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Q.       Doesn’t your teaching encourage divorce? Wouldn’t we better off with the traditional view? A.       The same question may be phrased this way: Isn’t it dangerous to teach grace? Wouldn’t we be better off telling our members they’ll go … Continue reading →

Well, I decided I wasn’t digressing. It’s imperative that we give more thought to the relationship of grace to our teaching on divorce and remarriage. The two doctrines must fit together tightly. Sometimes we unconsciously teach two different doctrines of … Continue reading →

I’ve taught this material several times now, and one of the most frequent objections is what I call the repentance argument. It goes like this: to be forgiven, one must repent. To repent, one must give up the fruits of … Continue reading →

The next rebuttal argument correctly makes the point that sin has both heavenly and earthly consequences. If I kill a man, I may well repent and be forgiven by God. Nonetheless, I can confidently expect a prosecution and probable jail … Continue reading →

A common counter-argument to the foregoing interpretation of the Mark and Matthew passages is this. The phrases typically translated “commit adultery” are in fact in the present tense in Greek.[1] As many Bible students know, Greek has more verb tenses … Continue reading →