THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE

SYLLABUS
260 Ethics and Moa! "#$stions
INSTRUCTOR% &ANIEL MANN' S(in) II* Th#s 6 +M
REQUIREMENTS:
1. READ BOOK: Evangelical Ethics, John J. Davis and summari! "hr!! #ha$"!rs o% &our
#hoi#!. Summari! "h! ar'um!n"s a'ains" "h! (hris"ian $osi"ion and "h! (hris"ian ar'um!n"s
"ha" addr!ss "h!s! #ha))!n'!s. *ou #an )is", #har" or ou")in!. +and ,ri""!n is OK. Ma-! i"
#on#is! and #om$r!h!nsiv!. *ou shou)d hav! a" )!as" "h! !/uiva)!n" o% a "&$!d $a'! %or
!a#h #ha$"!r. Du! )as" #)ass. 060 points)
1. No E2AM
3. E4"ra r!adin' o% ar"i#)!s ,i)) 5! r!/uir!d %or in%orm!d #)ass dis#ussion 020 points6.
7. On! visi" "o 8ashin'"on S/uar! 9ar- 0Tim!s TBA6 or B)o' 9ar"i#i$a"ion or summari! an
!4"ra #ha$"!r 020 points6
0A""!ndan#! a%%!#"s "h! s"ud!n":s 'rad!. S"ud!n"s ,i"h s"a"us o% ;%or #r!di"; ,ho miss mor! "han
"hr!! hours o% #)ass "im! #anno" r!#!iv! a $assin' 'rad! un)!ss s$!#ia) arran'!m!n"s hav! 5!!n
mad! ,i"h "h! ins"ru#"or. In su#h a #as!, ma-!u$ ,or- ,i)) 5! assi'n!d. Tardin!ss ,i)) a)so
a%%!#" "h! 'rad!. I% &ou %ai) "o '!" &our ,or- in 5& "h! %ina) #)ass and &ou hav!n<" mad! $rior
arran'!m!n"s ,i"h m!, I<)) 5! %or#!d "o su5mi" an =>.?6
Please, i% &ou hav! an& %!!d5a#-, $ro5)!ms or /u!s"ions, &ou ma& #a)) m! a":
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danani"amannE'mai).#om
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>a#!5oo- 9a'!: =A$o)o'!"i#s %or Toda&?
1DC Jora)!mon S". F1CA, Broo-)&n, N* 111C1
I ho$! "his #ours! ,i)) 5! a 5)!ssin' "o &ou a)).
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Doing Ethics: Whats Required
2 Tim. 2:14-16 G8arn "h!m 5!%or! Hod a'ains" /uarr!)in' a5ou" ,ordsI i" is o% no va)u!, and
on)& ruins "hos! ,ho )is"!n.
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Do &our 5!s" "o $r!s!n" &ours!)% "o Hod as on! a$$rov!d, a
,or-man ,ho do!s no" n!!d "o 5! asham!d and ,ho #orr!#")& hand)!s "h! ,ord o% "ru"h.
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Avoid
'od)!ss #ha""!r, 5!#aus! "hos! ,ho indu)'! in i" ,i)) 5!#om! mor! and mor! un'od)&.
Philip. 1:9-10 And "his is m& $ra&!r: "ha" &our )ov! ma& a5ound mor! and mor! in -no,)!d'!
and d!$"h o% insi'h",
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so "ha" &ou ma& 5! a5)! "o dis#!rn ,ha" is 5!s" and ma& 5! $ur! and
5)am!)!ss un"i) "h! da& o% (hris",
John @:11B17: J!sus said "o "h!m, =I did on! mira#)!, and &ou ar! a)) ama!d. 11 *!", 5!#aus!
Mos!s 'av! &ou #ir#um#ision 0"hou'h a#"ua))& i" did no" #om! %rom Mos!s, 5u" %rom "h!
$a"riar#hs6, &ou #ir#um#is! a 5o& on "h! Sa55a"h. 13 No, i% a 5o& #an 5! #ir#um#is!d on "h!
Sa55a"h so "ha" "h! )a, o% Mos!s ma& no" 5! 5ro-!n, ,h& ar! &ou an'r& ,i"h m! %or h!a)in' a
man<s ,ho)! 5od& on "h! Sa55a"hK 17 S"o$ Lud'in' 5& m!r! a$$!aran#!s, 5u" ins"!ad Lud'!
#orr!#")&.?
IT<S T+E 8ORD T+AT 9ROMIDES US 8IT+ T+E BNUE9RINT: 2 Tim. 3:16-17 A))
S#ri$"ur! is HodB5r!a"h!d and is us!%u) %or "!a#hin', r!5u-in', #orr!#"in' and "rainin' in
ri'h"!ousn!ss,
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so "ha" "h! man o% Hod ma& 5! "horou'h)& !/ui$$!d %or !v!r& 'ood ,or-.
USINH T+E 8ORD REQUIRES:
9RA(TI(E: +!5r!,s D:11B17 >or "hou'h 5& "his "im! &ou ou'h" "o 5! "!a#h!rs, &ou n!!d
someone "o "!a#h &ou a'ain "h! %irs" $rin#i$)!s o% "h! ora#)!s o% HodI and &ou hav! #om! "o
n!!d mi)- and no" so)id %ood.
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>or !v!r&on! ,ho $ar"a-!s only o% mi)- is uns-i))!d in "h!
,ord o% ri'h"!ousn!ss, %or h! is a 5a5!.
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Bu" so)id %ood 5!)on's "o "hos! ,ho ar! o% %u))
a'!, that is, "hos! ,ho 5& r!ason o% us! hav! "h!ir s!ns!s !4!r#is!d "o dis#!rn 5o"h 'ood
and !vi).
Romans 12:2 Do no" #on%orm an& )on'!r "o "h! $a""!rn o% "his ,or)d, 5u" 5! "rans%orm!d
5& "h! r!n!,in' o% &our mind. Th!n &ou ,i)) 5! a5)! "o "!s" and a$$rov! ,ha" Hod:s ,i))
isBBhis 'ood, $)!asin' and $!r%!#" ,i)).
Lying?(White Lies?)
Ephes. 4:15 Ins"!ad, s$!a-in' "h! "ru"h in )ov!, ,! ,i)) in a)) "hin's 'ro, u$ in"o him ,ho
is "h! +!ad, "ha" is, (hris".
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Ephes. 4:24-25 and "o $u" on "h! n!, s!)%, #r!a"!d "o 5! )i-! Hod in "ru! ri'h"!ousn!ss and
ho)in!ss.
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Th!r!%or! !a#h o% &ou mus" $u" o%% %a)s!hood and s$!a- "ru"h%u))& "o his
n!i'h5or, %or ,! ar! a)) m!m5!rs o% on! 5od&.
Ephes. 4:29 Do no" )!" an& un,ho)!som! "a)- 0=#orru$" #ommuni#a"ion? NKJM6 #om! ou"
o% &our mou"hs, 5u" on)& ,ha" is h!)$%u) %or 5ui)din' o"h!rs u$ a##ordin' "o "h!ir n!!ds, "ha"
i" ma& 5!n!%i" "hos! ,ho )is"!n. 08hi"! )i!sK6
o Ha)a"ians D:O ;A )i"")! &!as" ,or-s "hrou'h "h! ,ho)! 5a"#h o% dou'h.; 0Ta/i&&a6
Job 42:7- +! said "o E)i$ha "h! T!mani"!, ;I am an'r& ,i"h &ou and &our ",o %ri!nds,
5!#aus! &ou hav! no" s$o-!n o% m! ,ha" is ri'h", as m& s!rvan" Jo5 has.
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So no, "a-!
s!v!n 5u))s and s!v!n rams and 'o "o m& s!rvan" Jo5 and sa#ri%i#! a 5urn" o%%!rin' %or
&ours!)v!sG*ou hav! no" s$o-!n o% m! ,ha" is ri'h", as m& s!rvan" Jo5 has.; 0Ananias,
San"a K)ausI Mid,iv!sI Raha5I 8h!n "h! "ru"h #)!ar)& s!rv!s !vi)K6
Giving?
D!s#ri$"ion vs. 9r!s#ri$"ion: A#"s 1:77B7D A)) "h! 5!)i!v!rs ,!r! "o'!"h!r and had
!v!r&"hin' in #ommon. P7DQ S!))in' "h!ir $oss!ssions and 'oods, "h!& 'av! "o an&on! as h!
had n!!d.
Ma""h!, D:71 Hiv! "o "h! on! ,ho as-s &ou, and do no" "urn a,a& %rom "h! on! ,ho ,an"s
"o 5orro, %rom &ou.
T+ERE ARE 9RIORITIES: 1 Tim. D:A I% an&on! do!s no" $rovid! %or his r!)a"iv!s, and
!s$!#ia))& %or his imm!dia"! %ami)&, h! has d!ni!d "h! %ai"h and is ,ors! "han an un5!)i!v!r.
1 Tim. D:1J I% an& ,oman ,ho is a 5!)i!v!r has ,ido,s in h!r %ami)&, sh! shou)d h!)$
"h!m and no" )!" "h! #hur#h 5! 5urd!n!d ,i"h "h!m, so "ha" "h! #hur#h #an h!)$ "hos! ,ido,s
,ho ar! r!a))& in n!!d.
1 Th!s. 3:1C >or !v!n ,h!n ,! ,!r! ,i"h &ou, ,! 'av! &ou "his ru)!: ;I% a man ,i)) no"
,or-, h! sha)) no" !a".;
1 John 3:1@ I% an&on! has ma"!ria) $oss!ssions and s!!s his 5ro"h!r in n!!d 0hoard!rs6 5u"
has no $i"& on him, ho, #an "h! )ov! o% Hod 5! in himK

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Evidences and Focus for Doing Ethics
Evidences &
Reasons
Focus
9!rsona) 0Rom.
17:136
(hris"ians 0(hur#h6
(ha$"!r B M!rs!
NonB(hris"ians
So#i!"& 0Na,s6
S#ri$"ur!
0(ommon Na,6
Hivin', N&in',
A5or"ion
>or'ivin'
Ha& Marria'!
A5or"ion
(hur#h Dis#i$)in!
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9ra'ma"i#,
Em$iri#a) S"udi!s
0S#i!n#! R
An!#do"!6,
Niva5i)i"&
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O$!n Marria'!K
>irs" Am!ndm!n"K
Forgiveness
1. !"#e 17:3 So ,a"#h &ours!)v!s. I% &our 5ro"h!r sins, r!5u-! him, and i% h! r!$!n"s, %or'iv!
him.
1. $a%# 11:25 And ,h!n &ou s"and $ra&in', i% &ou ho)d an&"hin' a'ains" an&on!, %or'iv! him,
so "ha" &our >a"h!r in h!av!n ma& %or'iv! &ou &our sins.;
3. Romans 13:3-4 >or ru)!rs ho)d no "!rror %or "hos! ,ho do ri'h", 5u" %or "hos! ,ho do ,ron'.
Do &ou ,an" "o 5! %r!! %rom %!ar o% "h! on! in au"hori"&K Th!n do ,ha" is ri'h" and h! ,i))
#omm!nd &ou.
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>or h! is Hod:s s!rvan" "o do &ou 'ood. Bu" i% &ou do ,ron', 5! a%raid, %or h!
do!s no" 5!ar "h! s,ord %or no"hin'. +! is Hod:s s!rvan", an a'!n" o% ,ra"h "o 5rin'
$unishm!n" on "h! ,ron'do!r.
Three Areas of Forgiveness
9riva"!BIn"!r$!rsona) E4"!rna)BR!s"ora"iv! (our"B(ivi)
(ondi"ion Non!
0M!rs! F16
R!$!n"an#!
0F16
Do!sn<" A$$)&.
Jus"i#! MUST 5!
Don!. 0F36
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Forgiveness of the Cross
(ondi"ion Non! R!$!n"an#! =
Abortion
&en. 9:6 =8ho!v!r sh!ds human 5)ood, 5& humans sha)) "h!ir 5)ood 5! sh!dI %or in "h! ima'! o%
Hod has Hod mad! man-ind.
