Polygamy is Forbidden? By Eliza Lino Abaya

Now here's a common contextual misunderstanding of our INC friend Eliza Lino Abaya. Thinking what she'd quoted was the actual context of the Epistle. So here let's teach here what's the context was all about ang was it all about the Forbidden of Polygamy Doctrine.

Just for the record, since it was all about mostly quoted criticisms from a people who disagree about the practices. To Spoilers, I am not a fan of Polygamy of myself, and I just want to be fair, it's an awkward teachings even biblical. And to remove all biases, Polygamy happens in Biblically, and there's nothing we can do about it.

So here's the Concern of the day - 

• Does the Apostle taught that Polygamy is Forbidden?

From a comment section

Her quotes was in 1 Corinthians 7:1-16. I actually ask her to consider the context and yet she is determined that the context was all about Forbidding Polygamy practices. I could easily admit if the context was all about it, but even the tagalog words is not even convincing. See her Screenshot below - 

A screenshot that she showed thinking it was all about it.

Now here's the point of the verses to help you out Eliza Lino Abaya, I will add some studies to schooled you about this Epistle. Are you ready? Before that let's get the Whole text to understand what was written. 1 Corinthians 7:1-16

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

So, what was the context all about? So here's the context Eliza Lino Abaya for an additional Knowledge and I'll put Tagalog words for you to help you out.

The context of 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 is pretty interesting. The Apostle Paul is addressing questions and issues concerning marriage, celibacy, and relationships that the members of the Corinthian church had. This portion of Paul's letter is part of a larger response to a letter they wrote to him (mentioned in 1 Corinthians 7:1 as "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me"), asking for guidance on these subjects.

• Marriage and celibacy (verses 1-7): Paul discusses the virtues of both marriage and celibacy. He suggests that marriage is good and honourable, providing a way for individuals to live in a faithful and committed relationship, thus avoiding sin. However, he also praises celibacy for those who can live that way, emphasizing that it can allow for undivided devotion to the Lord.

Kasal at pagiging walang-asawa (mga talata 1-7): Binibigyan-diin ni Pablo ang kahalagahan ng kasal at pagiging walang-asawa. Sinasabi niya na ang kasal ay mabuti at marangal, nagbibigay daan para sa mga indibidwal na mabuhay sa isang tapat at nakalaang relasyon, na sa gayon ay maiiwasan ang kasalanan. Gayunpaman, pinupuri rin niya ang pagiging walang-asawa para sa mga makakaya itong gawin, na nagbibigay-diin na ito ay maaaring magbigay daan para sa buong pagnanais sa Panginoon.

• The marriage bond (verses 8-11): Here, Paul addresses the unmarried and the widows, suggesting that if they can remain single (like him), it's beneficial for their spiritual focus. However, if they cannot, he says they should marry. Paul also touches on the issue of divorce, advising against it and encouraging reconciliation when possible.

Ang ugnayan ng kasal (mga talata 8-11): Dito, tinutukoy ni Pablo ang mga hindi kasal at ang mga balo, na nagmumungkahi na kung maaari silang manatiling walang-asawa (tulad niya), ito ay kapaki-pakinabang para sa kanilang espiritwal na layunin. Gayunpaman, kung hindi nila magagawa ito, sinasabi niya na dapat silang mag-asawa. Binabanggit din ni Pablo ang isyu ng diborsyo, na nag-aadvise laban dito at nag-eencourage ng pagsasama muli kung maaari.

• Mixed marriages (between believers and non-believers) (verses 12-16): Paul gives counsel on how Christians married to non-believers should approach their relationship. He advises them not to divorce if the non-believing partner is willing to continue the marriage. He sees the believing partner as sanctifying the relationship, holding a hopeful stance that the believing spouse might lead the non-believer to faith, as well as ensuring the sanctity of their children.

Mga magkaibang pananampalataya (sa pagitan ng mga nagsisisampalataya at hindi nagsisisampalataya) (mga talata 12-16): Binibigyan ni Pablo ng payo kung paano dapat harapin ng mga Kristiyano na kasal sa hindi nagsisisampalataya ang kanilang relasyon. Sinasabihan niya sila na huwag magdiborsyo kung ang hindi nagsisisampalataya ay handa pang ituloy ang kasal. Nakikita niya ang nagsisisampalataya bilang nagpapabanal sa relasyon, na may pag-asa na ang nagsisisampalataya ay maaaring magdala sa pananampalataya ang hindi nagsisisampalataya, pati na rin sa pagtitiyak ng kabanalan ng kanilang mga anak. 

