If you are not interested in files dealing with family relations, husband-wife relations, human suffering, racism, ethnocentrism, keeping one's word, swearing and oaths, the plight of the Black family and single mother, the struggle minors have with their sexuality, mixed marriages, polyandry vs. polygyny, angels and demons, pornography, tithing, divorce and remarriage, matchmaker resources, cherishing women, the keys to Loving unity, the importance of truth and prayer, the plight of the Christian concubine, then please read no further AND on the reply email simply put "drop from list" on the subject line. Thanks These cross cultural and culturally neutral files are designed for Judeo- Christian believers in the Bible, no matter what their race or nationality, (1) Who want to learn how to unselfishly and compassionately cherish their women; (2) Who have experienced divorce,to any degree, and are looking for Godly and Biblical Judeo-Christian solutions and guidance on how to see God redeem the experience; (3) Who want reassurance that indeed their color, their race, their nationality and/or their appearance -- has no significant negative impact or affect on their relationship with the incarnated, crucified, risen and soon-to-return Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel, who condemns as sin bias, partiality, prejudice and bigottry; (4) Who wish a deeper understanding of God's will for and in their sexuality and any problems they might be having with their sexuality; (5) Who want more insight in joining Jesus and His angels in their warfare against the evil spiritual beings who are causing problems for mankind, including our loved ones; (6) Who want to know what they should do with their money and property; (7) Who want to know what they should do about the solemn promises in their lives; (8) Who want to realize, in their own home and fellowships, the blessed unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace in a fellowship of unselfish and compassionate cherishing of each other; (9) Who were called by Jesus in, or are considering polygynous relationships; and for those (7) Who came to the Lord as concubines and want to understand godly and Christian concubinage. The following files are available as explained below. Please request any by email that seem interesting or of use to you. All constructive and informative comments are welcome. The directions for locating these files on the web is at the end of this file. ****************IF THESE FILES ARE OF NO INTEREST OR VALUE TO YOU,PLEASE READ NO FURTHER, AND IN THE SUBJECT AREA OF YOUR REPLY EMAIL PLEASE PRINT "SEND NO MORE INFORMATION".*************** >>>*New releases available by email: #1"Truth, It's Importance in Spiritual Warfare" >>1. HUSBAND RULE OVER THE WIFE? WHICH CAVE DID YOU CRAWL OUT OF? Servant-leaders don't rule, but gently and peacefully teach, exhort, model, encourage, compassionately rebuke and cherish their wives unselfishly and compassionately. [at http://www.etext.org - under Religious.texts/polyamory as "husbandwiferelations.txt"] >>2. INFORMAL MARRIAGE and COMMON LAW MARRIAGE. WHAT MAKES A Mariage/WEDDING? [as "commonlaw.informal.marriage"] >>3.INTERRACIAL,INTERETHNIC MARRIAGES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN JESUS. Race and ethnicity have no place signicantly influencing human interpersonal relationships, in the Church, in society, in marriage. [ as "interracial=ethnic marriage"] >>4. JESUS, IS HE GOD, JEHOVAH, THE SON OF GOD, THE SON OF MAN, THE ONLY WAY TO GOD? Jesus and the Trinity.[Available only by emial] >>5. OATHS, FORMAL SWEARINGS, SOLEMN PROMISES, COVENANTS AND JESUSMat. 5:33-37 (swear not all) and James 4:13-17 with James 5:12 (do not swear), what do these passages mean. [as "keepingOne'sWord.txt"] >>6. THE POWER FOR GOOD OF FEMININE BEAUTY AND MALE HANDSOMENESS. We are stewards of these socially significant gifts. See also Man's Need of Woman. [as "feml.power.poly"] >>7. RACISIM, ETHNOCENTRISM, NATIONALISM VS JESUS Jesus vs racism, prejudice, bias, discrimination, favoritism, bigotry . [as "racism.nationalism"] >>8. UNDERAGE BURNING--THE FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT WHO ARE NOT SUCCESSFULLY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES SEXUALLY What do I do if I am underage, too young to marry and a financially dependent youth and I keep on blowing it sexually, letting Jesus and myself down by not consistently controlling myself sexually? [Available only by email] >>9. UNEQUAL YOKE??? Do i look like a farmer?? So why shouldn't I marry this unbelieving/unsaved person, or this person who claims to be saved but has a sin problem???? [Available by email or by ftp as an appendix of a large file} >>10. Why the Christian Woman Has Only One Husband? If men practice polygyny, why shouldn't women practice polyandry? What does the Bible say? [as "polyandry"] >>11. WHEN DO I HAVE TO MARRY, IN JESUS, AND WITH WHOM? An in depth look at 1 Corinthians 7:9,36; 1 Timothy 5:14ff; and 1 Thessalonians 4:1-10, and the command to marry when burning. [as "WhenToMarry",] >>12. ANGELS,DEMONS, SPIRITS AND YOU TODAY. [as "YouAndAngels"] >>13. Biblical Morality, Pornography, Sex etc. 118k A cross cultural point of view on Biblical morality by a Christian anthropogist. [ as "BiblicalPolyM orality", latest edition available only by email] >>14. The Black Family Crisis, and the Plight of the Black Female. 