Why would God want humans to only procreate with one partner when he wanted us to "go forth and multiply"?

Question

I was just wondering why committing to one partner would be important to God. It seems to especially contradict his desire for humans to get out there and populate the earth. What is it about a monogamous relationship that made God call any other relationship a sin? Why couldn't consenting adults have multiple partners?

I don't need you to tell me "the Bible says so", I want you to tell me WHY the Bible says so.

Thanks.

Can you people not just answer a question with your own thoughts for once? Just once?!?!?! Why can't you just answer the question?

Answer 1

well this is me and my belief. You are more than a body.
You have a body,spirit and soul.
When you have sex you intermingle your spirit and soul with that other person and you have soul ties. I dont want my spirit intermingled with a lot of people. That is a special gift I give to somene i really love.
I love my husband and I dont share period! And he dosnt either!lol
I would serious be hurt. we have a beautiful relationship and he is my best friend.
when things are out of order there is chaos. A real marriage is hard work . When the bible says two hearts become one.
It takes time to cleave and become as one. We have had intense moments of fellowship!lol cleaving with more than one heart and everyone getting along? Get real!lol
I believe that that having multiple mates could cause hurt, jelousy,bickering and fighting.
When you can barely live with one you would have to really superhuman to live with more! I couldnt handle two husbands I would be in jail,LOL
I love children and have raised three plus numerous foster kids. some just stayed the night and never left.
Children deserve stable home. A mom and a dad to love them and be loved.
I have raised my kids in church. and we didnt have much money. Each one of my kids will tell you they were loved and happy. I met my mate when my kids were older. He is one in a million. I was divorced and a single mom for years. Look at the divorce rate and numerous marriages. How many kids have had more than one step mom or dad. How did those kids and steps get along.? Imagine living in the same house. with a couple of extra wives or husband. No thank you..
That is why God says one husband and one wife.
The human race has trouble with marriage with one mate.
And God knew and knows this.
Multi trouble and chaous.
When God tells us something is sin. It is to protect us.
Whether we listen and are wise is our choices.is our choice. Dont blame God for your choices and their consequences.
It is because he loves us not to keep us from pleasure.,but from pain.
Shallow empty sex and relationship hurt bad.
God bless each and everyone that responded to this question.
I dont mean to hurt or offend.
You have a right to your belief also. , as do I. My life is blessed. It was not alway. God has given me beauty for ashes.
I enjoy going to a good church and havng a relationship with God.
The bible says those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
I have cryed and laughed andddd I am a victor not a Victem.
So God bless you all from my heart to your heart somewhere in a little town in tennessee!lol

Answer 2

Something interesting about the atom: don't know whether you've stumbled across the measurement problem in Quantum Physics, but it's rather fascinating. You see an atom is pervasive; it is everywhere and everything, spread out all over the place *until* a conscious observer makes the decision to measure it. If only conscious beings can be observers, then we're intimately hooked into the very existence of reality; thus without our existence, there would just be an ever expanding super position of possibilities with nothing definite ever happening. I don't know how it would work with a metaphysical entity; however, I think the idea that God (You've used a capital 'G' so I assume you are talking about the Christian God) cannot see us kind of conflicts with the traditional view that God governs your life and supposedly "guides" you, thus if you commit a sin he is always there for forgiveness; if you don't know what to do, he is there to pray to. Atleast, I think that's the idea.

Answer 3

There was a growing problem of Idolatry that was being practiced. As the popualtions grew, people were falling away form God more and more. God always kept some that were to adhere to his ways on the Earth.

God looked at idolatry like it was 'whoring', not staying committed to a wife. He would draw the comparison multiple times in the Old Testament, the most apparent being in the book of Hosea. It wasn't sex that he was talking about, but idolatry. Yet the analogy is solidly stated in Hosea.

And when God was telling the children of Israel the Laws of Moses, he was basically telling them, 'don't do anything that Jacob did'. It could be said that Jacob had a great sex life. He had two wives and they were competing with eachother for who would have children. When they could not produce children fast enough, Jacob's wives would bring in servant women to have him procreate with. Jacob must have been very tired! lol

But God set the thing up to be an analogy of the way he sees things. "Be holy as I am 'holy'. " So the word is 'dedicated'. So 'dedicated to your wife was what he was saying.
( everyone wants to act like 'holy' is a word that means 'good', but not really, it means 'dedicated'.)

