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•God did allow polygamy in the Old Testament (Deut. 21:15; 2 Sam. 12:8). Islam still
allows four wives.
•It led to jealousy and strife in the family (Sarai and Hagar, Gen. 16:1-6; Leah and Rachel, Gen. 29:31-37).
•Should a man divorce a second or third wife if he just became a Christian? God hates
divorce, and He counsels against divorcing an
unbelieving wife (1 Cor. 7:10).
•The New Testament teaches against polygamy through the ideal stated by Jesus and through the qualification that church leaders be monogamous (1 Tim. 3:2, 12).
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