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01-23-2008, 09:13 PM
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Interestingly enough... genetic studies have shown that the human population has gone through some pretty severe "bottlenecks" resulting in a huge decrease in our genetic diversity.
It seems that at one point the entire human race consisted of a single breeding pair. At another point the entire human race consisted of a small family group of perhaps 4 breeding pairs, no doubt with one of those pairs being the aged parents of the others.
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LOL, where did you read that Pel? 
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01-23-2008, 07:45 PM
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It's been said that "monogamy is an agreement among powerful men to keep the peace."
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01-23-2008, 08:37 PM
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It's been said that "monogamy is an agreement among powerful men to keep the peace."
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Please don't tell me monogamy was not God's idea - I have worked hard at this thing!
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01-23-2008, 08:39 PM
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01-23-2008, 08:40 PM
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it's a very delicate subject... lots of pros and cons to consider before delving in...
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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01-23-2008, 09:06 PM
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Please don't tell me monogamy was not God's idea - I have worked hard at this thing!
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Personally, I believe that "from the beginning" it was God's plan. However, everything that has happened since then has been the result of the way we humans have worked it out.
Sometimes we followed God's plan. Sometimes we didn't. And sometimes when we did, we did so in spite of the fact that God had any say in the matter. 
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01-23-2008, 09:14 PM
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Those to whom the New Testament was written to... did any of those have more than one wife?
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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01-23-2008, 09:23 PM
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Those to whom the New Testament was written to... did any of those have more than one wife?
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bump!
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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01-23-2008, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
Those to whom the New Testament was written to... did any of those have more than one wife?
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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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01-23-2008, 09:38 PM
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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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Whats wrong with people now days? Where is the good ole fashoined contentment and love?
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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