'"mbe%s 35:33 ; :Do no" $o))u"! "h! )and ,h!r! &ou ar!. B)oodsh!d $o))u"!s "h! )and, and
a"on!m!n" #anno" 5! mad! %or "h! )and on ,hi#h 5)ood has 5!!n sh!d, !4#!$" 5& "h! 5)ood o% "h!
on! ,ho sh!d i". 0H!n. 1:1JB1@6
E(o)"s 21:22-23 ;I% m!n ,ho ar! %i'h"in' hi" a $r!'nan" ,oman and sh! 'iv!s 5ir"h
$r!ma"ur!)& 5u" "h!r! is no s!rious inLur& P"o "h! %!"usKQ, "h! o%%!nd!r mus" 5! %in!d ,ha"!v!r "h!
,oman:s hus5and d!mands and "h! #our" a))o,s.
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Bu" i% "h!r! is s!rious inLur& P"o "h! %!"usKQ,
&ou ar! "o "a-! )i%! %or )i%!,
HOD +AS 9RO>OUND INTEREST IN T+E >ETUS:
Psalm 139:13-14 >or &ou #r!a"!d m& inmos" 5!in'I &ou -ni" m! "o'!"h!r in m& mo"h!r:s
,om5.
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I $rais! &ou 5!#aus! I am %!ar%u))& and ,ond!r%u))& mad!I &our ,or-s ar!
,ond!r%u), I -no, "ha" %u)) ,!)).
Je%emiah 1:5 ;B!%or! I %orm!d &ou in "h! ,om5 I -n!, &ou, 5!%or! &ou ,!r! 5orn I s!" &ou
a$ar"I I a$$oin"!d &ou as a $ro$h!" "o "h! na"ions.;
!"#e 1:44 As soon as "h! sound o% &our 'r!!"in' r!a#h!d m& !ars, "h! 5a5& in m& ,om5
)!a$!d %or Lo&.
Job 31:15 Did no" h! ,ho mad! m! in "h! ,om5 ma-! "h!mK Did no" "h! sam! on! %orm us
5o"h ,i"hin our mo"h!rsK
*+,RT-,' .,'/E$'E/ +0 T1E E*R!0 .12R.1:
=Nov! &our n!i'h5or as &ours!)%G*ou sha)) no" murd!r a #hi)d 5& a5or"ion nor sha)) &ou
-i)) a n!,5orn.? 0Dida#h!6
=*ou sha)) )ov! &our n!i'h5or mor! "han &our o,n )i%!. *ou sha)) no" murd!r a #hi)d 5&
a5or"ion nor sha)) &ou -i)) a n!,5orn.? 0Barna5us6
PIn a vision o% +!))Q =I sa,G,om!nG,ho $rodu#!d #hi)dr!n ou" o% ,!d)o#- and ,ho
$ro#ur!d a5or"ions.? 0A$o#a)&$s! o% 9!"!r6
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Euthanasia (Good Death!
Humanist concern for quality of life and respect for personal autonomy lead to the view that in
many circumstances voluntary euthanasia is the morally right course. People should have the
right to choose a painless and dignified end, either at the time or beforehand, perhaps in a
living will. !o postpone the inevitable with no intervening benefit is not a moral act.
"ndividuals should be allowed to decide on such personal matters for themselves. #o humanists
generally support voluntary euthanasia$
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1. 5ol"nta%6 0=assis"!d sui#id!?6: Su5L!#" ma-!s "h! #hoi#!.
1. -n7ol"nta%6: O"h!rs ma-! "h! #hoi#!
3. *8ti7e 0Dir!#"6: N!"ha) InL!#"ionG
7. Passi7e: R!mova) o% )i%!Bsu$$or"s.
D. -n)i%e8t: D!a"h is a 5&$rodu#" o% a $osi"iv! in"!rv!n"ionS$ain m!ds $rovidin' r!)i!% 5u"
"!rmina"in' )i%! $r!ma"ur!)&.
5ol"nta%6 93%ee)om o: .hoi8e;) -n7ol"nta%6 9'o 8onsent :%om patient)
*8ti7e
9AS: %ethal "n&ection ' 0Unassis"!dK6 9AS: (efective )ewborn, *omatose+
Passi7e
R!%usa) o% Tr!a"m!n" ,*hemo+- 8i"hho)din' Tr!a"m!n": #urgery, .eeding
!ube, /edical Pro0y+
-n)i%e8t
D!a"hSR!su)"in' %rom som!"hin' mor!
im$or"an": 1arfare, 2ohn 34536, #amson,
7rgan (onation Pain89iller that *urtails %ife
<"alit6 7s. 4an8tit6 o: 1"man !i:e
"i#$ica$ Case Against Euthanasia
DEAT+ IS TRAHI( 0I"<s no" Lus" ano"h!r sid! o% )i%!.6:
&enesis 2:17 5u" &ou mus" no" !a" %rom "h! "r!! o% "h! -no,)!d'! o% 'ood and !vi), %or
,h!n &ou !a" o% i" &ou ,i)) sur!)& di!.;
John 11:35 J!sus ,!$".
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1 .o%. 15:54 8h!n "h! $!risha5)! has 5!!n #)o"h!d ,i"h "h! im$!risha5)!, and "h! mor"a)
,i"h immor"a)i"&, "h!n "h! sa&in' "ha" is ,ri""!n ,i)) #om! "ru!: ;D!a"h has 5!!n s,a))o,!d
u$ in vi#"or&.;
+UMAN NI>E +AS HREAT MANUE 0=San#"i"& o% Ni%!?6
&enesis 1:26-27 Th!n Hod said, ;N!" us ma-! man in our ima'!, in our )i-!n!ss, and )!"
"h!m ru)! ov!r "h! %ish o% "h! s!a and "h! 5irds o% "h! air, ov!r "h! )iv!s"o#-, ov!r a)) "h!
!ar"h, and ov!r a)) "h! #r!a"ur!s "ha" mov! a)on' "h! 'round.;
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So Hod #r!a"!d man in his
o,n ima'!, in "h! ima'! o% Hod h! #r!a"!d himI ma)! and %!ma)! h! #r!a"!d "h!m.
&enesis 9:6 ;8ho!v!r sh!ds "h! 5)ood o% man, 5& man sha)) his 5)ood 5! sh!dI %or in "h!
ima'! o% Hod has Hod mad! man.
(ONSEQUENTN*, 8E DON<T +AME T+E RIH+T TO TAKE IT:
E(o)"s 20:13 *ou sha)) no" murd!r.
Job 14:5 Man:s da&s ar! d!"!rmin!dI &ou hav! d!#r!!d "h! num5!r o% his mon"hs and hav!
s!" )imi"s h! #anno" !4#!!d.
Against %o$untar& Euthanasia
(OMMUNIT* AS9E(TS 0>r!! ,i)) #hoi#! mus" 5! 5a)an#!d 5& #ommuna) #onsid!ra"ions6:
1 .o%. 6:19-20 Do &ou no" -no, "ha" &our 5od& is a "!m$)! o% "h! +o)& S$iri", ,ho is in
&ou, ,hom &ou hav! r!#!iv!d %rom HodK *ou ar! no" &our o,nI
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&ou ,!r! 5ou'h" a" a
$ri#!. Th!r!%or! honor Hod ,i"h &our 5od&.
1 .o%. 7:4-5 Th! ,i%!:s 5od& do!s no" 5!)on' "o h!r a)on! 5u" a)so "o h!r hus5and. In "h!
sam! ,a&, "h! hus5and:s 5od& do!s no" 5!)on' "o him a)on! 5u" a)so "o his ,i%!.
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Do no"
d!$riv! !a#h o"h!r !4#!$" 5& mu"ua) #ons!n" and %or a "im!, so "ha" &ou ma& d!vo"!
&ours!)v!s "o $ra&!r. Th!n #om! "o'!"h!r a'ain so "ha" Sa"an ,i)) no" "!m$" &ou 5!#aus! o%
&our )a#- o% s!)%B#on"ro).
1 .o%. 12:12 Th! 5od& is a uni", "hou'h i" is mad! u$ o% man& $ar"sI and "hou'h a)) i"s
$ar"s ar! man&, "h!& %orm on! 5od&.
*ET SUI(IDE IS ANNO8ABNE TO A(+IEME A HREATER HOOD 0(ross6:
o John 15:13 Hr!a"!r )ov! has no on! "han "his, "ha" h! )a& do,n his )i%! %or his %ri!nds.
o J")=es 16:29-31 Th!n Samson r!a#h!d "o,ard "h! ",o #!n"ra) $i))ars on ,hi#h "h!
"!m$)! s"ood. Bra#in' hims!)% a'ains" "h!m, his ri'h" hand on "h! on! and his )!%" hand on
"h! o"h!r,
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Samson said, ;N!" m! di! ,i"h "h! 9hi)is"in!s.; Th!n h! $ush!d ,i"h a)) his
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mi'h", and do,n #am! "h! "!m$)! on "h! ru)!rs and a)) "h! $!o$)! in i". Thus h! -i))!d
man& mor! ,h!n h! di!d "han ,hi)! h! )iv!d.
IS IT EMER MONUNTAR*K
1. (ra!d 5& 9ain. On! s"ud& %ound "ha" a%"!r $ain ,as m!di#a))& #on"ro))!d, O@T ,i"hdr!,
"h!ir d!a"hBr!/u!s".
1. Surr!nd!rin' "o %!!)in's o% r!L!#"ion, s!)%B#on"!m$" and an'!r. 9o"!n"ia))&, "h! d&in' $ro#!ss
#an 5!#om! an o##asion "o m!nd o)d ,ounds and "o $s&#ho)o'i#a))& =mov! on? as o$$os!d
"o 5ur&in' "h!m in a #o%%in.
3. N!'is)a"ion in %avor o% !u"hanasia ,ou)d $r!ssur! u$on d!va)u!d individua)s "o $u" an !nd "o
"h!ir )iv!s. Shi%" "o =/ua)i"& o% )i%!? $hi)oso$h& ,ou)d d!'rad! )i%! and in#)in! $!o$)! "o
#hoos! d!a"h. Su#h )!'is)a"ion ,ou)d a)so in%rin'! u$on $a"i!n"B$h&si#ian "rus".
7. Th! m!r#i%u) r!s$ons! ,ou)d 5! "o a%%irm "h! va)u! o% "h!ir )iv!s, no" "o dismiss i".
D. Dia'nos!s o% U"!rmina) i))n!ss< #an 5! mis"a-!n.
IT<S NOT SIM9N* ABOUT MONUNTAR* EUT+ANASIA:
=A s$o-!sman %or Th! Eu"hanasia So#i!"& o% Am!ri#a, ,hi#h $ro$os!d )!'is"a"ion %or
Uvo)un"ar&< !u"hanasia in 1O3O, s"a"!d "ha" "h! so#i!"& Uho$!d !v!n"ua))& "o )!'a)i! "h! $u""in' "o
d!a"h o% nonvo)un"!!rs 5!&ond "h! h!)$ o% m!di#a) s#i!n#!< ,h!n $u5)i# o$inion ,as r!ad& "o
a##!$" i".? 01OO6
=(ri"i#s o% "radi"iona) Jud!oB(hris"ian mora)i"& 5!'in 5& ar'uin' "ha" #!r"ain $ra#"i#!s ar!
$!rmissi5)! and "h!n )a"!r ar'u! "ha" su#h a#"ions ar! mora))& o5)i'a"or& in man& #as!s. On#! i"
is a'r!!d U"ha" som! individua)s hav! a du"& "o #ons!n" "o "h!ir o,n d!a"hs, "h!n i" ,i)) 5! ar'u!d
"ha" "hos! ,ho %ai) "o do "h!ir du"& mus" 5! r!/uir!d 5& )a, "o do i".? 01OO6
Divorce and Re'arriage
$ala8hi 2:14-16 Th! NORD is a#"in' as "h! ,i"n!ss 5!",!!n &ou and "h! ,i%! o% &our &ou"h,
5!#aus! &ou hav! 5ro-!n %ai"h ,i"h h!r, "hou'h sh! is &our $ar"n!r, "h! ,i%! o% &our marria'!
#ov!nan".
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+as no" "h! NORD mad! "h!m on!K In %)!sh and s$iri" "h!& ar! his. And ,h& on!K
B!#aus! h! ,as s!!-in' 'od)& o%%s$rin'. So 'uard &ours!)% in &our s$iri", and do no" 5r!a- %ai"h
,i"h "h! ,i%! o% &our &ou"h.
