<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Just want to know why we can only have one wife, did not the bible say go yee and populate
<|assistant|>
The Bible does instruct believers to go and populate (e.g. Genesis 1:28). Nevertheless, the instruction only applies to one man and one wife and is not meant to condone more than one marriage. There is an additional concept behind the one-man, one-wife rule: the marriage covenant itself is seen as an illustration of the greater covenant between God and his people (Genesis 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 11:8). Just as Christ has one Bride, the Church, so marriage, and particularly one man and one wife, is to reflect the mystery of Christ and his relationship to the church. Therefore, while the bible does encourage population growth, this should only be through the union of one man and one woman.