There Are Polygamous Marriages In The Bible But There's No Where It's Called A Doctrine- Rev. Oluoma

Polygamy is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. However, Rev. Fr. John Chinenye Oluoma sends an important message to his followers on Facebook about Polygamy and Monogamy.

In a recent post, He said that there's nowhere the Bible mentions Polygamy as a doctrine. There are polygamous marriages in the Bible, but that doesn't mean the Bible sets it up as the ideal. He said that the language of Gen 2:24 is monogamy: "This is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife and the Two become one flesh" Our Lord Jesus Christ will repeat the same thing in Matthew 19.

According to him, Monogamy is taken as the ideal from the language of Gen 2:24: "that is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one". The language is singular and not plural. He said that then, Adam was given one wife by God. If polygamy were ideal, God would have given Adam more than one wife, the ribs to make more women were not lacking.

Practically, check children from polygamous homes and those from monogamous homes. It's even more difficult to practice polygamy in this fast-paced and materialistic age than it was in the more agrarian periods. "How much time would a man have to satisfy the emotional and intimacy needs of his wives and children?" he asked. He then said that the only argument advanced for polygamy so far is a cure for men's high libido or sexual preference. Doesn't it sound selfish and unfair to the women and children especially?

Finally, he said that as it stands now, monogamy is the doctrine of the church. The church has the authority and power to teach doctrines that are revealed by sacred scripture and tradition. If we keep trying, we will get better. For now, it is one man one woman, no more no less.