Marriage laws taught in the scriptures which Joseph Smith
transgressed:
- No
concubines: Jacob 2:27
Smith had “concubines?” That’s news
to me.
Smith practiced polygamy.
Jacob 2:27 Wherefore, my brethren,
hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among
you have save it be one wife; and concubines he shall have none;
28 For I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women. And whoredoms are an
abomination before me; thus saith the Lord of Hosts.
29 Wherefore, this people shall keep my commandments, saith the Lord of Hosts,
or cursed be the land for their sakes.
30 For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will
command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.
- No
marrying sisters: Leviticus 18:18
Leviticus does not apply to
Christians:
Romans 10:4 says, “Christ is the
end of the law.” Colossians 2:13-14 says that God "forgave us all our
sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against
us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”
- No
polyandry: Romans 7:3
From Mormonr
Did Joseph have sex with his plural
wives who had legal husbands?
Possibly, though it seems unlikely
that sexual polyandry would have gone undetected or uncontested by the legal
husband, especially ones who were disaffected, excommunicated, or never
Latter-day Saints.[179] There is some historical evidence that may support this
arrangement for two of Joseph's polyandrous marriages;[180] however, historians
disagree on this subject.[181][182]
https://mormonr.org/qnas/VvSJBb/joseph_smith_and_polygamy
- No
marrying mother/daughter: Leviticus 20:14
Leviticus does not apply to
Christians:
Romans 10:4 says, “Christ is the
end of the law.” Colossians 2:13-14 says that God "forgave us all our
sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against
us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”
- No
marrying virgins without your wife’s consent: D&Cov 132:61
Smith does not violate D+C 132:63
Or Doctrine and Covenants 132:39
David’s wives and concubines were
given unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the
prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things did he sin
against me save in the case of Uriah and his wife;
- No
cross dressing sex/marriage: Deut. 22:5
Did Smith Cross dress?
Deuteronomy does not apply to
Christians:
Romans 10:4 says, “Christ is the
end of the law.” Colossians 2:13-14 says that God "forgave us all our
sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against
us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”
- No
adultery, Lev 20:10
Leviticus does not apply to Christians:
Romans 10:4 says, “Christ is the end of the
law.” Colossians 2:13-14 says that God "forgave us all our sins, having
canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and
condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”
- No
trying to divorce your wife, Matthew 19:9,
LDS polygamy allowed rules for
divorce. Unlike Biblical polygamy that did not allow for divorce.
It allowed for consent to marry to
the women and allowed for divorce for the women.
- No
commiting adultery (while husband traveling), Proverbs 7:18-19,
From Mormonr
Did Joseph have sex with his plural wives
who had legal husbands?
Possibly, though it seems unlikely that
sexual polyandry would have gone undetected or uncontested by the legal
husband, especially ones who were disaffected, excommunicated, or never
Latter-day Saints.[179] There is some historical evidence that may support this
arrangement for two of Joseph's polyandrous marriages;[180] however, historians
disagree on this subject.[181][182]
https://mormonr.org/qnas/VvSJBb/joseph_smith_and_polygamy
- No
forgiveness for second strike adultery, D&Cov 42:26
D+C 42:25-26
25 But he that has
committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth
it no more, thou shalt forgive;
26 But if he doeth
it again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out.
Smith practiced polygamy.
- No
fornication with the maid, 1 Corinthians 7:2,
Smith practiced polygamy.
- No
acquiring many wives after becoming king, Deut 17:15-17
This advice would have been handy
for Biblical leaders.
Deuteronomy does not apply to
Christians:
Romans 10:4 says, “Christ is the
end of the law.” Colossians 2:13-14 says that God "forgave us all our
sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against
us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”