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;I ha"! divor#!,; sa&s "h! NORD Hod o% Isra!)G
/e"t. 24:1-4 I% a man marri!s a ,oman ,ho 5!#om!s dis$)!asin' "o him 5!#aus! h! %inds
som!"hin' ind!#!n" a5ou" h!r, and h! ,ri"!s h!r a #!r"i%i#a"! o% divor#!, 'iv!s i" "o h!r and s!nds
h!r %rom his hous!,
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and i% a%"!r sh! )!av!s his hous! sh! 5!#om!s "h! ,i%! o% ano"h!r man,
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and
h!r s!#ond hus5and dis)i-!s h!r and ,ri"!s h!r a #!r"i%i#a"! o% divor#!, 'iv!s i" "o h!r and s!nds
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h!r %rom his hous!, or i% h! di!s,
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"h!n h!r %irs" hus5and, ,ho divor#!d h!r, is no" a))o,!d "o
marr& h!r a'ain a%"!r sh! has 5!!n d!%i)!d. Tha" ,ou)d 5! d!"!s"a5)! in "h! !&!s o% "h! NORD.
H71 (7 1E :E*7)*"%E !HE#E !17 !E;*H")<#+ $atthe> 19:3-9 Som! 9haris!!s
#am! "o him "o "!s" him. Th!& as-!d, ;Is i" )a,%u) %or a man "o divor#! his ,i%! %or an& and !v!r&
r!asonK;
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;+av!n:" &ou r!ad,; h! r!$)i!d, ;"ha" a" "h! 5!'innin' "h! (r!a"or :mad! "h!m ma)! and
%!ma)!,:
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and said, :>or "his r!ason a man ,i)) )!av! his %a"h!r and mo"h!r and 5! uni"!d "o his
,i%!, and "h! ",o ,i)) 5!#om! on! %)!sh:K
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So "h!& ar! no )on'!r ",o, 5u" on!. Th!r!%or! ,ha"
Hod has Loin!d "o'!"h!r, )!" man no" s!$ara"!.;
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;8h& "h!n,; "h!& as-!d, ;did Mos!s #ommand "ha" a man 'iv! his ,i%! a #!r"i%i#a"! o% divor#!
and s!nd h!r a,a&K;
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J!sus r!$)i!d, ;Mos!s $!rmi""!d &ou "o divor#! &our ,iv!s 5!#aus! &our h!ar"s ,!r! hard. Bu"
i" ,as no" "his ,a& %rom "h! 5!'innin'.
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I "!)) &ou "ha" an&on! ,ho divor#!s his ,i%!, !4#!$" %or
mari"a) un%ai"h%u)n!ss, and marri!s ano"h!r ,oman #ommi"s adu)"!r&.;
H71 (7 1E =)(E:#!;)( !HE >E:#E# 1HE:E !HE:E "# )7 E?*EP!"7)
*%;=#E+$ !"#e 16:1 An&on! ,ho divor#!s his ,i%! and marri!s ano"h!r ,oman #ommi"s
adu)"!r&, and "h! man ,ho marri!s a divor#!d ,oman #ommi"s adu)"!r&.
ONE OT+ER E2(E9TION: 1 .o%. 7:10-16
BENIEMINH (OU9NE: To "h! marri!d I 'iv! "his #ommand 0no" I, 5u" "h! Nord6: A ,i%!
mus" no" s!$ara"! %rom h!r hus5and.
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Bu" i% P"h!r! is an ov!rBridin' issu! andQ sh! do!s
Ps!$ara"!Q, sh! mus" r!main unmarri!d or !)s! 5! r!#on#i)!d "o h!r hus5and. And a
hus5and mus" no" divor#! his ,i%!.
SE9ARATION:
E(o)"s 21:10-11 I% h! marri!s ano"h!r ,oman, h! mus" no" d!$riv! "h! %irs"
on! o% h!r %ood, #)o"hin' and mari"a) ri'h"s.
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I% h! do!s no" $rovid! h!r ,i"h
"h!s! "hr!! "hin's, sh! is "o 'o %r!!, ,i"hou" an& $a&m!n" o% mon!&.
E(o)"s 21:26-27 ;I% a man hi"s a mans!rvan" or maids!rvan" in "h! !&! and
d!s"ro&s i", h! mus" )!" "h! s!rvan" 'o %r!! "o #om$!nsa"! %or "h! !&!.
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And
i% h! -no#-s ou" "h! "oo"h o% a mans!rvan" or maids!rvan", h! mus" )!" "h!
s!rvan" 'o %r!! "o #om$!nsa"! %or "h! "oo"h. 0A ,i%! shou)d hav! no )!ss
$ro"!#"ion.6
MI2ED (OU9NE:
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To "h! r!s" I sa& "his 0I, no" "h! Nord6: I% an& 5ro"h!r has a ,i%! ,ho
is no" a 5!)i!v!r and sh! is ,i))in' "o )iv! ,i"h him, h! mus" no" divor#! h!r.
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And i% a
,oman has a hus5and ,ho is no" a 5!)i!v!r and h! is ,i))in' "o )iv! ,i"h h!r, sh! mus"
no" divor#! him.
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>or "h! un5!)i!vin' hus5and has 5!!n san#"i%i!d "hrou'h his ,i%!, and
"h! un5!)i!vin' ,i%! has 5!!n san#"i%i!d "hrou'h h!r 5!)i!vin' hus5and. O"h!r,is! &our
#hi)dr!n ,ou)d 5! un#)!an, 5u" as i" is, "h!& ar! ho)&.
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Bu" i% "h! un5!)i!v!r )!av!s, )!" him do so. A 5!)i!vin' man or ,oman is no" 5ound
P5& "h! marria'! #on"ra#"Q in su#h #ir#ums"an#!sI Hod has #a))!d us "o )iv! in $!a#!.
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+o, do &ou -no,, ,i%!, ,h!"h!r &ou ,i)) sav! &our hus5andK Or, ho, do &ou -no,,
hus5and, ,h!"h!r &ou ,i)) sav! &our ,i%!K
o +i'h!r divor#! ra"! %or "h! s!#ond marria'!.
Remarriage
HOD BNESSES EMEN SIN>UN UNIONS 0David and Ba"hsh!5a6
I> DIMOR(E IS 9ERMISSABNE, SO TOO REMARRIAHE: Romans 7:1-3 Do &ou no" -no,,
5ro"h!rsBB%or I am s$!a-in' "o m!n ,ho -no, "h! )a,BB"ha" "h! )a, has au"hori"& ov!r a man
on)& as )on' as h! )iv!sK
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>or !4am$)!, 5& )a, a marri!d ,oman is 5ound "o h!r hus5and as )on'
as h! is a)iv!, 5u" i% h!r hus5and di!s, sh! is r!)!as!d %rom "h! )a, o% marria'!.
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So "h!n, i% sh!
marri!s ano"h!r man ,hi)! h!r hus5and is s"i)) a)iv!, sh! is #a))!d an adu)"!r!ss. Bu" i% h!r
hus5and di!s, sh! is r!)!as!d %rom "ha" )a, and is no" an adu)"!r!ss, !v!n "hou'h sh! marri!s
ano"h!r man.
ABOME ANN: Romans 14:14 As on! ,ho is in "h! Nord J!sus, I am %u))& #onvin#!d "ha" no
%ood is un#)!an in i"s!)%. Bu" i% an&on! r!'ards som!"hin' as un#)!an, "h!n %or him i" is un#)!anG
14:22-23 So ,ha"!v!r &ou 5!)i!v! a5ou" "h!s! "hin's -!!$ 5!",!!n &ours!)% and Hod. B)!ss!d is
"h! man ,ho do!s no" #ond!mn hims!)% 5& ,ha" h! a$$rov!s.
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Bu" "h! man ,ho has dou5"s is
#ond!mn!d i% h! !a"s, 5!#aus! his !a"in' is no" %rom %ai"hI and !v!r&"hin' "ha" do!s no" #om!
%rom %ai"h is sin.
(o'ose)ua$it&
!e7iti8"s 1:22-24: ;Do no" )i! ,i"h a man as on! )i!s ,i"h a ,omanI "ha" is d!"!s"a5)!. Do no"
hav! s!4ua) r!)a"ions ,i"h an anima) and d!%i)! &ours!)% ,i"h i". A ,oman mus" no" $r!s!n"
h!rs!)% "o an anima) "o hav! s!4ua) r!)a"ions ,i"h i"I "ha" is a $!rv!rsion.
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Do no" d!%i)!
&ours!)v!s in an& o% "h!s! ,a&s, 5!#aus! "his is ho, "h! na"ions "ha" I am 'oin' "o driv! ou"
5!%or! &ou 5!#am! d!%i)!d.
!e7iti8"s 20:13-16: :I% a man )i!s ,i"h a man as on! )i!s ,i"h a ,oman, 5o"h o% "h!m hav! don!
,ha" is d!"!s"a5)!. Th!& mus" 5! $u" "o d!a"hI "h!ir 5)ood ,i)) 5! on "h!ir o,n h!ads.
<od condemned licentious, uncommitted homose0uality, not committed and loving
relationships. Paul had only been familiar with the uncommitted variety.$
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Romans 1:21-27 A)"hou'h "h!& -n!, Hod, "h!& did no" ')ori%& +im as Hod, nor ,!r! "han-%u),
5u" 5!#am! %u"i)! in "h!ir "hou'h"s, and "h!ir %oo)ish h!ar"s ,!r! dar-!n!dG
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Th!r!%or! Hod
a)so 'av! "h!m u$ "o un#)!ann!ss, in "h! )us"s o% "h!ir h!ar"s, "o dishonor "h!ir 5odi!s amon'
"h!ms!)v!s,
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,ho !4#han'!d "h! "ru"h o% Hod %or "h! )i!, and ,orshi$!d and s!rv!d "h! #r!a"ur!
ra"h!r "han "h! (r!a"or, ,ho is 5)!ss!d %or!v!r. Am!n.
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>or "his r!ason Hod 'av! "h!m u$ "o
vi)! $assions. >or !v!n "h!ir ,om!n !4#han'!d "h! na"ura) us! %or ,ha" is a'ains" na"ur!.
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Ni-!,is! a)so "h! m!n, )!avin' "h! na"ura) us! o% "h! ,oman, 5urn!d in "h!ir )us" %or on!
ano"h!r, m!n ,i"h m!n #ommi""in' ,ha" is sham!%u), and r!#!ivin' in "h!ms!)v!s "h! $!na)"& o%
"h!ir !rror ,hi#h ,as du!.
=Mi)! $assions? V sam!Bs!4 $assions, 5o"h #ommi""!d and un#ommi""!d.
=Na"ura)? V +!"!ros!4ua) s!4 0v!rs! 1@6, no" homos!4ua) s!4. 0(ommi""!d homos!4ua)i"&
,as also unna"ura). An&"hin' unna"ura) ,as "h! r!su)" o% r!5!))ion.6
.o%. 6:9-11 Do &ou no" -no, "ha" "h! ,i#-!d ,i)) no" inh!ri" "h! -in'dom o% HodK Do no" 5!
d!#!iv!d: N!i"h!r "h! s!4ua))& immora) nor ido)a"!rs nor adu)"!r!rs nor ma)! $ros"i"u"!s nor
homos!4ua) o%%!nd!rs
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nor "hi!v!s nor "h! 'r!!d& nor drun-ards nor s)and!r!rs nor s,ind)!rs
,i)) inh!ri" "h! -in'dom o% Hod.
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And "ha" is ,ha" som! o% &ou ,!r!. Bu" &ou ,!r! ,ash!d,
&ou ,!r! san#"i%i!d, &ou ,!r! Lus"i%i!d in "h! nam! o% "h! Nord J!sus (hris" and 5& "h! S$iri" o%
our Hod.
E$P-R-.*! E5-/E'.E 3R,$ .*'*/-*' &*0 *.T-5-4T? &ens 1ell@"ist:
=8! hav! hi'h!r ra"!s o% ana) #an#!r in "h! 'a& ma)! #ommuni"&, )!s5ians hav! hi'h!r ra"!s o%
5r!as" #an#!rG"h! r!a)i"& is "h!r! is mor! HNBT $!o$)! in "his #oun"r& ,ho di! o% sui#id! !a#h
&!ar "han di! %rom AIDS, "h!r! ar! mor! ,ho di! !ar)& d!a"hs %rom su5s"an#! a5us! "han di! o%
+IMWAIDS.?
