A Christian man can have only one wife because Christianity teaches monogamy as God’s original and permanent design for marriage from creation.
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1). In Genesis 2:24, God creates one man (Adam) and one woman (Eve) to become “one flesh,” establishing the foundational pattern for all human marriage
2). In Matthew 19:4–6, Jesus reaffirms the Genesis 2:24 creation standard of marriage, noting that a husband and wife are joined together by God as a pair, not as a multiple group
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3). The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 7:2 that “each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband,” emphasizing a one-to-one commitment
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4). Passages like 1 Timothy 3:2 and Titus 1:6 state that church overseers and deacons must be the “husband of one wife,” reflecting a standard of absolute devotion to a single spouse
5). Ephesians 5:31–32 explains that human marriage is a living picture of the spiritual union between Christ (the bridegroom) and the Church (his single bride).
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