40 % of Black women NEVER MARRY. Of the 60 % that do, 30% end in divorce and usually don't remarry successfully. The number of marriageable Black women greatly exceeds the number of marriageable Black men. Does the Bible deal with this? [as "PlightOfBlkFem_Fam" (newer), or as "BlackFamPoly" (older),] >>15. The Tithe and the Christian. Should we, and why? An indepth Bible study. [Available by email only] >>16. A Manual of Marital Intimacy for My Daughters. Want to help me ? [Available by email only] >>17. Why Do God's Children Suffer? Does it pay to be "good"? Why do the "good" suffer so much, so often? [ as "LetterToFriend" ] >>18. Divorce/Abandonment: How Can a Follower of Christ Survive It? You love Jesus, but you find yourself divorced or abandonned and you want to be married happily in the Lord, what can you do? [ as "HowSurviveDivorce" (newer); or "poly.and.divorce" (older)] >>19. Keeping one's word. Vows, promises, covenants, oaths etc. even when it hurts and costs dearly. [ as "KeepingOne'sWord".] >>20. Matchmaker Resources for those seeking marriage. >>21. Cherish Your Women, Part 1 Gleanings from Genesis on how to compassionately cherish your women with a self-evaluation check off list. >>22. Should prisoners be denied wholesome godly marital sex? ["prisoner.abuse] >>23. What are the "keys" to living together in Loving unity? Gleanings from Amy Carmichael and the Bible on what it takes for a family or fellowship to realize this miracle. ["keys2lovingunity" for Christian polygynists, "keys4LovingUnity for Christian monogynists] >>24.Prayers of Spiritual warfare for those who want to join the fight for the souls of their loved ones. These are the prayers of the Bible, inspired prayers of God's servants, adapted to the needs and spiritual warfare you encounter as a servant of Christ in your service to your loved ones and to Christ today. [Prayers4LovedOnes] >>25. Why am I? Why this world that I see all about me? A view of the Grand Scheme of God's creation of humans in a world that had become without form and an empty void occupied by Satan and his demons. The story of redemption. [Why_Me_&_This_World.txt] >>26.DIVORCE, REMARRIAGE, CONCUBINES, JESUS AND GENUINE BELIEVERS ["DivorceRemarriageConcubines"] >>27. POLYGYNOUS CHRISTIANS AND CHRITIAN CONCUBINES ["PolygamyConcubines" (newer), or as "polygyny.concubines" (older)] >>28. Why Would the Christian Woman Share Her Husband? ["why.wife.share.husband" (newer), or as "poly.western.woman" (older)] >>29. What are the Christian leaders' objections to polygyny? Please see some of the main pro's and the con's in this file ["objections2poly"] >>30. No Wedding Vows! A file offering scriptural reasons for using covenants rather than vows in one's wedding. ["noweddingvows"] >>31. Is polygyny a Christian option? A discussion of polygyny in the New Testament and in the Protestant reformation. ["christianpolytoday"] >>32. Mini.poly: A condensed look at polygyny in the scriputes, especially the Old Testament. >>33. MY LOVE IS A GARDEN OF DELIGHTS! aka SongOfSolomonPt1.txt, a 301k commentary on the Song of Solomon, interracial marriage (his black-as-a-raven wife), and Christian polygyny and concubines. >>34. Quotes on Polygyny by St. Augustine and Biblical Scholars ["ChristianPoly". ] >>35. Legal Christian Polygamy. How do Christians who are called to Christ in polygyny, or are called to polygyny in Christ, walk in a world that condemns polygyny? >>36. Man's Need of Woman. What every man with high testosterone blood levels wishes his wife understood. The wife's help meet ministry to her husband, or OH GOD! I NEED HER SOOOOO MUCH! If you want any of these files, Etext Archives : URL: http://www.etext.org Location : /pub/Religious.texts/polyamory >>>>>>>>>>>>>>or ftp: "gopher.etext.org" Name: "ftp" Password: your email address Location: /pub/Religious.texts/polyamory If you have any problems with the URL or the ftp, contact ftp@etext.org or Rita@etext.org. or L. Tyler, P.O.Box 620763, San Diego, CA 92162-0763 or L. Tyler P.O. Box 734, El Centro,CA 92244 OTHER RESOURCES Use WebCrawler etc. to find "Christian Polygamy" on the Webb. http://home.sn.no/~cwarren http://www.netcom.com/%7Epolyg/index.html http://www.netcom.com/~polyg/index.html http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Hezekiah/Biblpoly.ht m http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Hezekiah/polygamy.ht ml http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Hezekiah/Poly- pos.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Hezekiah/Polylink.ht m You may find John/Ian Seminary webpage at http://pages.prodigy.com/polyg/seminary.htm http://pages.prodigy.com/polyg/index.htm http://bfree.org http://pages.prodigy.com/polyg/index.htm >>>>>>>>>>>email: cwarren@sn.no (Christopher C. Warren) ht@bfree.org and bfree@bfree.org ( S. John Butt) polyg@ix.netcom.com (John Ben David, M.Div.) 101733.613@compuserve.com or Hezekiah@compuserve.com (Sam Chapman)