01-23-2008, 09:38 PM
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Supercalifragilisticexpiali...
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by Aquila
I'd say yes, or Paul wouldn't have had to specify that a bishop be the husband of one wife. Paul, in my opinion, clearly exaulted monogamy over polygamy with this standard for leadership.
In an earlier post I had asked the question...was polygamy undesirable because the institution was sinful or was it because mankind is sinful? It appears that God's Law would allow for multiple wives, war brides, and concubines. One would think that if man lived according to the Law of God they would be happy. It may be that polygamy was a desired model under the Law seeing that it ensured legal responsibility upon men seeking additional companions, provided social stability, protected women from poverty and exploitation, multiplied children, and built resources. But the women involved were often spiteful, competitive, and jealous toward one another.
So in short... polygamy was unworkable because of one thing... women. LOL 
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