The translation may sound different so I put the English words first in case. Okay, So was this all about Polygamy? Did Paul state that Being Polygamous is unordained? Or does it talk about Polygamy at all in General? No, it doesn't sounds like any of it, but to be fair as to remove all biases just as I have said in my introduction, I am not a fan of Polygamy and I maybe sound defending what Polygamy is and why was it there during Joseph Smith days, yes it happened but using that single chapter of Scripture to satisfy your ego Eliza Lino Abaya, then you're wrong in quoting it. I have said it in our discussion and seems like you're too aggressive in pretending that you know the scripture well, but it is not.

Additionally, here's a commentary of some known biblical Commentators to learn more about it. It's not actually the Latter-Day Saints view, but perhaps you could learn the context more Eliza Lino Abaya.

EXPOSITOR'S GREEK TESTAMENT

1 Corinthians 7:1-9. § 20. MARRIAGE OR CELIBACY? At this point the Ap. takes up the questions addressed to him by the Cor[993] Church (see Introd., chap. 2). In replying to Paul’s previous letter, they had asked for clearer instructions to regulate their intercourse with men living in heathen sins (1 Corinthians 7:5); this request led up to the inquiries respecting the desirability of marriage, respecting the duties of married Christians, and the lawfulness of divorce for a Christian married to a heathen, with which ch. 7 is occupied. The headings of 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:25, chh. 8, 11, 16, indicate various matters on which the Cor[994] had consulted their Ap. The local impress and temporary aim of the directions here given on the subject of marriage must be borne in mind; otherwise Paul’s treatment will appear to be narrow and unsympathetic, and out of keeping with the exalted sense of its spiritual import disclosed in Ephesians 5. Indeed, ch. 1 Corinthians 11:3-15 of this Ep. show that P. had larger conception on the relations of man and woman than are here unfolded. The obscurity of expression attaching to several passages betrays the writer’s embarrassment; this was due partly to the low moral sensibility of the Cor[995], and partly to the uncertain continuance of the existing order of life (1 Corinthians 7:26-31), which weighed with the Ap. at the time of writing and led him to discourage the formation of domestic ties. In later Epistles, when the present economy had opened out into a larger perspective, the ethics of marriage and the Christian household are worthily developed (see Colossians and Ephesians).

CAMBRIDGE BIBLE FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Ch. 1 Corinthians 7:1-9. Advice concerning Marriage and Celibacy

1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me] The newly converted Corinthians had evidently found themselves in a difficulty concerning marriage. The Jews in general, whatever ascetics like the Essenes and Therapeutæ among them may have done, set a high value upon it; while the best of the heathen philosophers were inclined to depreciate it, and certain sayings of our Lord (see St Matthew 19:5-12) seemed to support their view. The Corinthians had evidently written to consult St Paul on the point. The Apostle’s advice may be thus summarized: that though the unmarried were, from their freedom from all entangling ties, most at liberty to serve God in any way that He might put before them, and though in the present season of temptation and persecution (1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Corinthians 7:28) the unmarried would be spared much trial and anguish which would fall heavily upon married persons, yet that it was the duty of those who, in an unmarried state, were in danger of offending against that solemn law of Christian purity which he had just laid down, to “marry, and so keep themselves undefiled members of Christ’s Body.” The growth in these luxurious days of habits at variance with the simple and unostentatious life of the true Christian, places great difficulties in the way of those who would follow St Paul’s advice, and is, therefore, the cause of an amount of immorality and misery which it were better to prevent than to be compelled to cure.

To end this I would like to address this conclusion in Tagalog so you may understand Elisa Lino Abaya.

Nakuha mo ba, Eliza Lino Abaya? Alam kong hindi mo suportado ang Poligami, ngunit mali ang iyong pag-quote ng isang Kasulatan na walang kaugnayan dito. Hindi ito nagsasabing may kinalaman sa Poligami. Mangyaring maging maingat sa pagbibigay ng mga sanggunian upang maiwasan ang pagkakamali sa interpretasyon ng Banal na Kasulatan. Mahalaga na tiyakin mo na ang iyong mga pinanggagalingan ng impormasyon ay wasto at naaayon sa nilalaman ng teksto. Sa ganitong paraan, maiiwasan mo ang pagkalito at maling pag-unawa sa mga aral ng Banal na Kasulatan. Patuloy mong maging mapanuri at maingat sa pag-aaral ng Banal na Kasulatan upang maging tumpak at makabuluhan ang iyong mga pahayag at pagtukoy sa mga pangyayari at aral na itinataguyod ng Kasulatan.

Thank you and have a nice day.

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