Common Objections to Biblical Plural Marriage
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry… — 1 Timothy 4:1-3a KJV
I have already covered this particular scripture with an in depth article and video here FORBIDDING TO MARRY
One of my principles on this site is not to rewrite or rehash things that have been adequately covered by another ministry if the ruach haqodesh has not given me anything to add or clarify at that particular point in time.
So as you go through the website you will find full, partial or excerpts from others where I leave or add links to other ministries or servants of YAH that I do not personally know.
This is the most extensive outline of Common Objections to Biblical Plural Marriage that I have come across in one place. So I encourage you to click through to read the rest of the post and if you feel so inclined join the forum where you can engage with others who take the practical responsibility of having a biblical family of utmost importance.
The biggest issue with the topic being addressed on this article is that the majority of believers have no idea of what biblical marriage is according to scripture, on which I have written about and shared writings of others on this site, in depth.
Common Objections to Biblical Plural Marriage
These are the things we typically hear, and frankly, the things we had to work out for ourselves when we were first exposed to the idea that legally-enforced monogamy had its roots in Roman law and culture, not the bible. If you know of a bible-based objection that you don’t see here, please let us know using the form in the footer below. We will add a response to this list as soon as we can.
- One flesh
- Own husband, own wife
- Adultery
- Husband of one wife
- As it was from the beginning (not Adam, Eve, and Jane)
- Gender mutuality
- He shall not multiply wives
- Tolerated in the Old Testament
- Wife, not wives
- Obey government authorities
- Coveting another woman’s husband
- Bad consequences, not the ideal
- Lamech was evil, therefore polygamy Is evil
- Abraham and Jacob were not really polygamous, and David repented of polygamy
- He promised to love her and only her, ‘forsaking all others’
- Women in polygamous marriages are being abused
- Sex crazy
- Not to do the same as the land of Canaan (Leviticus 18)
- David married Michal and her mother Ahinoam
https://biblicalfamilies.org/resources/biblical/common-objections