4T*T4 3R,$ &*0 .,$$2'-T0 4,2R.E4:
Ni%! !4$!#"an#& o% 'a&W5is!4ua) m!n in (anada is 1C &!ars )!ss "han "h! av!ra'!I "ha" is DD
&!ars.
HNB $!o$)! #ommi" sui#id! a" ra"!s %rom 1 "o 13.O "im!s mor! o%"!n "han av!ra'!.
HNB $!o$)! hav! smo-in' ra"!s 1.3 "o 3 "im!s hi'h!r "han av!ra'!.
HNB $!o$)! hav! ra"!s o% a)#oho)ism 1.7 "o @ "im!s hi'h!r "han av!ra'!.
HNB $!o$)! hav! ra"!s o% i))i#i" dru' us! 1.J "o 1O "im!s hi'h!r "han av!ra'!.
HNB $!o$)! sho, ra"!s o% d!$r!ssion 1.A "o 3 "im!s hi'h!r "han av!ra'!.
Ha& and 5is!4ua) m! #om$ris! @J.1T o% AIDS #as!s
Ha& and 5is!4ua) m!n #om$ris! D7T o% n!, +IM in%!#"ions !a#h &!arG 1J "im!s hi'h!r
"han "h! av!ra'!. 0,,,.Ha&T!s"imon&.#om V David Ma#Dona)d6
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4,/,$A4 4-': 1,$,4EB2*!-T0 ,R R*PE;
9!"!r Hom!s, Th! Hood Boo-, sa&s J!sus was under the impression that #odom was destroyed
because it lac@ed hospitality$5
Matthew 1!1"#1$ "f anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, sha@e the dust
off your feet when you leave that home or town.
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" tell you the truth, it will be more
bearable for #odom and <omorrah on the day of &udgment than for that town.
E%e&ie' 1(!")#$1 A B)ow this was the sin of your sister #odom5 #he and her daughters were
arrogant, overfed and unconcernedC they did not help the poor and needy.
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Th!& ,!r!
hau'h"& and did d!"!s"a5)! "hin's 5!%or! m!. Th!r!%or! I did a,a& ,i"h "h!m as &ou hav!
s!!n.
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Samaria did no" #ommi" ha)% "h! sins &ou did. *ou PJ!rusa)!mQ hav! don! mor!
d!"!s"a5)! "hin's "han "h!&, and hav! mad! &our sis"!rs s!!m ri'h"!ous 5& a)) "h!s! "hin's
&ou hav! don!.
&enesis 19:12-13 Th! ",o m!n said "o No", ;Do &ou hav! an&on! !)s! h!r!BBsonsBinB)a,, sons or
dau'h"!rs, or an&on! !)s! in "h! #i"& ,ho 5!)on's "o &ouK H!" "h!m ou" o% h!r!,
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5!#aus! ,! ar!
'oin' "o d!s"ro& "his $)a#!. Th! ou"#r& "o "h! NORD a'ains" i"s $!o$)! is so 'r!a" "ha" h! has s!n"
us "o d!s"ro& i".;
J")e 1:6-7 And "h! an'!)s ,ho did no" -!!$ "h!ir $osi"ions o% au"hori"& 5u" a5andon!d "h!ir o,n
hom!BB"h!s! h! has -!$" in dar-n!ss, 5ound ,i"h !v!r)as"in' #hains %or Lud'm!n" on "h! 'r!a"
Da&.
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In a simi)ar ,a&, Sodom and Homorrah and "h! surroundin' "o,ns 'av! "h!ms!)v!s u$ "o
s!4ua) immora)i"& and $!rv!rsion. Th!& s!rv! as an !4am$)! o% "hos! ,ho su%%!r "h! $unishm!n"
o% !"!rna) %ir!.
1ate spee8h is, ou"sid! "h! )a,, #ommuni#a"ion "ha" vi)i%i!s a $!rson or a 'rou$ 5as!d on
dis#rimina"ion a'ains" "ha" $!rson or 'rou$. In )a,, ha"! s$!!#h is an& s$!!#h, '!s"ur! or
#ondu#", ,ri"in', or dis$)a& ,hi#h is %or5idd!n 5!#aus! i" ma& in#i"! vio)!n#! or $r!Ludi#ia)
a#"ion a'ains" or 5& a $ro"!#"!d individua) or 'rou$, or 5!#aus! i" dis$ara'!s or in"imida"!s a
$ro"!#"!d individua) or 'rou$. Th! )a, ma& id!n"i%& a $ro"!#"!d individua) or a $ro"!#"!d 'rou$
5& #!r"ain #hara#"!ris"i#s. 08i-i$!dia6
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Christian Ethics: Range of A**$ication
+hou$d We "e Concerned a#out Changing +ociet&?
DPolitical engagementE is culturally impotent in dealing with the depraved hearts, minds and
souls of a pagan world. #atan is pleased when any discourse designed for *hrist and His gospel
is turned into a political rally to pacify unsaved people in their sin while at the same time
creating a superficial morality that is not based upon the salvific wor@ of *hrist aloneF !he
tragic result is unredeemed people are left to feel comfortable and safe in a *hristian
moralityGyet they are still lost, still dead in their sins.$
:eal power doesnt reside in 1ashington. :eal power is *hrist within you. #urely the <ospel is
a more effective tool than the :epublican or the (emocratic Party. 2ust one e0ample5 /ore
babies are being saved through pregnancy help centers than through anything 1ashington has
done.$ 0(a) Thomas, (T V a'ains" (hu#- (o)son
9ro$h!"i# 9ro#)ama"ion (hur#h En'a'!m!n"
9o)i"i#a) En'a'!m!n" BBBBBBBBB)BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB)BBBBBBBBBBBB A5andonin' "h! 8or)d
;lthough " obviously agree with the documents opposition to same8se0 marriage, abortion,
and other @ey moral problems threatening our culture, the document falls far short of identifying
the one true and ultimate remedy for all of humanitys moral ills5 the gos*e'. !he gospel is
barely mentioned in the (eclaration. ;t one point the statement rightly ac@nowledges, "t is our
duty to proclaim the <ospel of our %ord and #avior 2esus *hrist in its fullness, both in season
and out of season$Gand then adds an encouraging wish5 /ay <od help us not to fail in that
duty.$ Het the gospel itself is nowhere presented ,much less e0plained- in the document or any
of the accompanying literature. "ndeed, that would be a practical impossibility because of the
contradictory views held by the broad range of signatories regarding what the gospel teaches
and what it means to be a *hristian.? 0John Ma#Ar"hur a'ains" "h! $anhattan /e8la%ation6
9o)i"i#a)
(hur#h
9!rsona)
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*&*-'4T T1-4 '*RR,C P,4-T-,':
1. 8E +AME A RES9ONSIBINIT* TO NOME SO(IET* AND (+AM9ION JUSTI(E.
Amos D:17B1D S!!- 'ood, no" !vi), "ha" &ou ma& )iv!. Th!n "h! NORD Hod A)mi'h"& ,i))
5! ,i"h &ou, Lus" as &ou sa& h! is. +a"! !vi), )ov! 'oodI main"ain Lus"i#! in "h! #our"sG
Isaiah 1:1JB1@ G(!as! "o do !vi), N!arn "o do 'oodI S!!- Lus"i#!, r!5u-! "h! o$$r!ssorI
d!%!nd "h! %a"h!r)!ss, $)!ad %or "h! ,ido,.
EMEN 8+EN T+E SO(IET* ISN<T OURS: J!r!miah 1O:JB@ Marr& and hav! sons and
dau'h"!rsI %ind ,iv!s %or &our sons and 'iv! &our dau'h"!rs in marria'!, so "ha" "h!& "oo
ma& hav! sons and dau'h"!rs. In#r!as! in num5!r "h!r!I do no" d!#r!as!.
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A)so, s!!- "h!
$!a#! and $ros$!ri"& o% "h! #i"& "o ,hi#h I hav! #arri!d &ou in"o !4i)!. 9ra& "o "h! NORD
%or i", 5!#aus! i% i" $ros$!rs, &ou "oo ,i)) $ros$!r.;
=Evangelicals have lin@ed their beliefs with political conservatism and the culture war,
which non8*hristian leaders perceive as bad for society1e have done so at the detriment
of our faith. *hristians have been so wrapped up in the political process and especially over
the last couple of yearsthat we have ignored our number one mission, which is to tell the
world about a loving and merciful <od.$ 0Mi#ha!) S$!n#!r6
1. 8E +AME A RES9ONSIBINIT* TO RESTRAIN EMIN: Romans 13:1B7 N!" !v!r& sou) 5!
su5L!#" "o "h! 'ov!rnin' au"hori"i!s. >or "h!r! is no au"hori"& !4#!$" %rom Hod, and "h!
au"hori"i!s "ha" !4is" ar! a$$oin"!d 5& Hod.
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Th!r!%or! ,ho!v!r r!sis"s "h! au"hori"& r!sis"s
"h! ordinan#! o% Hod, and "hos! ,ho r!sis" ,i)) 5rin' Lud'm!n" on "h!ms!)v!s.
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>or ru)!rs ar!
no" a "!rror "o 'ood ,or-s, 5u" "o !vi). Do &ou ,an" "o 5! una%raid o% "h! au"hori"&K Do ,ha"
is 'ood, and &ou ,i)) hav! $rais! %rom "h! sam!.
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>or h! is Hod:s minis"!r "o &ou %or 'ood.
Bu" i% &ou do !vi), 5! a%raidI %or h! do!s no" 5!ar "h! s,ord in vainI %or h! is Hod:s minis"!r,
an av!n'!r "o e0ecute ,ra"h on him ,ho $ra#"i#!s !vi).
NEHISNATINH MORANIT*K: M.N. Kin': "t may be true that a law cant
ma@e a man love me, but it can @eep him from lynching me, and " thin@ thats
pretty important.$
3. IT IS 8RONH TO 8IT++OND DOINH HOOD: Jam!s 7:1@ Th!r!%or!, "o him ,ho -no,s
"o do 'ood and do!s no" do it, "o him i" is sin.
8+EN 8E DO 8IT++OND HOOD: European *hristianity failed to prevent the mass
slaughter between the faithful in the <reat 1ar and actually contributed to 1orld 1ar "",
insofar as conservative churches supported fascism. !he failure of the churches to provide sound
moral guidance may help to e0plain the DEuropeanE *ontinents postwar lac@ of enthusiasm of
religion.$ 0=Th! Bi' R!)i'ion Qu!s"ions >ina))& So)v!d,? .ree "nquiry, Jan. 1CCO, 1O6
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Iut fighting these culture wars has been counter8productive. #ociety has come to disdain the
evangelical because of our involvement in politics and social issues.$
!HE 17:%( "# <:71")< !7 H;!E =#F
:eligious fanatics who run the countryare close to realiJing their vision of a heaven
on earth5 an ;merican theocracy.$ ,Ro5in M!&!rs, 1hy the :eligious :ight is 1rong-
1e must resist before fundamentalists do what they have promised and turn the worlds
oldest democracy into a theocracy ruled entirely by righteous men.$ 0M!) 8hi"!,
:eligion <one Iad-
T+E 8ORND 8INN +ATE US AN*8A*: John 15:1-20 ;I% "h! ,or)d ha"!s &ou, -!!$ in
mind "ha" i" ha"!d m! %irs".
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I% &ou 5!)on'!d "o "h! ,or)d, i" ,ou)d )ov! &ou as i"s o,n. As i" is,
&ou do no" 5!)on' "o "h! ,or)d, 5u" I hav! #hos!n &ou ou" o% "h! ,or)d. Tha" is ,h& "h! ,or)d
ha"!s &ou.
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R!m!m5!r "h! ,ords I s$o-! "o &ou: :No s!rvan" is 'r!a"!r "han his mas"!r.: I% "h!&
$!rs!#u"!d m!, "h!& ,i)) $!rs!#u"! &ou a)so. I% "h!& o5!&!d m& "!a#hin', "h!& ,i)) o5!& &ours
a)so.
8+AT DOES HOD REQUIREK A#"s 7:1OB1C Bu" 9!"!r and John r!$)i!d, ;Jud'! %or &ours!)v!s
,h!"h!r i" is ri'h" in Hod:s si'h" "o o5!& &ou ra"h!r "han Hod.
