Marriage And Polygamy A Scriptural Perspective
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A SCRIPTURAL Perspective of Marriage and Polygamy
Scriptural Law You Can Understand
A Scriptural perspective of Marriage and Polygamy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its conception on April 6, 1830, was that a man should have only one wife and that Polygamy has never been a commandment from God!
Christ never taught polygamy in the past nor will He in the present or future! Matthew 19: 3-9... He is the same yesterday, today, and forever!
“Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else. And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out.
Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out. But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive; But if he doeth it again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out.”
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 42:22 - 26)
Revelation given February 9, 1831
The whole point of knowing the Lord is to walk in His virtue, His morality [Romans 1:22-32; 2 Timothy 3:1-7], and His character! If you are married and look upon another woman to lust after her, ye “hath committed adultery with her in his heart already” (Mathew 5: 27-28; JST Mathew 5: 29-31) (3 Nephi 12:27-30). I do not know how any man in their right mind who is married could conceive to depart from that holy relationship of marriage to one woman and entertain polygamy as an alternative and call it justified before God… to this the Lord said: “ye have blasphemed against me in the midst of [your own body temple] my house, saith the Lord” (D&C 112: 26). “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; [damn] for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Let no man deceive himself.”
(New Testament | 1 Corinthians 3:16 - 18)
HO'LY, adjective
1. Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Applied to the Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral character; and man is more or less holy as his heart is more or less sanctified, or purified from evil dispositions. We call a man holy when his heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated by the divine precepts. Hence, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good, virtuous, godly, never to lie.
Be ye holy; for I am holy 1 Peter 1:16.
2. Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God;
http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Holy
Read the complete Essay on Marriage and Polygamy under "Testimonials" tab above to see the scriptural and eternal patterns or download it at the bottom of this page
Who really wrote or received D&C 132?
The Prophet Joseph Smith never taught or lived polygamy, in fact, he said that if a person receives a message or revelation that contradicts a previous revelation you may know it is not of God but of Satan, who may appear as an angel of light to deceive. The following quote from the Prophet Joseph Smith shows that D&C 132 was in direct contradiction with previous revelations in D&C 42:22-26 and D&C 49: 15-17 and former section 101 of 1835 (Three Witnesses to this Truth). According to Emma, the Prophet's wife, Joseph never received D&C 132 revelation. So who wrote D&C 132? It was under Brigham Young's administration and contrary to God's eternal pattern.
The Prophet Joseph Smith said:
“There have also been ministering angels in the church which were of Satan appearing as an angel of light:— A sister in the State of New York had a vision who said it was told her that if she would go to a certain place in the woods an angel would appear to her,— she went at the appointed time and saw a glorious personage descending arrayed in white . . . he commenced and told her to fear God and said that her husband was called to do great things, but that he must not go more than one hundred miles from home or he would not return; whereas God had called him to go to the ends of the earth; and he has since been more than one thousand miles from home, and is yet alive. Many true things were spoken by this personage and many things that were false.—How it may be asked was this known to be a bad angel? . . . by his contradicting a former revelation.” Times and Seasons 3 [April 1, 1842]: 747
Polygamy (D&C 132) is breaking several of the 10 Commandments of God and is diametrically opposed to God's established pattern for godliness and holiness in a divine marriage relationship. "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips" (Psalms 89: 34).
If you believe the Prophet Joseph Smith taught and lived polygamy, [which I don't] please read "Beliefs and Conspiracies" in the Downloads below at the bottom of the page.
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The Holy Grail for Mankind Has Been Found
You are the Holy Grail! You will find that almost every essay on my website has a theme woven into it. It is simple: our mission here is to become godly in our thinking, attributes, character, and the perfection of a godly love! [See Matthew 5: 48 / see also Inspired Version Matthew 5: 50]. Every person has this potential, it is our inheritance and birthright if we seek after it! [3 Nephi 27:27].
“If a man learns nothing more than to eat, drink, and sleep, and does not comprehend any of the designs of God, the beast comprehends the same things. It eats, drinks, sleeps, and knows nothing more about God; yet it knows as much as we do unless we are able to comprehend by the inspiration of Almighty God. If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.” [The words of the Prophet Joseph Smith, The King Follett Sermon]
April Ensign https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1971/04/the-king-follett-sermon?lang=eng
May Ensign https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1971/05/the-king-follett-sermon?lang=eng
“Ye are therefore commanded to be perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.”
(New Testament | Inspired VersionMatthew 5:50)
“Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.” (Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 27:27)
Sanctification and perfection come only through the character and attributes of godliness. This is the Holy Grail for mankind, it is simple and easy if you believe!