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Deuteronomy 17:17 He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray.
So you want to put aside this godly wisdom for a moment in order to request "proof" that desiring multiple partners is "sin"?
Well now, there's the rub.........
Jesus knows the motives of our hearts. When people came to him with questions about the law, he always knew they were looking for loopholes, wanting to justify themselves. For out of the heart the mouth speaks.
The Lord teaches that we no longer walk according to our fleshly desires but walk according to the spirit of life in him. We are to trust him to lead us, not try to incorporate his teachings with our carnal desires.
Jesus said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
Renouncing and turning away from idolatry and self-interests in the world, having our hearts set on Christ alone that he may draw the lost world to him through our godly lives and our godly speech.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Truthfully I say to you, whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.
Sin is being motivated by our own desires, or walking according to the lust of the flesh (carnal thinking, worldly intellect). It is in opposition to being led by the spirit of life in Jesus Christ.
You stated that you are not interested in marrying more wives. Yet you posted that your wife was ok with it if you did. So evidently, you must have asked her about it. If you are not interested in additional wives, why did you ask your wife about it? And why do you continue to post in favor of it? Anyone who says they are not for something would not keep promoting it.
I don’t hear the law of liberty in Christ Jesus in your posts, I don’t read anything glorifying God in your posts, praising him for deliverance from the world. I don’t see in your posts "picking up your cross and following Christ." I hear you defending flesh.
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There Is difference between defending the flesh and looking for truth.
And not like you, I do not ask other intentions or their history when they pop up or reasons for posting. I ANSWER based on biblical proof.
can you not find the liberty of christ when we talk about the law?
Let me ask you, were gentiles under the law?