TRUTH or TRADITION
A
Closer
Look
At
The
Plural Wives Question
Contents
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Chapter
11 - Conclusion
In
conclusion, we can see that whereas there is no Scripture anywhere in the Bible
that indicates plural wives marriages are wrong or sinful we cannot condemn such
marriages. And even though
initially God gave Adam one wife, Eve, we find many men of God who had plural
wives and these men are never condemned for it.
In
most cases one man - one wife will probably continue to be the most common
arrangement. No man should be
condemned for only having one wife. Neither
should we condemn those involved in plural wives marriages.
All
of Western culture is based on one man - one wife scenarios.
Even the fairy tales told to children such as Snow White, Cinderella, The
Three Bears and others have us in the West geared only for one handsome prince
and one beautiful princess who will meet THE right one, fall in love, and live
happily ever after. There is no
wonder that there is strong resistance to the idea that the handsome young
prince might find several princesses to his liking and marry them all.
I
know of spiritual people who condemn religious practices based on tradition
rather than the Word of God. Some
examples are Christmas and Santa Claus, Easter and bunny rabbits and colored
eggs. These people have dropped
these practices as they’ve held them up to the Light of God’s Word and found
them to be outside of God’s will or inappropriate for those seeking to go on
with God. Will these spiritual
people be able to accept plural wives marriages as scripturally legitimate and
cease to unwisely condemn their brethren who are functioning in scriptural order
before God with plural wives?
As
I’ve said before, you and I may not feel called to be involved in a plural
wife marriage, but let’s not condemn those that do.
