"Spiritual Marriages" - Page 6

OP_Carl · #51 05-27-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Nina

Thank You everyone.

The Leah/Rachel illustration is a provocative one.

It's sad when men use the polygamy from the Old Testament to condone their lust.

But, is polygamy justified by the OT and NT for the ordinary folk; those not in ministry?

Nina

Polygamy can be UN-justified by the OT as well. In the creation, He created them male and female. When God saw that Adam was alone, he made Eve for him. He DID NOT make Eve, Sally, Jane, Daisy, Gertrude, Millicent, Annie, and Molly.

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Originally Posted by Esther

I'm sorry to disagree with you here on this subject. I believe there is "one" person that God knows would be your ideal mate. And that is why I believe we should pray that God would lead us to that person.

However, IF you don't find that person the first time around doesn't, in my opinion, give you the right to leave that one and go searching again for the right one. But IF for some reason you do not work it out and do go searching again, I believe it would behoove you to do some serious prayinga and soul searching to find that right person.

To indicate that God is not interested in our choice of mates, is extremely short sighted in my opinion.

I am of the opinion that this notion of a "one true love on the planet" comes from fairy tales and fairy tales alone - not from God or the Bible. If a man and a woman are both committed to Christ, and to daily repentence and communion in the Holy Ghost, then they, by definition, are the right ones for each other. ANY man. ANY woman. If you keep God in the marriage, He will help smooth out those rough spots. True Holy Ghost filled Christians should be able to work anything out.

#52 05-27-2008, 08:33 AM

As a reward to David - God gave him "all of his neighbors wives"

God told Moses to teach the correct laws for Polygamy "If a man have many wives, he must not love one more than the other"

Although I do not practice nor believe this is the arrangement for NT believers.. I would never send a family to hell for living that lifestyle.... I have no scripture to do so with.. I can only command a Bishop to be the husband of only ONE WIFE

Nina · #53 05-27-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

As a reward to David - God gave him "all of his neighbors wives"

God told Moses to teach the correct laws for Polygamy "If a man have many wives, he must not love one more than the other"

Although I do not practice nor believe this is the arrangement for NT believers.. I would never send a family to hell for living that lifestyle.... I have no scripture to do so with.. I can only command a Bishop to be the husband of only ONE WIFE

Dr Vaughn,

I Thank You for Your statement but it didn't address my question.

Did Mr Branham teach the Rib Doctrine?

Nina

Nina · #54 05-27-2008, 09:51 AM

Brother,

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Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Polygamy can be UN-justified by the OT as well. In the creation, He created them male and female. When God saw that Adam was alone, he made Eve for him. He DID NOT make Eve, Sally, Jane, Daisy, Gertrude, Millicent, Annie, and Molly.

Brother, If man is made in God's image and we individuals are the 'Bride of Christ', could polygamy be justified?

I am of the opinion that this notion of a "one true love on the planet" comes from fairy tales and fairy tales alone - not from God or the Bible. If a man and a woman are both committed to Christ, and to daily repentence and communion in the Holy Ghost, then they, by definition, are the right ones for each other. ANY man. ANY woman. If you keep God in the marriage, He will help smooth out those rough spots. True Holy Ghost filled Christians should be able to work anything out.

AMEN!

Nina

Nina · #55 05-27-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

As a reward to David - God gave him "all of his neighbors wives"

God told Moses to teach the correct laws for Polygamy "If a man have many wives, he must not love one more than the other"

Although I do not practice nor believe this is the arrangement for NT believers.. I would never send a family to hell for living that lifestyle.... I have no scripture to do so with.. I can only command a Bishop to be the husband of only ONE WIFE

Brother,
Where is this in the Bible, please.
Nina

#56 05-27-2008, 12:02 PM

Duet 21:15 - If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Sister, I can post 30 other scriptures along the same line if you would desire...

#57 05-27-2008, 12:03 PM

Nina... post #49... answered your questions about Bro. Branhams beliefs on the Rib Doctrine

Nina · #58 05-27-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

Duet 21:15 - If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Sister, I can post 30 other scriptures along the same line if you would desire...

Dr Vaughn,

Yes, I would appreciate it if You would.

Thank You,
Nina

Nina · #59 05-27-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OP_Carl

Polygamy can be UN-justified by the OT as well. In the creation, He created them male and female. When God saw that Adam was alone, he made Eve for him. He DID NOT make Eve, Sally, Jane, Daisy, Gertrude, Millicent, Annie, and Molly.

Brother,

This seems to condone Polygamy:

Deuteronomy 21:15-17 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)

15 If a man has two wives, and he loves one but not the other, and both bear him sons but the firstborn is the son of the wife he does not love, 16 when he wills his property to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the wife he loves in preference to his actual firstborn, the son of the wife he does not love. 17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his father's strength. The right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Nina · #60 05-27-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

I dont know lets ask Bro. Branham himself;

Preached in 1955
Look at the papers and things, how they're packing, how perversion people is on the move because men can't be satisfied with one wife, and he's living with every thing, every woman that he can run around with

Preached in 1956
She went on. Of course, with that little slicker, she ought to have had brains enough to know if he would run away from one wife, he would do another one. So that's what he done. Then she become so degraded, still going to church, still playing the piano, until she begin to live with a common law husband. But sin caught up with her. Don't you think it won't catch up with you. It will. You're sins will find you out.

Preached in 1958
He must be the husband of one wife

Preached in 1960
As it was in the days of Noah, there'd be marrying, given in marriage. Look at the Reno, Nevada's and everywhere else, even to the ministry, leaving one wife and marrying the deacon's wife and so forth, back and forth, and allowing it in their churches. Oh, take warning, people

Preached in 1960
The Bible said that the deacon should be the husband of one wife. that's exactly right. Some of them have two or three in Pentecostal ranks. Brother, we can't have a revival, till we get this thing cleaned up. How can you build upon a foundation that's not right?

I hope that answers your questions

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Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

Nina... post #49... answered your questions about Bro. Branhams beliefs on the Rib Doctrine

Are You sure that this is all there is to the RIB/Doctrine?