Well, all I know is this. The bible is clear on morality and sin and Pologamy appears to be a serious sin - (multiple adultery).
The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." [I Corinthians 6:13] "Therefore, honor God with your body." [I Corinthians 6:20]
When asked about marriage and divorce, Jesus said, "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." [Matthew 19:4-6; see also Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:31]
God made Adam, but said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make A helper suitable for him." [Genesis 2:18]
Moses' instruction to Solomon generations in advance:
Deuteronomy 17:14-20 is God's warning against the polygamist practices of Solomon. After stating that the king [Solomon] is not to get riches from Egypt, nor to amass silver or gold, Moses says, "He must not take many wives" [Deut 17:17].
"A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well." [I Timothy 3:12]
God gives us only two other circumstances where a person can marry someone else
1) Through death [see Romans 7:2-3]
2) [see Matthew 19:8-9]
If the marriage was not a valid marriage in the first place.
Anything outside of this is adultery.
Proverbs 17:15 He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD
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Isaiah 5:20 says, "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
Sometimes we try to justify ourselves in, simply because it feels good and we do not wish to give it up. We may take different attitudes to being warned/told - walk away, block it out, get angry, or possibly the "well, I'm just human, God will understand" stance. Sin has been clearly spelt out time and time again throughout the bible and the serious consequences should we die in such a state! We are to battle against it as though it were our greatest enemy and in actual fact, it is! and put on the armour of God daily. It does not mean we will not fall, but it means we have the knowledge and remedy to get back up with God's grace and loving forgiveness (if we are sincere)! To remain and live in sin knowingly, even after being warned/told one really is without excuse.
Anything outside of ONE man, ONE woman, bound by holy matrimony - is fornication/adultery. Whether it's same sex relationships, sex before marriage, re-marriage (when the original marriage was legitmate) and having multiple wives/husbands etc. No we may not like it, we may fight against it, find any means possible to tell ourselves what we want to hear so we can continue, but it makes no difference to the word of God or the consequences if one continues.
That's what i have understood by reading God's word. And I feel these quotes back that up. There are of course many more that I could try and locate, but I think that's all for now. I'm tired!
