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Originally Posted by davd0cv
I'm not sure what you want me to explain? According to Timothy a Bishop is to have one wife. But unless i'm mistaken many men are leaning towards fellowship that believes you can re-marry in the case of fornication (adultry). I am just wondering why the sudden shift in beliefs
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First, the Greek phrase translated "have one wife" is more literally translated out of the Greek as meaning "be a man of one woman". No sister wives or concubines (common in that era). Also, no mistresses. It's more about faithfulness to a single woman than a social status.
Some have proposed that if a man were divorced and remarried he has two wives. If this were true... is he entitled to have conjugal relations with his first wife??? Nope. Most would argue because she isn't his wife. Thus, his second wife is obviously his only wife. He is a man of one wife.