Polygamy

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It is based on the Scriptural teaching concerning marriage and the texts and the examples given may be checked for accuracy.</div> <bR> <div> The article is divided into several sections, each dealing with the matter from a different angle. The sections are as follows: </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Should an unmarried believer in JAH stay single? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Is it a sin for a married man to take a second wife? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Should a man with two wives divorce one of them when he becomes a believer? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Should a married believer separate from an unbelieving partner? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Should a married woman who is the second (or subsequent) wife of an unbelieving husband leave her husband when she becomes a believer? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Should a Believing girl agree to become the wife of an unbeliever? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Should a believer agree to become the wife of a believer who already has another (living) wife? </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Is a woman allowed to have more than one husband? </div> <bR> <div> <B>Should an Unmarried Believer Stay Single?</B></div> <bR> <div> A <B>celibate</B> is a person who remains single and refrains from sexual intercourse. <B>Celibacy is not a Holy law.</B> To be sure the celibate state does release a believer - male or female - to work more effectively for JAH. But, do remember, that celibacy is not a Holy law. According to Scripture, all believers (including the priesthood) should be allowed to marry if they wish. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="542" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Genesis 2:18 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="417"><div> <I><B>"And the ALMIGHTY JAH said, It is not good that the man should be alone.  I will make him a help meet for him."</B></I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> And so Jah provided a wife for Adam. We will not however conclude that because marriage is <I>"good"</I> that the single state is inferior. The single state has certain advantages. The Scripture says: </div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="555" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 230 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Corinthians 7:32-35 </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="350"><div> <I>"He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Master, how he may please the Master: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Master, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Master without distraction."</I> </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="198"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="198" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="350"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="350" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>CELIBACY  A Manmade Rule!</B></div> <bR> <div> One will see from this next passage that the single believer can serve the Master with less family distraction than a married believer. <B>But the single state (celibacy) admirable though it may be, is not for all, and the Scriptures recognise this fact….</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="540" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Corinthians 7:7-9</B> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="374"><div> <I>"For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of JAH, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. </I><I><B>But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."</B></I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>The mandatory requirement for priests and nuns to be celibate is a MANMADE RULE! It is the very opposite of what the Scripture teaches. This rule has caused untold problems and evils in the religious world and in society.</B> Remember Jah's opinion is: </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>"It is not good for a man to be alone."</B></I> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Is it a Sin for a Married Man to take a Second or Third Wife?</B></div> <bR> <div> No one can read the Scriptures without realising that JAH's ideal is that each man should have only <B>one wife.</B> JAH's directive to kings, those most likely to have more than one wife, is: </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="561" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Deuteronomy 17:17 </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="388"><div> <I><B>"Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away:"</B></I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Having said this, however, we are still faced with the question: Is it a sin for a believer to take unto himself a second wife, especially in view of situations where barrenness, war, sickness or a <B>declining male birth rate</B> etc.? What do the Scriptures tell us of this delicate issue? </div> <bR> <div> In the Scriptures, even though the ideal state is one man to one woman, it was not condemned as sin for a man of Israel to have two wives at the same time. Some famous men in Scripture had more than one wife and, to my knowledge, they were not condemned as sinners. Examples are: <B>Jacob, Gideon, Elkanah</B> (the father of the prophet Samuel) King <B>Rehoboam</B> and King <B>David</B>. We do, however, find instances where Jah strongly condemns <B>divorce</B> or the <B>putting away</B> of a wife. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="566" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Malachi 2:14-16 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="422"><div> <I>"Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a Jahly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. </I><I><B>For the Holy One, the JAH of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away</B></I><I>:"</I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> In some countries a man is still allowed by civil law to have more than one wife. In Britain and the USA this practice is against the civil law. If a man in the west wants to marry a second wife, he is obliged to <B>divorce</B> (put away) the first before he can take the second. <B>This practice of divorcing one's wife is strongly </B></div> <div> <B>condemned in the Scriptures. JAH hates it.</B> But back to the question. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Question: Is it a sin for a believer to take a second wife?</B></div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Answer</B>: Strictly speaking, polygamy is not classified as a sin: but most certainly it is not meeting JAH's original plan of one man to one wife. </div> <bR> <div> In other words, <B>men with two or more wives are NOT following Jah's plan and ideal of one wife to each man.</B> </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 154 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mark 10:4-9 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="435"><div> <I>"And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jahshuwah answered and said unto them, </I><I><B>For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning of the creation JAH made them male and female.</B></I><I> For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore JAH hath joined together, let not man put asunder."</I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> True believers should, therefore, attune themselves to follow <B>JAH's original standard of one man to one woman</B> and not program themselves into thinking that if they are unhappy with the first partner they can freely put her away and marry a second….