Mike wrote:
One thing is sure- it doesn't take Hollywood to bend the Scripture. Christendom does it even better. Biggest difference, Hollywood doesn't pretend to be Christian. Why then do we get more upset when unbelievers do the things unbelievers do?

Polygamy is still permisible here.

Shall a king be restricted to only one horse? We can go back and forth like this but I will never resort to calling ENGINEER a fool as he has done toward me because I respect Matt 5:22 for what it says exactly. I will be humble to God and let it be His rightful place to label people as fools as in Luke 12:20.

Polygamy is not like "vomit". It is not adultry. King David was called to repentence for coveting Uriah's wife and orchestrating his death. David repented only for sins explicitely stated in Scripture. God did not stop Jacob's marriage to two women like He stopped Abimelech from committing adultry. Gen 20:6. Neither did God stop Abraham from becoming one with both Sarah and Hagar.

"ENGINEER" wrote: "It is the word of God that is the core revelation of Christ's Lordship and salvation and not ignorance of His word thru arrogant revision of his words."

The Word consists of humble precepts. Christ's Lordship sherpherd's His sheep with teachings of humility. The core value of Christianity remains "humility". Savior revealed this as the core of His personality in Matt. 11:29. Humility is the essence of Father's Holy Spirit.

DJC49 wrote: you have no problem of inserting the word "married"

I know to take the beam out of my own eye before looking to take the splinter out of others and that is why I work hard to read Scripture carefully.

I make the assumption that the living brothers mentioned in the passage at Matt. 22:23 could be married already since the verses do not specify all are unmarried. Extra biblical commentaries may say this is a wrong assumption but the commentaries have to insert the word "unmarried" as an adjective for the living brothers. The same assumptions can be made regarding Deut 25:5-10 (thanks for the catch DJC49). So which assumption is twisting the Matt 22 and Deut 25 passages. I am very careful about adding words to Scripture that are not there. It appears that commentaries are not.

As for Exodus 21:10, the male-bondservants that "ENGINEER" refers to were to be let free. Not so with females in verses 7-11 which "ENGINEER" fails to address. Again a rule for one group is not necesarily the rule for all groups. It reads as if the son of the original master chooses a polygamous marriage involving the displeasing slave.

In Matthew 22:23 Savior is asked about marriage after resurrection in regard to a man who had more than one wife due to the deaths of his brothers. Jesus at no time condemned the scenario of polygamy in this case because polygamy was commanded in this case through Moses. This commandment I believe was from Father given to Israel and recorded in Deuteronomy 25:3-7. Exodus 21:10 seems to be a statute regarding one way a polygamous marriage should be practiced fairly. (off topic: the verse also pertains to slavery which some people erroneously contend is a "sin")
So the assertion made by "enough already" that Father never commanded polygamy is deceitful and one would be wise to reject the teachings of those who twist Scripture.

As for the emphasis in the new testament, Paul suggests everyone be like him and be unmarried. How does that support the "be fruitful and multiply" command for growing a kingdom under Christ's humility. Suggestions are not mandates.

Michael Hranek wrote:
Dear Wayne
Get over it! Far, Far more evil is the institutionalized hatred against Biblical Christianity, against the Father and against His Son Jesus Christ that is in the U.S. today both in government and wickedly in "professing" churches, even those in the black community.
Try speaking out against sin, the dishonoring of parents among teenagers, or fornication, or lying or stealing, etc. etc. etc. trying telling blacks and whites alike of their desperate need of repentance for sinning against a very good God and how they are so guilty in their sins they deserve nothing but death and hell and are on their way there and how they desperately need to be saved CHANGED!!! by Jesus Christ and being saved to live for Him and not play the hypocrit of being a worthless "Sunday Christian" and sinners black and white will be quick to educate you about the heart of the real problem with man.
The real family Christians ought to be concerned with is those who are brothers and sister born again of the Holy Ghost, not black sinners and not white ones either.
Respectfully

Wayne wrote:
As a White man my self, I have been deeply embarrassed as to how some of us think when it comes to other cultures, races and ethnicities.

Obama is similarly embarrassed by Americans travelling abroad who only speak English. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

Personally, I don't identify with group mentality.