regarding Biblical
polygamy sets you free
One more than 12. The blindness and darkness over many areas of life are shrouded in the anti-polygamy
sentiment and in the misconceptions of Biblical Polygamy. Thus, the truths regarding Biblical Polygamy becomes the key to unlock the door to many other truths and freedom of life.
It is but the key to
true liberty and dynamism.
I have listed at least 10 not just good, but important reasons for
patriarchal polygamy to be preached and taught. Do email me your thoughts on it. As I
said,
How can anybody understand these and
still keep quiet?
The truth will have to be restored, but not without a price!
Who will stand for the Lord?
Copyright © Israel CS Lim, 1997
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