</div> <bR> <div> That course - all too popular these days - leads to untold misery in the household and is a recipe for family and social disaster. Believing men, in short, should aim to have only one wife and only take a second in very exceptional circumstances. </div> <div> If in those <B>exceptional circumstances</B> a second marriage is entered upon, the first wife should not be put away or divorced. The following conditions must also be met before the second union can be recognised as a proper marriage. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The woman must either be a widow or an unmarried girl - not a divorcee. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The marriage ceremony should not be performed in secret. The taking of a second wife in the Ancient days was always preceded by a ceremony - however small - and it was performed before witnesses. <B>There was nothing secret about it.</B> </div> <div> The requirement that the second marriage be performed openly causes untold complications for people living in countries where it is illegal for a man to have two wives at the same time. A man living in ancient Israel for example, could quite readily take a second wife and not be condemned by the state, the community or the Assembly. But a man living in modern Israel would face condemnation for bigamy. </div> <bR> <div> In view of the complications brought about by the marriage laws of countries where polygamy is not allowed, we are led to the following conclusions: </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">That in countries where polygamy is forbidden, a believer should only have one wife: <B>a perfectly suitable arrangement I can assure the reader and one which JAH intended in the first place.</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">But in countries where polygamy is permitted, a Believer - <B>in exceptional circumstances</B> - may be allowed to have a second wife, provided he continues to keep and care for the first wife and her children. </div> <bR> <div> Scripture says: <I>"If he take him </I><I><B>another wife</B></I><I>; her</I> (the first wife's) <I>food, </I><I><B>her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish</B></I><I>."</I> <B>(Exodus 21:10) </B></div> <bR> <div> Incidentally, a believer with <B>two wives or more is not allowed to hold a position of elder, bishop, minister, pastor, deacon or youth leader in the Assembly……</B> </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="546" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 96 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Timothy 3:1-2 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="404"><div> <I>"This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, </I><I><B>the husband of one wife</B></I><I>, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach."</I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 211 WIDTH="135"><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Titus 1:5-9 </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="404"><div> <I>"For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, </I><I><B>the husband of one wife</B></I><I>, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of JAH; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers."</I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Should a Man with two Wives Divorce One when He Becomes a Believer?</B></div> <bR> <div> As stated above, the advice given in by us is based on the Scriptures. It goes beyond the conflicting civil laws of many nations and deals with the subject of marriage from the vantage point of Holy Writ; taking for its examples Scripture characters whose lives are commented on for all to examine. </div> <bR> <div> To the question which heads this section,  the Zion Assembly says <B>No. A man with two wives should not be required to put away or divorce one wife when he becomes a Believer.</B> The reasons are as follows…….</div> <bR> <div> JAH, the HOLY ONE of Jahzrael <B>hates divorce</B> or putting away. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="540" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="155"><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Malachi 2:16 </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="378"><div> <I><B>"For JAH, the JAH of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away ...</B></I><I>"</I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >A woman who is divorced simply because she is a second wife is thereafter open to the risk of marrying again: an act which is classified in Scripture as </FONT>adultery. </div> <bR> <div> There are several examples in Scripture of men who had more than one wife and nowhere were they required to put away one or the other. </div> <bR> <div> In view of these three reasons the Messiahn Assembly does not consider it advisable for a man living in, say, Nigeria or a Muslim country, with two lawfully wedded wives to put away one of them when he becomes a Believer. But remember, he must not be allowed to officiate as a leader in the Congregation. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Should a Married Believer Separate from an Unbelieving Partner? </B></div> <bR> <div> Again the answer is <B>no</B>: not merely because JAH hates divorce or <I>"putting away,"</I> but because of the amazing spiritual considerations referred to in this passage of Scripture. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="558" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 269 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Cor. 7:10-15 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="406"><div> <I>"And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Adonay, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. But to the rest speak I, not the Adonay: </I><I><B>If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband:</B></I><I> else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but JAH hath called us to peace."</I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> This passage teaches us that an unbelieving partner is sanctified by his/her believing partner. Divorce breaks this spiritual link and its accompanying blessing. </div> <bR> <div> There are, of course, occasions where a total breakdown of the marriage occurs; when life has become a living hell for the wife or husband. In these cases a separation is permitted: but not a separation in order to remarry another partner. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Cor. 7:15-16 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="402"><div> <I>"But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but JAH hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?"</I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Should a Married Woman who is the Second Wife of an Unbelieving Husband Leave Her Husband When She Becomes a Believer?</B></div> <bR> <div> Once again our answer is, <B>No she shouldn't</B>. She may be the second or third wife of the unbelieving man - it matters not: if he wants to keep her as his wife, she should stay with him for the reasons given above. There is no Scripture that requires her to leave him for another. If, however, because of <B>unbearable conditions</B> imposed on her, she chooses to leave, she may do so: but she will thereafter need to stay single or be reconciled to her husband. She is not allowed to marry another man as long as her former husband is alive. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="557" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Romans 7:1-2 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="400"><div> <I>"Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? </I><I><B>For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth</B></I><I>; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband."</I> </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Cor. 7:10-11 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="400"><div> <I>"And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Adonay, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife."