Why do Christians think that ';God made marriage for a man and a woman';?

Of course in the Bible days marriages were polygamous.


Why don't we have polygamous marriages anymore?





And marriage had nothing to do with the law, people would just covenant and move in and that was considered marriage.





It isn't the homosexual man's fault that marriage, today, is controlled by law and that ';civil unions'; and especially ';domestic partnerships'; don't grant the same rights as actual marriage.





Do most Christians that say ';God made marriage for 1 man and 1 woman'; forget the fact that marriage started out as polygamous?Why do Christians think that ';God made marriage for a man and a woman';?
Most Christians *clearly* haven't read the Bible.





Betty, on the other hand, has:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkeKKszX…Why do Christians think that ';God made marriage for a man and a woman';?
The classic Garden of Eden story (Genesis) has just one man and one woman. Are you thinking there were more men around then? Or more women? Or, maybe the snake was bi...
SImple, Xians find homosexuality ';Yucky'; so anything they find the least bit objectionable, and can't justify through any other means, must also offend God. He told em so when the ';Prayed'; abou ti.





It never seems to strike them as odd that God always seems to agree with their positions when teh y pray about it for ';guidance';
You may or may not have read the Bible, I can't really tell from your question, since your reference to ';Bible days'; (a 4000 year period that is far from homogenous) is pretty vague and generalized. But if you have read the Bible, I can see that you have simply looked into it for curiosity's sake to see the splatter and gore, titilation and contraversy, and you have not read it with the least interest in spiritual matters. because of this, I feel I can unequivocally state that you have missed the point and you have not understood what you have seen. you missed the part where it says it's better to have only one wife, to live moderately, with self-control, because it is not good to have too many concerns with this world that will distract you from spiritual matters. The responsibility of many wives takes up too much of our worldly interest and we lost the benefit of spiritual growth. You didn't see this because you were interested in looking at the barbaric savage bits about all the people who lived and died brutal lives, you were not interested in reading about what the Bible tells us about how to live well, you wanted to soak your mind in violence and then blame God for being unjust. When you are ready to think about what is good for you, then you may be ready for the Bible.
Marriage started as monogamous. Adam only had one wife. So did Moses, Abraham (he made a mistake with Hagar), Joseph, and many others.





God never endoresed polygamy, find me one scripture in which He does. Just because some one such as Isaac had more than one wife does NOT mean that is what God wanted. In fact, with EVERY instance of polygamy in the Bible, there is always an association with family (David, Isaac, Solomon) and faith (Solomon) problems problems.
The first marriage occurred in paradise [Genesis 2:18-25;


Christ confirmed marriage [Matthew 19:5-6]
Historically, there were many in the bible who had many wives, yes. This does not mean God condoned the practice.





Our guide is Adam and Eve. One man, and one woman. Sort of clear.
Modern day Christians would rather emulate the fallen Adam and Eve, than the Kings who did no wrong and followed Gods every word and had 10 wives.
Did it say something like that in the new testament.


If so totally disregard that part. That's what people tell me.


Geez, religion is soo bloody confusing!
Apparently they don't know any better: http://www.notanothergeneration.com/life…
The creation of marriage is recorded in Genesis 2:23-24: ';The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called “woman,” for she was taken out of man.’ For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.'; God created man and then made woman to complement him. Marriage is God’s “fix” for the fact that “it is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18).





The word “helper” used to describe Eve in Genesis 2:20 means “to surround, to protect or aid, help.” Eve was created to be alongside Adam as his ';other half,'; to be his aid and his helper. A man and woman, when married, become ';one flesh.'; This oneness is manifested most fully in the physical union of sexual intimacy. The New Testament adds a warning regarding this oneness. ';So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate'; (Matthew 19:6).





There are several epistles written by the apostle Paul that refer to marriage and how believers are to operate within the marriage relationship. One such passage is 1 Corinthians chapter 7, and another is Ephesians 5:22-33. When studied together, these two passages provide biblical principles that form a framework for a God-pleasing marriage relationship.





The Ephesians passage is especially profound in reference to a successful biblical marriage. ';Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior'; (Ephesians 5:22-23). ';Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her'; (Ephesians 5:25). ';In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church” (Ephesians 5:28-29). “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh” (Ephesians 5:31).





When a believing husband and wife institute God’s principles, a biblical marriage results. A biblically-based marriage is one that is in balance, with Christ as the head of the man and the wife together. The biblical concept of marriage is a oneness between two individuals that pictures the oneness of Christ with His church.