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>or ,! #anno" h!)$ s$!a-in'
a5ou" ,ha" ,! hav! s!!n and h!ard.; 0To no" do so ,i)) dis#r!di" us.Ss!'r!'a"ion, ho)o#aus",
'a& ado$"ion.6 A#"s D:1O 9!"!r and "h! o"h!r a$os")!s r!$)i!d: ;8! mus" o5!& Hod ra"h!r "han
m!n.
ARE 8E REQUIRED TO S9EAK U9K Ephes. 5:11 +av! no"hin' "o do ,i"h "h! %rui")!ss d!!ds
o% dar-n!ss, 5u" ra"h!r !4$os! "h!m.
T+E A9OSTNES E29OSED +*9O(RIS* AND SIN: A#"s 13:1B3 A" "his "h! hi'h $ri!s"
Ananias ord!r!d "hos! s"andin' n!ar 9au) "o s"ri-! him on "h! mou"h. P3Q Th!n 9au) said "o him,
;Hod ,i)) s"ri-! &ou, &ou ,hi"!,ash!d ,a)). *ou si" "h!r! "o Lud'! m! a##ordin' "o "h! )a,, &!"
&ou &ours!)% vio)a"! "h! )a, 5& #ommandin' "ha" I 5! s"ru#-.; 0JESUS ANSO V Ma""h!, 136
8E<RE HUINT* I> 8E >AIN TO S9EAK OUT.
EDe#iel 33:6 Bu" i% "h! ,a"#hman s!!s "h! s,ord #omin' and do!s no" 5)o, "h! "rum$!" "o
,arn "h! $!o$)! and "h! s,ord #om!s and "a-!s "h! )i%! o% on! o% "h!m, "ha" man ,i)) 5!
"a-!n a,a& 5!#aus! o% his sin, 5u" I ,i)) ho)d "h! ,a"#hman a##oun"a5)! %or his 5)ood.:
0Mus)ims $oin" ou" dru's, $orn, and vio)!n#! #omin' ou" o% "h! (hris"ian 8!s".6
A#"s 1C:1JB1@, 31 Th!r!%or!, I d!#)ar! "o &ou "oda& "ha" I am inno#!n" o% "h! 5)ood o% a))
m!n. P1@Q >or I hav! no" h!si"a"!d "o $ro#)aim "o &ou "h! ,ho)! ,i)) o% HodG. No, I
#ommi" &ou "o Hod and "o "h! ,ord o% his 'ra#!, ,hi#h #an 5ui)d &ou u$ and 'iv! &ou an
inh!ri"an#! amon' a)) "hos! ,ho ar! san#"i%i!d.
7. (+ANNENHES ARE NOT SIM9N* AHAINST 9ERI>ERAN ISSUES:
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0A, 9harma#is"s r!/uir!d "o s!)) Da&BA%"!r $i)), (hris"ian Do#"ors r!/uir!d "o ins!mina"!
)!s5ians, 9as"ors r!/uir!d "o -!!$ si)!n" r!'ardin' homos!4ua)i"& 0(anada6, (hris"ians
%ir!d %or s$!a-in' o%% "h! Lo5 0Mar&)and, A))s"a"!6, (hris"ians r!/uir!d "o ma-! us! o%
"h!ir %a#i)i"i!s %or un!"hi#a) r!asons 0O#!an Hrov!6, dis#rimina"ion a'ains" s#hoo) $roB)i%!
'rou$s, sui" a'ains" Bi5)! $u5)ish!r 0homo$ho5i# $assa'!s6
Jud! 1:3B7 D!ar %ri!nds, a)"hou'h I ,as v!r& !a'!r "o ,ri"! "o &ou a5ou" "h! sa)va"ion ,! shar!, I
%!)" I had "o ,ri"! and ur'! &ou "o #on"!nd %or "h! %ai"h "ha" ,as on#! %or a)) !n"rus"!d "o "h!
sain"s.
D. I> T+E (+RISTIAN >AIT+ S+OUND 9ROMIDE US 8IT+ A ROADMA9 >OR ANN
NI>E: 2 .o%. 10:4-5 Th! ,!a$ons ,! %i'h" ,i"h ar! no" "h! ,!a$ons o% "h! ,or)d. On "h!
#on"rar&, "h!& hav! divin! $o,!r "o d!mo)ish s"ron'ho)ds.
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8! d!mo)ish ar'um!n"s and
!v!r& $r!"!nsion "ha" s!"s i"s!)% u$ a'ains" "h! -no,)!d'! o% Hod, and ,! "a-! #a$"iv! !v!r&
"hou'h" "o ma-! i" o5!di!n" "o (hris".
,assivit&- .uietis'- and the Churchs Res*onse to /ounting 0n1ustice
(hris"ians ar! v!r& divid!d r!'ardin' our r!s$ons! "o inLus"i#!, !s$!#ia))& "h! moun"in' inLus"i#!s
dir!#"!d "o,ards (hris"ians and "h! #hur#h. *!s, ,! '!n!ra))& a'r!! "ha" ,! shou)d )ov! and $ra&
%or our !n!mi!s. 8! !v!n a'r!! "ha" ,! shou)d r!Loi#! in "h! mids" o% )oss and hardshi$, as J!sus
"au'h":
B)!ss!d ar! &ou ,h!n m!n ha"! &ou, ,h!n "h!& !4#)ud! &ou and insu)" &ou and r!L!#"
&our nam! as !vi), 5!#aus! o% "h! Son o% Man. R!Loi#! in "ha" da& and )!a$ %or Lo&,
5!#aus! 'r!a" is &our r!,ard in h!av!n. >or "ha" is ho, "h!ir %a"h!rs "r!a"!d "h! $ro$h!"s.
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+o,!v!r, do!s r!Loi#in' $r!#)ud! a#"iv! invo)v!m!n"K 8! '!n!ra))& ,ou)d sa& "ha" i" shou)dn<".
8! r!'r!" "h! %a#" "ha" "h! #hur#h 5!#am! )ar'!)& /ui!s#!n" und!r +i")!r and Jim (ro,, and
5oas" "ha", i% ,! had 5!!n "h!r!, ,! ,ou)d hav! 5!!n invo)v!d.
+o,!v!r, "h!r! s!!ms "o 5! a dis#onn!#" ,h!n "h! inLus"i#! o##urs "o our %!))o, 5r!"hr!n in
(hris". On! $as"or ,ro"! "o !4$)ain ,h& h! ,asn<" 'oin' "o mar#h ,i"h o"h!r #hur#h!s $ro"!s"in'
"h!ir unLus" and dis#rimina"or& !4$u)sion %rom "h! N*( $u5)i# s#hoo)s ,h!r! "h!& had 5!!n
r!n"in' s$a#! on Sunda& mornin's. +! #)aim!d "ha" ,! ar! "o r!Loi#! ,h!n ,! ar! $!rs!#u"!d.
A)"hou'h "his is "ru!, "h! $as"or a)so #)aim!d "ha" r!Loi#in' $r!#)ud!d =%i'h"in' %or on!<s ri'h"s?:
Un%or"una"!)&, on! #anno" r!Loi#! a" $!rs!#u"ion ,hi)! %i'h"in' %or on!<s ri'h"s in
$!rs!#u"ion. Th! ",o #anno" 'o "o'!"h!r, !v!n i% on! mi4!s on!<s $ro"!s" ,i"h $ra&!r.
+o,!v!r, "h! Bi5)! do!sn<" s!!m "o s!$ara"! r!Loi#in' %rom $ro"!s"in'. Ta-! "h! !4am$)! o% 9au)
and Si)as ,ho had 5!!n im$rison!d a" 9hi)i$$i %or $r!a#hin' "h! Hos$!):
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A5ou" midni'h" 9au) and Si)as ,!r! $ra&in' and sin'in' h&mns "o Hod, and "h! o"h!r
$rison!rs ,!r! )is"!nin' "o "h!m. 0A#"s 1J: 1D6
As a r!su)", a $o,!r%u) !ar"h/ua-! s$ran' o$!n a)) o% "h! $rison doors. Th! Lai)B-!!$!r, "hin-in'
h! had )os" his $rison!rs, ,as a5ou" "o -i)) hims!)%. 9au) in"!rv!n!d and "h! Lai)!r r!#!iv!d (hris".
+o,!v!r, "his isn<" "h! !nd o% "h! s"or&. O%%i#!rs su5s!/u!n")& in%orm!d "h!m "ha" "h!& ,!r!
o%%i#ia))& r!)!as!d and "ha" "h!& ,!r! "o )!av!. 9au) sur!)& r!Loi#!d a" "his, 5u" "his didn<" $r!v!n"
him %rom !4$osin' "h! inLus"i#!:
Bu" 9au) said "o "h! o%%i#!rs: ;Th!& 5!a" us $u5)i#)& ,i"hou" a "ria), !v!n "hou'h ,! ar!
Roman #i"i!ns, and "hr!, us in"o $rison. And no, do "h!& ,an" "o '!" rid o% us /ui!")&K
No. N!" "h!m #om! "h!ms!)v!s and !s#or" us ou".; 0A#"s 1J:3@6
R!Loi#in' and $ro"!s"in' #an #o!4is". Th!& did in "h! mind o% (hris". A)"hou'h +! ,i))in')&
,!n" "o +is !4!#u"ion, "his didn<" $r!v!n" +im %rom $ro"!s"in' "h! inLus"i#!:
Th!n J!sus said "o "h! #hi!% $ri!s"s, "h! o%%i#!rs o% "h! "!m$)! 'uard, and "h! !)d!rs, ,ho
had #om! %or him, ;Am I )!adin' a r!5!))ion, "ha" &ou hav! #om! ,i"h s,ords and #)u5sK
Ev!r& da& I ,as ,i"h &ou in "h! "!m$)! #our"s, and &ou did no" )a& a hand on m!. Bu" "his
is &our hourBB,h!n dar-n!ss r!i'ns.; 0Nu-! 11:D1BD36
1e%e is m6 lette% to the pasto%:
" want to ta@e issue with your position to not march on behalf of the churches now being coerced
to leave the )H* schools.
1hile " agree with you that we should re&oice in all circumstances, including this discriminatory
action, " dont thin@ that re&oicing precludes either being prophetic by denouncing the in&ustice
or by ta@ing legal action.
However, you believe that there is only one appropriate response,$ and that re&oicing does
preclude legal action. !herefore, you wrote5
=nfortunately, one cannot re&oice at persecution while fighting for ones rights in
persecution. !he two cannot go together
"nstead, " thin@ that they must go together. 1e might re&oice in the midst of our health problems,
but this shouldnt @eep us from going to the doctor. 1e might re&oice in the midst of seeing our
brothers home in flames K we @now that the %ord will wor@ even this for good 8 but this
shouldnt prevent us from helping him put out the fire.
Even if you feel no overriding concern or &ustification to preserve your place in the )H* school,
your brethren do. ;nd we are responsible for them5
;nyone, then, who @nows the good he ought to do and doesnBt do it, sins. ,2ames L53M-
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" thin@ that today many *hristians are afraid of appearing chauvinistic K a focus on me and
mine 8 in their concern for their brethren. However, it seems that this is the very posture that
2esus would have us ta@e5
A; new command " give you5 %ove one another. ;s " have loved you, so you must love
one another. Iy this all men will @now that you are my disciples, if you love one
another.A ,2ohn 3656L864-
1hen the brethren loose their &obs, buildings and even lives to discrimination, we have a
responsibility to combat the in&ustice and to stand beside them, even in protest, even as we
encourage them to re&oice in our %ord. "f we are neglectful of this central responsibility, the
world will not see our mutual love and will be deprived of the witness of our oneness. !hey will
conclude, 1e do not see their love for one another. *hrist therefore seems irrelevant to them.$
" dont thin@ that our passivity will win hearts. (uring my brief period as a teacher in a public
school, " too thought that 2esus had been teaching passivity K to turn the other chee@ at the
misbehavior of the students. !his only won me the deserved contempt of the teachers. !hey
didnt find anything virtuous in passivity but rather, a clear display of folly. "nstead of bringing
glory to my %ord, " had briefly demonstrated that the teachings of 2esus ,wrongly understood-
had no place in the real world.
