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dc.contributor.authorMwape, Hubert Lombanya
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-03T07:16:50Z
dc.date.available2022-03-03T07:16:50Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://irepository.aua.ac.ke:8080/handle/123456789/248
dc.descriptionFull Text Projecten_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the most crucial problems the church faces in Rwashi District is how to deal with polygamous men. Currently there are different views among Seventh-day Adventist Church members in Rwashi District, regarding the admission of polygamous converts as regular church members. Some church members claim that polygamous men are not wrong at all, therefore they should be admitted in the church without any conditions; while others contend that they should not be accepted. The assertion of the first group is that there are many God’s people in the Old Testament who were polygamous while serving God. They refer to people such as Abraham, David, Solomon, Jacob etc. The second group disapproves that opinion, because according to them the ideal marriage as intended by God is monogamy. For this group polygamous should not be accepted as regular church members because the Bible does not approve such marriage practice. So each group stands for its opinion firmly.Most church members contend that this issue should find a solution, because in the past early missionaries accepted a husband as a church member with all his wives. With this background in mind, the researcher made a study among Seventh-day Adventist church members in the Rwashi District, located in South-Katanga Field in the Democratic Republic Congo. Findings revealed that only few members support the opinion of admitting polygamous as regular members in the church. On the opposite, the majority of members are not of that opinion. Those who are favorable to polygamy might be ignoring the truth regarding the biblical view on monogamy, and not being aware of polygamy’s consequences. The study showed that even though some of God’s servants had practiced polygamy, in reality it was not so in God’s initial plan. Polygamy is a result of sin. It was introduced in human race by the descendants of Cain. This project has suggested a program which could be implemented to teach church members in Rwashi District, so that they can have more information regarding the advantages of monogamy and the disadvantage of polygamy. An evaluation of the program was done for a period of one month, starting with the time of teaching for those polygamous who wish to adhere to initial marriage system and be accepted as church members. The program proved to be effective, and thus it is recommended to churches facing the similar problem.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAUA School of Postgraduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisherAdventist University of Africa, School of Postgraduate Studiesen_US
dc.subjectSeventh-Day Adventist menen_US
dc.subjectPolygamyen_US
dc.subjectDemocratic Republic Congo -- Rwashi Districten_US
dc.titleInvestigating Seventh-day Adventist Church Members' opinion on Polygamous Men's Admisson in the Church, a case of Rwashi Districten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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