And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Matthew 19
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And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Mark 10
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And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Ephesians 5
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
After reading the above scriptures it should become readily apparent to the reader that what God calls marriage is in fact, ONE FLESH. One does not need a college degree or even a middle school education to make this determination. It is quite elementary. Jesus used the example of Adam and Eve to answer the Pharisees concerning marriage and divorcement so that there would be no question about what marriage is and why divorce and putting away for every cause is wrong. It is important to understand that no mortal has the power or authority to put ONE FLESH assunder.
Any person who has given themselves willingly to another sexual partner other than their current spouse is a polygamist in the flesh. I would suggest that if you are among this vast majority of people that you examine your heart before God faithfully in the sure knowledge that God is also merciful and just. If you are completely honest with Jesus you will find that you have little to fear even if you are a polygamist. Jesus will set you free. I will not tell you to divorce, or to put away your current spouse just because they are not your "one and only" for I believe that we must abide in the calling wherein we are called. Besides, it is not my place to come between two people and their marriage. God knows your circumstances better than anyone else and quite often things are not nearly what they seem. Nonetheless we are not called to abide, or to continue, in sin and not all marriage is honorable as some might suppose, but rather what God calls marriage is honorable in all. "Same-sex marriage" is not honorable because God does not call "same-sex marriage" ONE FLESH.
As a brother and an elder I only make this one request here, that you trust Jesus with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding, nor on the understanding of others, but trust in Jesus alone. Putting away is a last resort and in most cases it is not a wise choice. Serial monogamy is an oxymoron. That means it is a contradiction in terms. More than one is always more than one. Monogamy means marriage to one and ONLY ONE (one flesh) in an entire life time. What many will not tell you is that Polygamy means that you have been ONE FLESH with more than ONE in an entire life time. ONE FLESH is what Jesus told the Pharisees "let not man put assunder". Only God has the authority and the right to put ONE FLESH assunder and sometimes He does so for good reason. Be honest and examine your heart before God.
Though there may be some here who would judge you, I will not judge you. Polygamy is far more common than most ever care to admit, but that alone does not make it right any more than a "civil contract" of marriage sanctifies a marriage and makes it "godly". There is One who judges, and judges righteously, without fail. I would beseech you to put your trust and confidence in Jesus that your eyes might be opened to the Wisdom of His grace. God is so very, very good. May God bless you for reading this and may He bring peace and healing to your soul. Know that you are NOT ALONE:
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JT
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