Framework Scheme – Gen 1-11Framework Scheme – Gen 1-11

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CREATION FALL FLOOD COVENANT

Same-Sex MarriageSame-Sex Marriage

EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism

Civil Government -- BabelCivil Government -- Babel

Frmwrk Scheme – Gen 12 to Ex Frmwrk Scheme – Gen 12 to Ex 2020

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CALL of ABRAHAM EXODUS MT. SINAI

Elect Elect FamilyFamily

SavedSavedTribes Tribes

National National ContractContract

Clash of God’s counter-culture with Clash of God’s counter-culture with the paganized Noahic culturethe paganized Noahic culture

Shall I Bow To My Creator?

• YES!– ancient monotheism– ancient Israel– Bible– fundamentalism

• CREATOR/creature– God || man | nature– everlasting

distinctions

• PERSONAL SOVEREIGN– ultimate responsibility

• NO!– ancient myths– eastern religions– western philosophy– modern theology

• Continuity of Being– nature > gods > man– transmutation /

evolution

• IMPERSONAL FATE & CHANCE– ultimate victimization

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The Biblical Idea of Man

"Imagine God wholly employed and absorbed in it—in his hand, his eye, his labor, his purpose, his wisdom, his providence, and above all, in his love which was dictating the lineaments of this creature. . . .Whatever was the form and expression which was then given to the clay by the Creator, Christ was in his thoughts as one day to become Man, because the Word, too, was to be both clay and flesh. . . .”

• Tertullian. (1885). “On the Resurrection of the Flesh,” P. Holmes, Trans.. In A. Roberts, J. Donaldson & A. C. Coxe (Eds.), The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume III: Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian (A. Roberts, J. Donaldson & A. C. Coxe, Ed.) (549). Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company.

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Question Theocratic Answer

Pagan Answer

Metaphysical (reality)

Creator/creature distinction

Continuity of Being

Epistemological (truth)

God's revelation necessary

Man's speculation necessary but vulnerable to demonic deceptions

Ethical (just conduct)

God's holiness Subjective like/dislike

Fundamentally Different Answers

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Frmwrk Scheme – Gen 12 to Ex Frmwrk Scheme – Gen 12 to Ex 2020

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CALL of ABRAHAM EXODUS MT. SINAI

Elect Elect FamilyFamily

SavedSavedTribes Tribes

National National ContractContract

Clash of God’s counter-culture with Clash of God’s counter-culture with the paganized Noahic culturethe paganized Noahic culture

Framework Scheme – Gen 1-11Framework Scheme – Gen 1-11

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CREATION FALL FLOOD COVENANT

Same-Sex MarriageSame-Sex Marriage

EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism

Civil Government -- BabelCivil Government -- Babel

Same-Sex Marriage 20 Years Later

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“Growing up, and even into my 20s, I supported and advocated for gay marriage. It’s only with some time and distance from my childhood that I’m able to reflect on my experiences and recognize the long-term effect that same-sex parenting had on me. And it’s only now, as I watch my children loving and being loved by their father each day, that I can see the beauty and wisdom in traditional marriage and parenting.” Heather Berwick, Dear Gay Community Your Kids Are Hurting

The “Equality” SloganThe “Equality” Slogan

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“marriage equality”

“X” equality

What if. . .

X = athletic achievement

X = test scores

X = skill level

X = hair

X = contractual relationships

The “Discrimination” SloganThe “Discrimination” Slogan

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Legal immigrant

Illegal immigrant

What Kind of “Marriage”??What Kind of “Marriage”??

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Civil marriage (a social construct defined by civil gov’t for tax, property, and self-gratification—assumes gender is fluid)

Ecclesiastical/Real marriage (a divine institution based upon created, fixed gender distinctions and God’s purposes other than personal self-gratification)

1. Tolerance implies a difference exists!

2. The difference can be people (all made in God’s image)

3. The difference can be beliefs (all are not always true)

4. The difference can be behaviors (all are not always acceptable)

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4 Points on the subject of “Tolerance”