REFUTING DR. ZAKIR NAIKS DEFENSE FOR POLYGAMY Dr Zakir Naik: “In earlier times, Christian men were permitted as many wives as they wished, since the Bible puts no restriction on the number of wives. It was only a couple of centuries ago that the Church restricted the number of wives to one.” RESPONSE: No, Paul preached monogamy from the beginning of the Christian Church: A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (1 Timothy 3:2) Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. (1 Timothy 3:12) If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. (Titus 1:6) For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. (Ephesians 5 :31) Dr Zakir Naik: “Polygyny is permitted in Judaism. According to Talmudic law, Abraham had 2 wives, and Solomon had hundreds of wives.” RESPONSE: Dr. Naik gives us the story of Solomon - an excellent example of what happens when we refuse to follow Gods plan, and follow our own desires: He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. (1 Kings 11:3-4) God is not compelled to honor a human institution which is contrary to His Divine Plan. Muhammads polygamous lifestyle was hardly a picture of domestic bliss. There were rivalries between his wives and concubines and he once needed a revelation from God to restore peace in his house.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:00:01 +0000
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