• Questions from a fundamentalist perspective

• General questions about fundamentalism & polygamy

• Questions from a biblical perspective

• Questions from a mainline LDS perspective

 

Questions from Fundamentalists

You find polygamy throughout the Bible; how can you say that polygamy is wrong?

Polygamy is definitely recorded in the Bible. It was even lived by those who are considered "heroes of the faith" as it were. Our main "issue" with the fundamentalist doctrine of polygamy is the claim that God has commanded polygamy in the Bible. This is completely false; there is no where in the Bible where God demands, commands, or even encourages a polygamist lifestyle. In fact, the opposite is true. If you examine all the recorded instances of polygamy, you see a pattern of heartache, pain, and terrible dysfunction. Did God work his good plan in the midst of all those things? Of course, just as he can work through us in the midst of all of our sins and failures. But that does not mean that God endorses or condones our sin. Throughout the scriptures, both Old and New Testament, it becomes clear that God's "ideal" for marriage is one man, one woman.

God blesses the men of the Old Testament who lived polygamy. If it's against his will, why would God bless them?

God is a good God.  It is His character to patiently deal with mankind.  He desires our repentance, eager to forgive us when we do repent.  He treats everyone in the same patient manner regarding sin.  Psalm 103:10 tells us that He does not treat us as our sins deserves.  Although God never gave these men of old their multiple wives, nor commanded any of them to live polygamy, neither was He eager to destroy them so quickly.  He desires everyone to come to the knowledge of the truth and so be saved (2 Peter 3:9).

Why do you spend your time and efforts attacking us?

Don't mistake dialogue about important matters of faith as an "attack." Our primary goal as a ministry is to provide sound, biblical teaching on the subject of polygamy, and to assist those who seek freedom from a polygamist lifestyle. This ministry, this website, and our television program are geared toward helping those fundamentalists who are seeking answers to these questions, as well as anyone else who wishes to understand the subject better. If you are concerned that we are providing wrong information, then by all means, please contact us and let us know how. We're not above correction. But more often than not, challenges that come are not based on facts, but rather are challenges to our motives. Our motivation is to demonstrate Christian love and concern to those seeking freedom from fundamentalism, not to attack or be contentious.

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