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Hiram Hutto - El Dareer Debate - October 1974

Schedule Of Services:

Sunday Morning:
Bible Study 9:00
Worship 10:00

Sunday Evening:
Worship 5:00

Wednesday Evening:
Bible Study 7:00

Jackson Drive's Address:

1110 Jackson Drive Athens, Alabama 35611

Preacher:

David Deason

Elders:

Malcolm Andrews

Owen Griggs

Billy Lovell

Deacons:

Tim Hamilton

Paul Loggins

Rightly Dividing The Word
Phil Robertson

A presidential candidate told a crowd at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio that he believes the Sermon on the Mount justifies his support for legal recognition of same-sex unions. He also told the crowd that his position in favor of legalized abortion does not make him "less Christian."

"I don't think it (a same-sex union) should be called marriage, but I think that it is a legal right that they should have that is recognized by the state," he said. "If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans." The book of Romans condemns homosexual acts as unnatural and sinful.

The Sermon on the Mount does not specifically mention same-sex marriages. So maybe the candidate was referring to some of the popular non-offensive slogans in the text: "Do to others what you would have them do to you", "Do not judge, lest you be judged", and "Love your enemies" (Matthew 7:12; 7:1; 5:44).

While the sermon does not specifically mention homosexual relationships, Jesus certainly addressed sexual sins. He said, "Whosoever looks upon a woman and lusts after her commits adultery in his heart" (Matthew 5:28). He also said, whoever marries a woman who was unlawfully divorced commits adultery (Matthew 5:32). Obviously Jesus is warning us about illicit relationships.

But just because He did not specifically mention same sex unions, does this justify these untraditional relationships today?

Please consider the following:

1) Jesus gave authority to His apostles - He promised His disciples that the Holy Spirit would be sent to them and guide them in all truth (John 16:12-15) and in Acts 2 that is exactly what happened. He also commanded them to teach people to "observe all the things that He had commanded" (Matthew 28:18-20).

2) The apostles' words are equal to the Lord's commands - In 1 Corinthians 14:37, Paul said, "If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord." Notice the emphasis the Holy Spirit placed upon Paul's writings. His commandments are the "commandments of the Lord."

3) None of God's Word is obscure – All Scripture was given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:16). Therefore all of it is relevant and worthy of consideration. Jesus said anyone who adds or takes away from His word will be accursed (Revelation 22:18-19). By the way Romans is not the only book that mentions these unlawful unions. "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

It is truly sad when people try to justify themselves with only a small portion of God' word. What is even more depressing is when people believe the opinion of others without examining the Scriptures for themselves. May we be like the Bereans and search all of God's word to find out if things are so (Acts 17:11). "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).