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1 Cor. chapter 7.Do you think its morally ok from a Christian standpoint to date 2 females at once being the both are ok with it of course. Would such a relationship be frowned upon in a Church.
Do you think its morally ok from a Christian standpoint to date 2 females at once being the both are ok with it of course. Would such a relationship be frowned upon in a Church.
Your imprudent and blind masters [i.e., Jewish teachers] even until this time permit each man to have four or five wives. And if anyone sees a beautiful woman and desires to have her, they quote the doings of Jacob." [ANF, vol. 1, p. 266]
Others, again, following upon Basilides and Carpocrates, have introduced promiscuous intercourse and a plurality of wives..." [ANF, vol. 1, p.353]
Chapter II.-Marriage Lawful, But Not Polygamy. We do not indeed forbid the union of man and woman, blest by God as the seminary of the human race, and devised for the replenishment of the earth and the furnishing of the world, and therefore permitted, yet Singly. For Adam was the one husband of Eve, and Eve his one wife, one woman, one rib. (ANF: Tertullian, To His Wife)
The contracting of marriage with several wives had been done away with from the times of the prophets. For we read, 'Do not go after your lusts, but refrain yourself from your appetites'...And in another place, 'Let your fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.' This plainly forbids a plurality of wives." [ANF, vol. 6, p.312]
IV. In the case of trigamy and polygamy they laid down the same rule, in proportion, as in the case of digamy; namely one year for digamy (some authorities say two years); for trigamy men are separated for three and often for four years; but this is no longer described as marriage at all, but as polygamy; nay rather as limited fornication. It is for this reason that the Lord said to the woman of Samaria, who had five husbands, "he whom thou now hast is not thy husband." He does not reckon those who had exceeded the limits of a second marriage as worthy of the title of husband or wife. In cases of trigamy we have accepted a seclusion of five years, not by the canons, but following the precept of our predecessors. Such offenders ought not to be altogether prohibited from the privileges of the Church; they should be considered deserving of hearing after two or three years, and afterwards of being permitted to stand in their place; but they must be kept from the communion of the good gift, and only restored to the place of communion after showing some fruit of repentance. [ANF: (Canonica Prima.)To Amphilochius, concerning the Canons. Letter CLXXXVIII written c.347.]
How you define dating and relationships? and do you mean serially or simultaneously? I think the OP is asking about simultaneously.dating and relationships are two different things. You can court multiple, but choose one.
I thought so.Yes I was meaning simultaneously. Like being in an actually committed relationship with 2 females under the same roof.
As long as you don't "fall in love" and want to marry both of them. (lol)Yes I was meaning simultaneously
The Christian Church has consistently taught against polyamory and polygamy.
@faroukfarouk pointed out some Scripture, and I’m sure others will as well. I’ll share the testimony of the early church, as it explains the interpretation of St Paul’s and Jesus’s words to stress monogamous relationships.
St. Justin Martyr (c.160) regarding polygamy in Jewish leaders
St. Irenaeus (c.180) when referencing a heretical movement
Tertullian (c.207) in a writing “To His Wife”:
St Methodius (~290)
St. Basil
The Christian testament of Scripture and the Christian Church have a consistent testimony on this teaching.
When seriously dating someone in a Christian context, we should be dating to work towards determining if a marriage will work. While the issue of dating isn’t specifically mentioned, the idea of multiple girlfriends or courting multiple girls certainly isn’t on the Spirit of the teaching of the Church
Do you think its morally ok from a Christian standpoint to date 2 females at once being the both are ok with it of course. Would such a relationship be frowned upon in a Church.
Yes I was meaning simultaneously. Like being in an actually committed relationship with 2 females under the same roof.
How you define dating and relationships? and do you mean serially or simultaneously? I think the OP is asking about simultaneously.
Oh okay; ty.Dating I see in the same realm as courting, where you are just seeing how you pan out with the person in different settings. Whereas a relationship is now a commitment to one person, usually towards a goal of marriage.
But I figured now he meant relationships.
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