"nstead, " have found that the teachings of the Iible display great wisdom ,(eut. L5N8O- that will
impress others with the %ight of wisdom. "f we simply re&oice while we allow our homes to burn
and our brethren to be murdered, we will only earn scorn of others. However, if we show them
another way ,and " thin@ that its the Iiblical way- of re&oicing in the confidence of our %ord, as
we proceed in wisdom, people may be drawn to this wisdom.
Hou admit that the children of these schools will suffer loss as the churches are banished from
their midst. 1ell, arent these children worth our efforts to stand our ground+ /ustnt we plead
for them+ /ustnt we e0pose the wor@s of dar@ness ,Eph. 4533-+
Please forgive my unsolicited advice. " thin@ that we are entering increasingly troubled times K
times through which the brethren must stand together in worship but also in word and in deed. "
pray that you will reconsider.
Ethics and the 2se of the 3T
Romans 12:19-21 B!)ov!d, do no" av!n'! &ours!)v!s, 5u" rather 'iv! $)a#! "o ,ra"hI %or i" is ,ri""!n, A>engeance is /ine, " will repay,A sa&s "h!
Nord.
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Th!r!%or!
A"f your enemy is hungry, feed himC
"f he is thirsty, give him a drin@C
.or in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.A 09rov!r5s 1D

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Do no" 5! ov!r#om! 5& !vi), 5u" ov!r#om! !vi) ,i"h 'ood. 13:1-4 N!" !v!r& sou) 5! su5L!#" "o "h! 'ov!rnin' au"hori"i!s. >or "h!r! is no
au"hori"& !4#!$" %rom Hod, and "h! au"hori"i!s "ha" !4is" ar! a$$oin"!d 5& Hod.
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Th!r!%or! ,ho!v!r r!sis"s "h! au"hori"& r!sis"s "h! ordinan#! o%
Hod, and "hos! ,ho r!sis" ,i)) 5rin' Lud'm!n" on "h!ms!)v!s.
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>or ru)!rs ar! no" a "!rror "o 'ood ,or-s, 5u" "o !vi). Do &ou ,an" "o 5! una%raid
o% "h! au"hori"&K Do ,ha" is 'ood, and &ou ,i)) hav! $rais! %rom "h! sam!.
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>or h! is Hod:s minis"!r "o &ou %or 'ood. Bu" i% &ou do !vi), 5!
a%raidI %or h! do!s no" 5!ar "h! s,ord in vainI %or h! is Hod:s minis"!r, an av!n'!r "o !4!#u"! ,ra"h on him ,ho $ra#"i#!s !vi).
Civi$ vs4 ,ersona$ Ethics
.i7il Pe%sonal
9unishm!n":
(our"s, 9o)i#!, 9risons
Hra#!:
>or'iv!n!ss, Nov!, 9!a#!
,ro*er 2se of 3T in Ethica$ Thin5ing
(ON 1:1J So )!" no on! Lud'! &ou in %ood or in drin-, or r!'ardin' a %!s"iva) or a n!, moon or sa55a"hs, 1:1@ ,hi#h ar! a shado, o% "hin's "o #om!, 5u"
"h! su5s"an#! is o% (hris".
1eb%e>s 10:1-4 >or "h! )a,, havin' a shado, o% "h! 'ood "hin's "o #om!, and no" "h! v!r& ima'! o% "h! "hin's, #an n!v!r ,i"h "h!s! sam!
sa#ri%i#!s, ,hi#h "h!& o%%!r #on"inua))& &!ar 5& &!ar, ma-! "hos! ,ho a$$roa#h $!r%!#".
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>or "h!n ,ou)d "h!& no" hav! #!as!d "o 5! o%%!r!dK >or
"h! ,orshi$!rs, on#! $uri%i!d, ,ou)d hav! had no mor! #ons#iousn!ss o% sins.
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Bu" in "hos! sa#ri%i#!s "h!r! is a r!mind!r o% sins !v!r& &!ar.
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>or
i" is no" $ossi5)! "ha" "h! 5)ood o% 5u))s and 'oa"s #ou)d "a-! a,a& sins.
8+AT IS T+E =SUBSTAN(E?K
$atthe> 7:12 Th!r!%or!, ,ha"!v!r &ou ,an" m!n "o do "o &ou, do a)so "o "h!m, %or "his is "h! Na, and "h! 9ro$h!"s.
$atthe> 22:37-40 J!sus said "o him, ;BHou shall love the %7:( your <od with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind.B
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This is the %irs" and 'r!a" #ommandm!n".
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And the s!#ond is )i-! i": BHou shall love your neighbor as yourself.B
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On "h!s! ",o #ommandm!n"s han' a)) "h! Na, and "h! 9ro$h!"s.;
T+E SABBAT+ Romans 14:4-5 8ho ar! &ou "o Lud'! ano"h!r:s s!rvan"K To his o,n mas"!r h! s"ands or %a))s. Ind!!d, h! ,i)) 5! mad! "o s"and,
%or Hod is a5)! "o ma-! him s"and.
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On! $!rson !s"!!ms one da& a5ov! ano"h!rI ano"h!r !s"!!ms !v!r& da& ali@e. N!" !a#h 5! %u))& #onvin#!d in
his o,n mind.
ETHICAL DIMENSIONS:
1. Ni5!r"& vs. Na, 0Individua) E"hi#s6
Romans :2 >or "h! )a, o% "h! S$iri" o% )i%! in (hris" J!sus has mad! m! %r!! %rom "h! )a, o% sin and d!a"h.
=Sin#! I<m no )on'!r und!r "h! )a,, I #an do a5so)u"!)& an&"hin'.? 0An"inomianism6
BUT: $atthe> 5:22 Bu" I sa& "o &ou "ha" ,ho!v!r is an'r& ,i"h his 5ro"h!r ,i"hou" a #aus! sha)) 5! in dan'!r o% "h!
Lud'm!n". And ,ho!v!r sa&s "o his 5ro"h!r, :Ra#a.: sha)) 5! in dan'!r o% "h! #oun#i). Bu" ,ho!v!r sa&s, :*ou %oo).: sha)) 5! in
dan'!r o% h!)) %ir!G $atthe> 5:2 Bu" I sa& "o &ou "ha" ,ho!v!r )oo-s a" a ,oman "o )us" %or h!r has a)r!ad& #ommi""!d
adu)"!r& ,i"h h!r in his h!ar".
+O8 TO RE(ON(INEK .ol. 2:16-17 So )!" no on! Lud'! &ou in %ood or in drin-, or r!'ardin' a %!s"iva) or a n!, moon or
sa55a"hs,
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,hi#h ar! a shado, o% "hin's "o #om!, 5u" "h! su5s"an#! is o% (hris".
1. 9!rmissiv!n!ss vs. (o!r#ion 0N!'a) S"a"u"!s6
DIMOR(E: $atthe> 19:3- Th! 9haris!!s a)so #am! "o +im, "!s"in' +im, and sa&in' "o +im, ;Is i" )a,%u) %or a man "o
divor#! his ,i%! %or &ust an& r!asonK;
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And +! ans,!r!d and said "o "h!m, ;+av! &ou no" r!ad "ha" +! ,ho mad! them a" "h!
5!'innin' Bmade them male and female,B
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and said, B.or this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be &oined to
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his wife, and the two shall become one fleshB+
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So "h!n, "h!& ar! no )on'!r ",o 5u" on! %)!sh. Th!r!%or! ,ha" Hod has Loin!d
"o'!"h!r, )!" no" man s!$ara"!.;
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Th!& said "o +im, ;8h& "h!n did Mos!s #ommand "o 'iv! a #!r"i%i#a"! o% divor#!, and "o $u"
h!r a,a&K;
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+! said "o "h!m, ;Mos!s, 5!#aus! o% "h! hardn!ss o% &our h!ar"s, $!rmi""!d &ou "o divor#! &our ,iv!s, 5u" %rom
"h! 5!'innin' i" ,as no" so.
9ON*HAM*: E4odus 11:1C I% h! "a-!s ano"h!r ,i%!, h! sha)) no" diminish h!r %ood, h!r #)o"hin', and h!r marria'! ri'h"s.
Ha& Marria'!K
3. Sam!n!ss in Im$or"an#! vs. 9riori"isa"ion
N&in' "o hid! J!,s %rom NaisK
$atthe> 23:23 8o! "o &ou, s#ri5!s and 9haris!!s, h&$o#ri"!s. >or &ou $a& "i"h! o% min" and anis! and #ummin, and hav!
n!')!#"!d "h! ,!i'h"i!r matters o% "h! )a,: Lus"i#! and m!r#& and %ai"h. Th!s! &ou ou'h" "o hav! don!, ,i"hou" )!avin' "h!
o"h!rs undon!.
E(o)"s 1:15-17 Th!n "h! -in' o% E'&$" s$o-! "o "h! +!5r!, mid,iv!s, o% ,hom "h! nam! o% on! was Shi$hrah and "h! nam!
o% "h! o"h!r 9uahI
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and h! said, ;8h!n &ou do "h! du"i!s o% a mid,i%! %or "h! +!5r!, ,om!n, and s!! them on "h!
5ir"hs"oo)s, i% i" is a son, "h!n &ou sha)) -i)) himI 5u" i% i" is a dau'h"!r, "h!n sh! sha)) )iv!.;
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Bu" "h! mid,iv!s %!ar!d Hod,
and did no" do as "h! -in' o% E'&$" #ommand!d "h!m, 5u" sav!d "h! ma)! #hi)dr!n a)iv!.
James 2:25 Ni-!,is!, ,as no" Raha5 "h! har)o" a)so Lus"i%i!d 5& ,or-s ,h!n sh! r!#!iv!d "h! m!ss!n'!rs and s!n" them ou"
ano"h!r ,a&K
7. 8!)%ar! o% "h! S"a"! vs. >r!!dom o% S$!!#hWR!)i'ion
Ca*ita$ ,unish'ent
*ontradiction between pro8life position and *PF$
&enesis 9:5 Sur!)& %or &our )i%!5)ood I ,i)) d!mand a rec@oningC %rom "h! hand o% !v!r& 5!as" I
,i)) r!/uir! i", and %rom "h! hand o% man. >rom "h! hand o% !v!r& man:s 5ro"h!r I ,i)) r!/uir! "h!
)i%! o% man. 9:6 8ho!v!r sh!ds man:s 5)ood, 5& man his 5)ood sha)) 5! sh!dI %or in "h! ima'! o%
Hod +! mad! man.
Iut the )! is about forgiveness, not punishmentF$
$atthe> 15:4 >or Hod #ommand!d, sa&in', BHonor your father and your motherBC and, BHe who
curses father or mother, let him be put to death.B
John 19:11 J!sus ans,!r!d P"o 9i)a"!Q, ;*ou #ou)d hav! no $o,!r a" a)) a'ains" M! un)!ss i" had
5!!n 'iv!n &ou %rom a5ov!. Th!r!%or! "h! on! ,ho d!)iv!r!d M! "o &ou has "h! 'r!a"!r sin.;
*8ts 25:11 >or i% I P9au)Q am an o%%!nd!r, or hav! #ommi""!d an&"hin' d!s!rvin' o% d!a"h, I do
no" o5L!#" "o d&in'I 5u" i% "h!r! is no"hin' in "h!s! "hin's o% ,hi#h "h!s! m!n a##us! m!, no on!
#an d!)iv!r m! "o "h!m. I a$$!a) "o (a!sar.;
1eb%e>s 10:29-31 +o, mu#h mor! s!v!r!)& do &ou "hin- a man d!s!rv!s "o 5! $unish!d ,ho
has "ram$)!d "h! Son o% Hod und!r %oo", ,ho has "r!a"!d as an unho)& "hin' "h! 5)ood o% "h!
#ov!nan" "ha" san#"i%i!d him, and ,ho has insu)"!d "h! S$iri" o% 'ra#!K
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>or ,! -no, him ,ho
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said, ;I" is min! "o av!n'!I I ,i)) r!$a&,; and a'ain, ;Th! Nord ,i)) Lud'! his $!o$)!.;
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I" is a
dr!ad%u) "hin' "o %a)) in"o "h! hands o% "h! )ivin' Hod.
