Polygamy and the Adultery Connection: What Did Jesus Really Mean When He Taught About Adultery and Divorce? (Jesus or Erasmus? Two Doctrines)
One of the chief cornerstones that a solid Biblical response supporting a repeal of polygamous behaviour for New Covenant believers is built on has been muddied by a wide-spread and little known "adjustment" made in the Greek manuscripts used to translate our English Bibles. Dr. Leslie McFall makes the case in the lengthy article linked below that the owner of that manuscript, a humanist named Erasmus, wanted to promote a doctrine he felt was "less harsh" than that of blood covenant one-flesh marriage being dissolvable only by death which necessitates the radical practice of extreme forgiveness towards those who have wronged us and a lifestyle of faithfulness and enduring prayer to change and restore even the behaviour of estranged spouses. McFall (2014) makes a compelling case that the position of Christ clearly teaches that only God can separate a one-flesh union. As far as human choice or effort are concerned the two are joined as one until death, period...