</I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> The previous instructions were penned to believers in Rome and Corinth where (as at the present in most countries) capital punishment was not meted out for adultery. Examples of women who were one of two or more wives are: </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rachel</B> - she was one of four wives of Jacob. </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hannah</B> - she was one of two wives to Elkanah. </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Esther</B> - she was one of many wives to the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes). </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Abigail</B> - she was one of King David's four or more wives. </div> <div> All these were women of renown, believers in JAH the JAH of Israel. <B>Esther</B>, as we well know, was married to an unbeliever; but in spite of that fact she wrought a great work for the people of JAH. No believer will doubt but that JAH worked a mighty miracle through her. Her example clearly proves that a JAH-fearing woman need not leave her husband even if he is an unbeliever with other wives. </div> <bR> <div> <B>6. Should a Believing woman Agree to become the Wife of an Unbeliever?</B></div> <bR> <div> Believers should choose partners who are believers; partners who are as near to their own spiritual grade as possible. Marriages of believers with unbelievers is not recommended in the Scriptures. Untold trouble and frustration will be avoided if this single guideline is followed. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="558" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2 Cor. 6:14-16 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="406"><div> <I>"</I><I><B>Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath The Messijah with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of JAH with idols? for ye are the temple of the living JAH; as JAH hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their JAH, and they shall be my people.</B></I><I>"</I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Young believers often worry about the shortage of Believing partners of their age. Their fears are groundless. He who rules all heaven and earth knows exactly how to organise partnerships. Marriages as amazing as <B>Isaac</B>'s and <B>Rebekah</B>'s - and every bit as happy - are possible today. (See Genesis chapters 23 & 24) JAH has advised that believers should marry believers, and you may be sure that He is well able to implement His will in the lives of those who are eager to obey Him. Believing girls should, therefore, not rush into marriage with unbelievers. On the other hand they should not expect perfection from the men they meet when they themselves are far from perfect. Rest assured that JAH knows each one's need and He will meet it in His time: and far more effectively than the young imagine. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Should a Believer Agree to become the Wife of a Believer Who Already has a Wife?</B></div> <bR> <div> The answer is <B>NO</B>. This question/answer is included here for the benefit of Believing girls in countries where polygamy is accepted by civil law. To become the second or third wife of <B>any man</B>, however good he may appear to be, is asking for trouble. As a second wife you may be the favourite for a few years: but sooner or later you will find yourself scrambling for attention. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Is a Woman Allowed to have more than one Husband?</B></div> <bR> <div> The answer is <B>No.</B> According to Holy law a woman is not allowed to have two husbands at the same time. In other words she must wait till her first husband is dead before marrying a second. Nor is there a single example in the Scriptures of a righteous Israelite woman who had two husbands at the same time.</div> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="551" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Romans 7:13 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="426"><div> <I>"Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so </I><I><B>long as he liveth</B></I><I>; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. </I><I><B>So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.</B></I><I>"</I> </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Summary</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Marriage is a Holy institution and though a single believer may serve JAH with more freedom than his/her married counterpart, it is, nonetheless, good that men and women get married and raise families in accordance with Jah's plan. </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Celibacy as a mandatory requirement for priests and nuns is a manmade rule!</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Its evils are incalculable and it's time the rule was jettisoned by the Catholic Church. As the Saviour once said: <I>Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.</I> (Matthew 15:13) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Married men should not take second wives, though to do so in countries where polygamy is permitted and where the service is not secret, the taking of a second wife is not a sin. <B>But men with two or more wives are not allowed to officiate as leaders in JAH's Congregation.</B> (1 Timothy 3:1-12, Titus 1:6) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Men with two or more wives should not be required to put away any of them on joining the Congregation. They should continue to keep their wives, treating each with the respect and consideration the marriage union requires. (Deuteronomy 21:15-17) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Believers should not separate from unbelieving partners unless life has become intolerable and there has been an irreconcilable breakdown of the marriage. If a separation occurs then the believer should remain single, or be reconciled. (1 Cor. 7:10-16) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A woman who is the second or third wife of a man should not leave her husband when she becomes a believer. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Young Believers should not marry unbelievers and should aim at JAH's perfect standard of one man to one woman. (2 Corinthians 6:14) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Believing girl should not agree to become the second or subsequent wife of a man, however good he may appear to be. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A woman is not allowed to have a second husband whilst the first is alive. But she is free to marry again when he dies.<B> Marriage is till death.</B> (Romans 7:1-3) </div> <bR> <div> <B>The Zion Assembly of Jah</B> puts out this information with much prayer hoping that it will help settle the confusion that exists in many countries on these delicate issues. We will shortly have articles that concern some people in these vital areas: </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fornication </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Marriage </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Adultery </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Homosexuality </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Divorce </div> <div> <B>JAH the Almighty JAH of Jahzrael</B> has given us definite laws concerning the way we should live: and we must keep in mind that no one breaks His laws without suffering the consequences.</div> <bR> <div> One Love to all Believing Saints</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>         <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.zionofjah@gmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.zionofjah@gmail.com"><U><U>www.zionofjah@gmail.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>5 Kanarick Crescent</B></div> <div> <B>Toronto Ontario</B></div> <div> <B>M3M 1P3 Canada</B></div> <div> <B>647-231-9466</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>