<overnments have to punish and conduct war, but this isnt for *hristiansF 1e have more
important things to doF$
Romans 13:4 >or h! is Hod:s minis"!r "o &ou %or 'ood. Bu" i% &ou do !vi), 5! a%raidI %or h! do!s
no" 5!ar "h! s,ord in vainI %or h! is Hod:s minis"!r, an av!n'!r "o e0ecute ,ra"h on him ,ho
$ra#"i#!s !vi). PA)so OTQ
1 Pete% 2:13-15 Th!r!%or! su5mi" &ours!)v!s "o !v!r& ordinan#! o% man %or "h! Nord:s sa-!,
,h!"h!r "o "h! -in' as su$r!m!,
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or "o 'ov!rnors, as "o "hos! ,ho ar! s!n" 5& him %or "h!
$unishm!n" o% !vi)do!rs and for the $rais! o% "hos! ,ho do 'ood.
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>or "his is "h! ,i)) o% Hod,
"ha" 5& doin' 'ood &ou ma& $u" "o si)!n#! "h! i'noran#! o% %oo)ish m!nBB
1 .o%. 6:2-3 Do &ou no" -no, "ha" "h! sain"s ,i)) Lud'! "h! ,or)dK And i% "h! ,or)d ,i)) 5!
Lud'!d 5& &ou, ar! &ou un,or"h& "o Lud'! "h! sma))!s" ma""!rsK
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Do &ou no" -no, "ha" ,! sha))
Lud'! an'!)sK +o, mu#h mor!, "hin's "ha" $!r"ain "o "his )i%!K
Problem of convicting the innocentF

Warfare
9A(I>ISM
John 1A:3JB3@ J!sus ans,!r!d P9i)a"!Q, ;M& -in'dom is no" o% "his ,or)d. M& -in'dom
,!r! o% "his ,or)d, M& s!rvan"s ,ou)d %i'h", so "ha" I shou)d no" 5! d!)iv!r!d "o "h! J!,sI
5u" no, M& -in'dom is no" %rom h!r!.;
Ma""h!, D:3AB3O ;*ou hav! h!ard "ha" i" ,as said, B;n eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth. Bu" I "!)) &ou no" "o r!sis" an !vi) $!rson. Bu" ,ho!v!r s)a$s &ou on &our ri'h" #h!!-,
"urn "h! o"h!r "o him a)so.
E4odus 1C:13 *ou sha)) no" murd!r.
Romans 11:1@B11 R!$a& no on! !vi) %or !vi)GDo no" 5! ov!r#om! 5& !vi), 5u" ov!r#om!
!vi) ,i"h 'ood.
Romans 13:1C Nov! do!s no harm "o a n!i'h5orI "h!r!%or! )ov! is "h! %u)%i))m!n" o% "h! )a,.
.*4E 3,R * J24T C*R
BENIEMERS (OMMENDED >OR (OURAHE IN 8AR: +!5r!,s 1):31B37 Hid!on and Bara-
and Samson and J!$h"hah, a)so oWDavid and Samu!) and "h! $ro$h!"s: ,ho "hrou'h %ai"h
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su5du!d -in'doms, ,or-!d
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ri'h"!ousn!ss, o5"ain!d $romis!s, s"o$$!d "h! mou"hs o% )ions,
/u!n#h!d "h! vio)!n#! o% %ir!, !s#a$!d "h! !d'! o% "h! s,ord, ou" o% ,!a-n!ss ,!r! mad! s"ron',
5!#am! va)ian" in ha""i!, "urn!d "o %)i'h" "h! armi!s o% "h! a)i!ns.
I> ;8RAT+; IS MANDATED NATIONANN*, 8+* NOT INTERNATIONANN*K Romans
13:7 >or h! is Hod:s minis"!r "o &ou %or 'ood. Bu" i% &ou do !vi), 5! a%raidI %or h! do!s no" 5!ar
"h! s,ord in vainI %or h! is Hod:s minis"!r, an av!n'!r "o e0ecute ,ra"h on him ,ho $ra#"i#!s
!vi).
DOESN:T SEEM TO BE AN*T+INH EMINBABOUT BEINH A SONDIER:
Nu-! 3:17 Ni-!,is! "h! so)di!rs as-!d him, sa&in', ;And ,ha" sha)) ,! doK; So h! said
"o "h!m, ;Do no" in"imida"! an&on! or a##us! %a)s!)&, and 5! #on"!n" ,i"h &our ,a'!s.;
Nu-! @:O 8h!n J!sus h!ard "h!s! "hin's, +! marv!)!d a" him 0Roman (!n"urion6, and
"urn!d around and said "o "h! #ro,d "ha" %o))o,!d +im, ;I sa& "o &ou, I hav! no" %ound su#h 'r!a"
%ai"h, no" !v!n in Isra!).;
9!"!r "a)-in' a5ou" (orn!)ius: A#"s JC:3D Bu" in !v!r& na"ion ,ho!v!r %!ars +im and
,or-s ri'h"!ousn!ss is a##!$"!d 5& +im.
JESUS 8ASN:T A 9A(I>IST: John 1:1D 8h!n +! PJ!susQ had mad! a ,hi$ o% #ords, +!
drov! "h!m a)) ou" o% "h! "!m$)!, ,i"h "h! sh!!$ and "h! o4!n, and $our!d ou" "h! #han'!rs:
mon!& and ov!r"urn!d "h! "a5)!s.
8AR>ARE AND 9UNIS+MENT ARE (ONSISTENT 8)T+ HOD:
R!v. 1O: 11 No, I sa, h!av!n o$!n!d, and 5!ho)d, a ,hi"! hors!. And +! PJ!susQ,ho sa"
on him was #a))!d >ai"h%u) and Tru!, and in ri'h"!ousn!ss +! Lud'!s and ma-!s ,ar.
1 Th!s. 1:JBO it is a ri'h"!ous "hin' ,i"h Hod "o r!$a& ,i"h "ri5u)a"ion "hos! ,ho "rou5)!
&ou, and to give &ou ,ho ar! "rou5)!d r!s" ,i"h us ,h!n "h! Nord J!sus is r!v!a)!d %rom
h!av!n ,i"h +is mi'h"& an'!)s, Sin %)amin' %ir! "a-in' v!n'!an#! on "hos! ,ho do no"
-no, Hod, and on "hos! ,ho do no" o5!& "h! 'os$!) o% our Nord J!sus (hris". Th!s! sha))
5! $unish!d ,i"h !v!r)as"in' d!s"ru#"ion %rom "h! $r!s!n#! o% "h! Nord and %rom "h! ')or&
o% +is $o,!r,
(OM9NI(ATIONS Ma""h!, J:17 ;No on! #an s!rv! ",o mas"!rsI %or !i"h!r h! ,i)) ha"! "h! on!
and )ov! "h! o"h!r, or !)s! h! ,i)) 5! )o&a) "o "h! on! and d!s$is! "h! o"h!r. *ou #anno" s!rv!
Hod and mammon.
X S"a-!s hi'h!rI Nu#)!ar 8ar
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Civil Disobedience
*&*-'4T:
$a%# 12:17 And J!sus ans,!r!d and said "o "h!m, ;R!nd!r "o (a!sar "h! "hin's "ha" ar!
(a!sar:s, and "o Hod "h! "hin's "ha" ar! Hod:s.;
Romans 13:1- N!" !v!r& sou) 5! su5L!#" "o "h! 'ov!rnin' au"hori"i!s. >or "h!r! is no au"hori"&
!4#!$" %rom Hod, and "h! au"hori"i!s "ha" !4is" ar! a$$oin"!d 5& Hod.
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Th!r!%or! ,ho!v!r r!sis"s
"h! au"hori"& r!sis"s "h! ordinan#! o% Hod, and "hos! ,ho r!sis" ,i)) 5rin' Lud'm!n" on
"h!ms!)v!s.
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>or ru)!rs ar! no" a "!rror "o 'ood ,or-s, 5u" "o !vi). Do &ou ,an" "o 5! una%raid o%
"h! au"hori"&K Do ,ha" is 'ood, and &ou ,i)) hav! $rais! %rom "h! sam!.
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>or h! is Hod:s
minis"!r "o &ou %or 'ood. Bu" i% &ou do !vi), 5! a%raidI %or h! do!s no" 5!ar "h! s,ord in vainI %or
h! is Hod:s minis"!r, an av!n'!r "o !4!#u"! ,ra"h on him ,ho $ra#"i#!s !vi).
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Th!r!%or! &ou mus"
5! su5L!#", no" on)& 5!#aus! o% ,ra"h 5u" a)so %or #ons#i!n#!: sa-!.
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>or 5!#aus! o% "his &ou a)so
$a& "a4!s, %or "h!& ar! Hod:s minis"!rs a""!ndin' #on"inua))& "o "his v!r& "hin'G
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O,! no on!
an&"hin' !4#!$" "o )ov! on! ano"h!r, %or h! ,ho )ov!s ano"h!r has %u)%i))!d "h! )a,.
1 Pete% 2:13-14 Th!r!%or! su5mi" &ours!)v!s "o !v!r& ordinan#! o% man %or "h! Nord:s sa-!,
,h!"h!r "o "h! -in' as su$r!m!,
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or "o 'ov!rnors, as "o "hos! ,ho ar! s!n" 5& him %or "h!
$unishm!n" o% !vi)do!rs and %or "h! $rais! o% "hos! ,ho do 'oodG 2:1-21 S)av!s, su5mi"
&ours!)v!s "o &our mas"!rs ,i"h a)) r!s$!#", no" on)& "o "hos! ,ho ar! 'ood and #onsid!ra"!, 5u"
a)so "o "hos! ,ho ar! harsh.
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>or i" is #omm!nda5)! i% a man 5!ars u$ und!r "h! $ain o% unLus"
su%%!rin' 5!#aus! h! is #ons#ious o% Hod.
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Bu" ho, is i" "o &our #r!di" i% &ou r!#!iv! a 5!a"in'
%or doin' ,ron' and !ndur! i"K Bu" i% &ou su%%!r %or doin' 'ood and &ou !ndur! i", "his is
#omm!nda5)! 5!%or! Hod.
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To "his &ou ,!r! #a))!d, 5!#aus! (hris" su%%!r!d %or &ou, )!avin'
&ou an !4am$)!, "ha" &ou shou)d %o))o, in his s"!$s.
*PPR,5*! ,3 /-4,+E/-E'.E:
*8ts 5:29 Bu" 9!"!r and "h! o"h!r a$os")!s ans,!r!d and said: ;8! ou'h" "o o5!& Hod ra"h!r
"han m!n.? 07:1O6
J")=es 2:16 Th!n "h! NORD rais!d u$ Lud'!s, ,ho sav!d "h!m ou" o% "h! hands o% "h!s! raid!rs.
E4am$)!s o% Private, NonB#o!r#iv! Diso5!di!n#!: Mord!#ai, 9uah, Raha5, Dani!) 1eb%e>s
11:32-34 And ,ha" mor! sha)) I sa&K >or "h! "im! ,ou)d %ai) m! "o "!)) o% Hid!on and Bara- and
Samson and J!$h"hah, a)so o% David and Samu!) and "h! $ro$h!"s:
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,ho "hrou'h %ai"h su5du!d
-in'doms, ,or-!d ri'h"!ousn!ss, o5"ain!d $romis!s, s"o$$!d "h! mou"hs o% )ions,
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/u!n#h!d "h!
vio)!n#! o% %ir!, !s#a$!d "h! !d'! o% "h! s,ord, ou" o% ,!a-n!ss ,!r! mad! s"ron', 5!#am!
va)ian" in 5a"")!, "urn!d "o %)i'h" "h! armi!s o% "h! a)i!ns.
P%o7e%bs 24:11-12 D!)iv!r "hos! ,ho ar! dra,n "o,ard d!a"h, and ho)d 5a#- "hos! s"um5)in'
"o "h! s)au'h"!r.
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I% &ou sa&, ;Sur!)& ,! did no" -no, "his,; do!s no" +! ,ho ,!i'hs "h! h!ar"s
#onsid!r i"K +! ,ho -!!$s &our sou), do!s +! no" -no, i"K And ,i)) +! no" r!nd!r "o !a#h man
a##ordin' "o his d!!dsK
Do an& o% "h! a5ov! 'iv! Lus"i%i#a"ion %or #o!r#iv! (D or vio)!n#!K
Do I #ommi" "h! 'r!a"!r sin 5& no" doin' (DK 8h!r! do!s m& r!s$onsi5i)i"& !ndK
1. Sim$)& no" "a-in' $ar" in "h! inLus"i#!K
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1. S$!a-in' ou" a'ains" i"K
3. 9o)i"i#a) A#"ionWO5s"ru#"in' "h! inLus"i#!K
7. Thr!a"s and vio)!n#!K
Re*roductive Techno$ogies (0n %itro- Rent a Wo'#6!