Jesus was asked about this when the issue came up about divorce. He said that it was because of the hardness of your heart that he allowed letters of divorce. And adultery was still the issue with those that chose to remarry while the spouse was still alive.

As far as there being a need to procreate still, look around, aren't there enough people -- too many already? lol

Answer 4

If the only purpose for which God created sex was pleasure, then you might be able to argue for multiple partners. But since you are asking about sex for procreation, then you have given the reason for the "one partner" limit.

Last time I checked, the results of a procreation was a child. It normally takes a lot of years (modern society says 18) to develop that child into an adult. The input from both parents is usually desired to produce a functional, well adjusted, human being.

So God invented something called "marriage". It is a committment in which the two parents agree to stay together with each other in order to care for, support, and raise any children who result from their union. Marriage works best when the two people are committed exclusively to each other emotional, physically, financially, etc.

As soon as you introduce other women (or men) to take part of one of spouse's time and affection, or other children that demand finances, support, time. etc. you reduce the effectiveness of the original family. The results are going to be children less adjusted for society.

Statistics show that children raised without a father in the home are more likely to get into crime, drugs, become pregnant, have poorer marriage, divorce themselves, etc.

So BECAUSE the reason for sex is procreation, God was smart enought to place limits on it that will protect the children (and spouses) involved in the activity.

Answer 5

Okay, not to say, "the Bible says so," but the Bible does give examples of where multiple partners were tried, and it simply caused problems. God created man and woman to have one partner; therefore, he knew that more than one partner would not work for his nature.

In addition to that, I would imagine that He, being Creator, knew that the children that would come out of the relationship would need one father and one mother to grow up balanced. A man that has 10 kids from 5 different women can't be there for all of them all the time unless they all live in the same house, and we know that doesn't work.

Answer 6

I think it is important to build a trusting loving relationship with the one person you truly love. Bringing in multiple partners can cause jealousy and in the end break up a loving relationship. God wants all of us to feel loved and accepted by our partner. To see your partner in sexual relationships with another person would be hurtful unless you truly do not love that person anymore. I think god would rather you never get married in the first place if you are going to have multiple partners. I have had many great relationships in the past however, the love and understanding of a marriage is much more meaningful and fulfilling. Also children need to have two responsible adults to guide them in these troubling times we live in. Multiple partners will cause confusion to the child or children. Even if you dont have children it is important to be a good role model to others around you. Adults without children often forget that they too influence the lives of many children around them.
Please remember the most important thing in this live we live is to show respect and love to one another.

Answer 7

Because there is more security in a committed monogamous relationship. A relationship with that includes many partners can not focus on what is most important.

There is the question of the children too. In monogamous relationships there is no question about the right of inheritance.

Re: Sarah and her maid Haggard... there was much jealously there of inheritance rights there. Haggard's son didn't inherit because she was not the wife. Sarah's son did...

Look back all the intrigue in history over inheritance rights... and how children were killed by the mothers of rival children.

Answer 8

Yes, why stop at human partners, girl? I saw this penguin eyeing you up. So, this question, pretty much in the exact same form, appears almost daily. But with a new twist--why God would do this. But there are going to be(especially for the spiritually challenged) lots of why's about God, and to be honest with ya, I'm a Christian and do not expect to know the mind of God. Not yet. And even when I have an idea, I will not know fully. God is God. Me... not so much.

Answer 9

I can't tell you much about the Bible's Views on this (been years since I read the Bible) but I can tell you that polygamous religions can help carry out this commandment.

I'm sure you are aware, Islam permits a man to have up to 4 wives. While procreation is not the reason behind this permissibility, it can go some way in helping to carry out such a commandment.

(The reason the verse was revealed about Muslim men being permitted to take up to 4 wives, was because, at the time, during the battles with the Arab pagans, many women were left widowed, and in these times, there was nothing and no-one to care for widows, so Allah in His infinite Mercy, revealed this verse, so that the widows may be taken care of and provided for by the remaining Muslim men)

In Islam, we have been encouraged by the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to have as many children as possible so that he may show off his large nation of followers on the Day of Judgement.

Answer 10

I know a woman who has 22 children naturally and another who had 28 and with their own husbands. If that isn't multiplying according to Gods will then nothing is. Society and high costs have dampened the large family ideals. With Bible dictates their has to be common sense. Why have 6 and 7 children when you can barely feed two.