[JAKraig]

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Groom and we are all His brides.

I have never seen a proscription of polygamy in Scripture but I have seen that a Bishop and Deacon must be the husband of one wife. Even that can be confusing because it does not say only one wife, is it possible that it means that you must be married before having those positions?

[ravenwolf]

Even that can be confusing because it does not say only one wife,

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I understand what you are saying, I have tried it three different ways and the only reason I go with the assumption of only one wife is because many of them had more than one wife in the OT.

The second option would be if a man was divorced and remarried but since Jesus said that would be adultery I doubt they would be a Church member, much less an elder but only a member of the congregation.

The third option would be if a man lost his wife through death and remarried and I don`t see how that would disqualify him.

Your guess is as good as mine.

[ravenwolf]

is it possible that it means that you must be married before having those positions?

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That is a possibility I had not thought of concerning this particular subject.

The only thing that makes me lean against it is that it says one wife rather than a wife.