HOD 8ANTS >RUIT>UNNESS: &enesis 1:2 And Hod 5)!ss!d "h!mI and Hod said "o "h!m,
;B! %rui"%u) and mu)"i$)&, and %i)) "h! !ar"h, and su5du! i"I and ru)! ov!r "h! %ish o% "h! s!a and
ov!r "h! 5irds o% "h! s-&, and ov!r !v!r& )ivin' "hin' "ha" mov!s on "h! !ar"h.;
ES9E(IANN* HODN* >RUIT>UNNESS: $ala8hi 2:14-16 G"h! NORD is a#"in' as "h!
,i"n!ss 5!",!!n &ou and "h! ,i%! o% &our &ou"h, 5!#aus! &ou hav! 5ro-!n %ai"h ,i"h h!r, "hou'h
sh! is &our $ar"n!r, "h! ,i%! o% &our marria'! #ov!nan".
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+as no" "h! NORD mad! "h!m on!K In
%)!sh and s$iri" "h!& ar! his. And ,h& on!K B!#aus! h! ,as s!!-in' 'od)& o%%s$rin'. So 'uard
&ours!)% in &our s$iri", and do no" 5r!a- %ai"h ,i"h "h! ,i%! o% &our &ou"h.
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;I ha"! divor#!,; sa&s
"h! NORD Hod o% Isra!), ;and I ha"! a man:s #ov!rin' hims!)% ,i"h vio)!n#! as ,!)) as ,i"h his
'arm!n",; sa&s "h! NORD A)mi'h"&. So 'uard &ours!)% in &our s$iri", and do no" 5r!a- %ai"h.
UNHODN* 9ARENTS 8INN (AUSE T+EIR (+INDREN TO SU>>ER:
/e"t. 12:2 B! #ar!%u) "o o5!& a)) "h!s! r!'u)a"ions I am 'ivin' &ou, so "ha" i" ma& a),a&s
'o ,!)) ,i"h &ou and &our #hi)dr!n a%"!r &ou, 5!#aus! &ou ,i)) 5! doin' ,ha" is 'ood and
ri'h" in "h! !&!s o% "h! NORD &our Hod. 0Na,s %or#in' (hris"ian ado$"ion a'!n#i!s "o
$rovid! #hi)dr!n "o 'a&sK6
E(o)"s 20:5 ;*ou sha)) no" ,orshi$ "h!m or s!rv! "h!mI %or I, "h! NORD &our Hod, am a
L!a)ous Hod, visi"in' Pna"ura))&KQ "h! ini/ui"& o% "h! %a"h!rs on "h! #hi)dr!n, on "h! "hird and
"h! %our"h '!n!ra"ions o% "hos! ,ho ha"! M!,
+E EMEN DESIRES ONENESS AND >RUIT>UNNESS >ROM NESS T+AN IDEAN
MAT(+ES:
&enesis 3:-10 Th!n Judah said "o Onan, ;Ho in "o &our 5ro"h!r:s ,i%!, and $!r%orm &our
du"& as a 5ro"h!rBinB)a, "o h!r, and rais! u$ o%%s$rin' %or &our 5ro"h!r.;
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And Onan -n!,
"ha" "h! o%%s$rin' ,ou)d no" 5! hisI so i" #am! a5ou" "ha" ,h!n h! ,!n" in "o his 5ro"h!r:s
,i%!, h! ,as"!d his s!!d on "h! 'round, in ord!r no" "o 'iv! o%%s$rin' "o his 5ro"h!r.
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Bu"
,ha" h! did ,as dis$)!asin' in "h! si'h" o% "h! N ORD I so +! "oo- his )i%! a)so.
/e"t. 25:5-10 I% 5ro"h!rs ar! )ivin' "o'!"h!r and on! o% "h!m di!s ,i"hou" a son, his ,ido,
mus" no" marr& ou"sid! "h! %ami)&. +!r hus5and:s 5ro"h!r sha)) "a-! h!r and marr& h!r and
%u)%i)) "h! du"& o% a 5ro"h!rBinB)a, "o h!r.
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Th! %irs" son sh! 5!ars sha)) #arr& on "h! nam! o%
"h! d!ad 5ro"h!r so "ha" his nam! ,i)) no" 5! 5)o""!d ou" %rom Isra!). +o,!v!r, i% a man
do!s no" ,an" "o marr& his 5ro"h!r:s ,i%!, sh! sha)) 'o "o "h! !)d!rs a" "h! "o,n 'a"! and sa&,
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;M& hus5and:s 5ro"h!r r!%us!s "o #arr& on his 5ro"h!r:s nam! in Isra!). +! ,i)) no" %u)%i)) "h!
du"& o% a 5ro"h!rBinB)a, "o m!.;
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Th!n "h! !)d!rs o% his "o,n sha)) summon him and "a)- "o
him. I% h! $!rsis"s in sa&in', ;I do no" ,an" "o marr& h!r,;
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his 5ro"h!r:s ,ido, sha)) 'o u$
"o him in "h! $r!s!n#! o% "h! !)d!rs, "a-! o%% on! o% his sanda)s, s$i" in his %a#! and sa&,
;This is ,ha" is don! "o "h! man ,ho ,i)) no" 5ui)d u$ his 5ro"h!r:s %ami)& )in!.;
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Tha"
man:s )in! sha)) 5! -no,n in Isra!) as Th! >ami)& o% "h! Unsanda)!d.
(+INDREN ARE A BNESSINH. 0Ev!n ,h!n "h!& #om! %rom ar"i%i#ia) m!ansK6 Psalm 127:3
Sons ar! a h!ri"a'! %rom "h! NORD, #hi)dr!n a r!,ard %rom him.
HOD EMEN E2ANTS (+INDREN ORIHINATINH >ROM SIN>UN (IR(UMSTAN(ES:
So)omon, 11 sons o% Isra!).
SO(IET* 9RO>ITS >ROM ONENESS AND (+INDREN: 1 Tim. 5:11-15 As %or &oun'!r
,ido,s, do no" $u" "h!m on su#h a )is". >or ,h!n "h!ir s!nsua) d!sir!s ov!r#om! "h!ir d!di#a"ion
"o (hris", "h!& ,an" "o marr&.
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Thus "h!& 5rin' Lud'm!n" on "h!ms!)v!s, 5!#aus! "h!& hav!
5ro-!n "h!ir %irs" $)!d'!.
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B!sid!s, "h!& '!" in"o "h! ha5i" o% 5!in' id)! and 'oin' a5ou" %rom
hous! "o hous!. And no" on)& do "h!& 5!#om! id)!rs, 5u" a)so 'ossi$s and 5us&5odi!s, sa&in'
"hin's "h!& ou'h" no" "o.
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So I #ouns!) &oun'!r ,ido,s "o marr&, "o hav! #hi)dr!n, "o mana'!
"h!ir hom!s and "o 'iv! "h! !n!m& no o$$or"uni"& %or s)and!r.
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Som! hav! in %a#" a)r!ad& "urn!d
a,a& "o %o))o, Sa"an.
Same-Sex Marriage: Coerced to Participate in Sin
Christians have been placed on collision-course with anti-discrimination legislation,
requiring them to participant in practices that they regard as sinful. Theologian Albert
Mohler has written that in order to protect the constitution right of freedom of religion:
everal states are now considering legislation that would provide e!plicit
protections to citi"ens whose consciences will not allow an endorsement of
same-se! marriage# Millions of American citi"ens are facing a direct collision
between their moral convictions and the demands of their government.
$or e!ample, the %cean &rove Camp Meeting Association was fined and required to
rent their boardwal' pavilion to a lesbian couple who had brought a lawsuit against this
Christian association for refusing to rent them the pavilion for their marriage. (owever,
)irsten *owers and +onathan Merritt deny that forcing Christian participation in a same-
se! ceremony is a violation of conscience:
,Many on the left and right can agree that nobody should be unnecessarily forced
to violate their conscience. -ut in order to violate a Christian.s conscience, the
government would have to force them to affirm something in which they don.t
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believe. This is why the first line of analysis here has to be whether society really
believes that ba'ing a wedding ca'e or arranging flowers or ta'ing pictures /or
providing any other service0 is an affirmation. This case simply has not been
made, nor can it be, because it defies logic. 1f you lined up 233 married couples
and as'ed them if their florist ,affirmed4 their wedding, they would be baffled by
the question.4
*owers and Merritt want to limit the violation simply to instances where the tate
coerces Christians to verbally ,affirm something in which they don.t believe.4 (owever,
coercion is not simply a matter of being forced to say something. 1t is also a matter of
being forced to do something.
Mohler astutely observed another problem with their reasoning. 5hether ,violating
conscience4 has occurred should not be determined by the public. 1nstead, religious
freedom has always been recogni"ed as an issue between us and &od:
5ell, the issue is really not what ,society really believes4 about ba'ing a wedding
ca'e, but what the ba'er believes. 6eference to what ,society really believes4 is
a way of dismissing religious liberty altogether. 1f the defining legal or moral
principle is what ,society really believes,4 all liberties are eventually at sta'e.
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Mohler is correct: 5ho is to decide whether or not a Christian violates his conscience ;
whether hiring a practicing gay as the pastor is a violation of conscience< whether being
coerced to ba'e a ca'e reading, ,5e are glad you stood up for gay rights4 is a violation=
1f it is the state, then all rights depend on their whim, ma'ing our constitutional
guarantees irrelevant.
There are certain things in which we cannot participate, even if this participation loo's
benign to the tate. The Apostle *aul had warned that our participation in various rituals
can powerfully impact upon our relationship with our >ord:
1s not the cup of than'sgiving for which we give than's a participation in the
blood of Christ= And is not the bread that we brea' a participation in the body of
Christ= #?o not those @(ebrewsA who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar=
?o 1 mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is
anything= Bo, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to &od,
and 1 do not want you to be participants with demons. Cou cannot drin' the cup
of the >ord and the cup of demons too< you cannot have a part in both the >ord.s
table and the table of demons. Are we trying to arouse the >ord.s Dealousy= /2
Cor. 23:2E-820
>i'ewise, we cannot be participants in the >ord and sin at the same time. *aul reasoned
that even though the sacrifices are nothing in themselves, our participation in them is
not morally neutral. 1nstead, it carries weighty relational implications. Consequently, we
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are not free to participate in activities that are offensive to our >ord. They arouse (is
protective and loving Dealousy over our well-being. Although we can and should assist
sinners, we cannot assist them in their sinful activity or promote their cause.
*aul warned that even when we simply ordain people, we are morally responsible and
participate in fruits of their ministry:
?o not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others.
)eep yourself pure. /2 Tim. F:880
This certainly doesn.t mean that we can.t love people who don.t believe as we do.
(owever, we cannot do anything that will directly endorse sin. 1 would suspect that
%cean &rove understood that hosting a lesbian marriage represented an endorsement,
at least in the eyes of &od. Glsewhere, *aul warned:
Therefore do not be partners with them. $or you were once dar'ness, but now
you are light in the >ord. >ive as children of light /for the fruit of the light consists
in all goodness, righteousness and truth0 and find out what pleases the >ord.
(ave nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of dar'ness, but rather e!pose them.
/Gph. F:H-220
(owever, the secular tate is now demanding that we participate in the ,deeds of
dar'ness.4 *owers and Merritt insist that our reasoning ,defies logic4 and that
participation in a gay marriage does not violate conscience. (owever, this 'ind of
participation violates the 5ord of &od.
The Apostle +ohn warned a certain unnamed woman that by merely e!tending
hospitality to false teachers she would be participating ,in their evil wor'4 /8 +ohn 220.
1s this reasoning really so illogical= 5ould *owers and Merritt have sold petrol to fuel
(itler.s tan's or provisions to build his death camps= 5ouldn.t they have been complicit
in his deeds= Aren.t we also complicit in gay marriage if we agree to support it by
ba'ing for it or by photographing it=
They might argue, ,5hat harm does this form of involvement bring=4 %n a pragmatic
level, this participation promotes a lifestyle that not only violates cripture but also
destroys people. +ust loo' at the stats:
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