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Posted At : May 11, 2011 11:40 PM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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After 33 years of debate, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has voted to change its constitution and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons. This is a reversal of the same body's decision only two years ago. The vote was not even close - 205 to 56, with 3 abstentions. We are told by Cynthia Bolbach, the moderator of the church's General Assembly that after the vote: "Everyone was civil. There was no applause, no cheering. It was just reflective of the fact that we are moving forward one other step." This may very well represent the mindset of a changing American culture that seems bent on the acceptance of homosexuality. Those who have de facto, looked at the Bible, read what it says about homosexuality and rejected it outright have outlasted their weary opponents who have held on to the doctrine of the inerrancy of scripture. And that ultimately is what this is all about - the authority of scripture. As an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, I am pleased to know that no man can be ordained in our denomination who rejects the authority of scripture. Thus, no man can be ordained who adheres to the lifestyle of the homosexual. Like a dripping faucet, proponents of the ordination of homosexuals have battled for 33 years to the point where many in the PCUSA decided that the conflict just wasn't worth it any longer. As Rev. Gradye Parsons, the church's stated clerk put it - "We've been having this conversation for 33 years, and some people are ready to get to the other side of this decision. Some people are going to celebrate this day because they've worked for it for a long time, and some people will mourn this day because they think it's a totally different understanding of Scripture than they have." He then added this intriguing comment, "I hope that going forward we can stay together and be faithful witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ." That, Rev. Parsons, has just been made impossible by the unscriptural decision the PCUSA has made. Your witness for Christ is ruined short of repentance. Sadly, there are many strong evangelicals in the PCUSA just as there are in the other mainline denominations who have adopted similar policies. I say it is sad because they no longer have a home in the PCUSA. This policy is but the open door to the acceptance of gay and lesbian marriage within the PCUSA as more and more states adopt such laws. Over 100 PCUSA congregations have left the denomination in the past five years. More are sure to follow. The dividing line in American Protestantism has been clearly defined. But it will not be over the issue of the ordination of homosexuals. It will be and is over the authority of scripture. Is the Bible the word of God or does it merely contain the word of God? As my liberal counterparts would argue, it is the latter. They say something like this - "The Bible needs to be demythologized. Take out the myth and the kernel of truth one is left with is the actual word of God." Here are some examples of how this logic works. The Bible clearly speaks of the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 - that Jesus actually fed a crowd of 5000 people with just a few loaves of bread and a few fish. Their liberal mindset cannot accept the miraculous since it defies logic. Thus, they reason that what really happened is that Jesus set a moral example by sharing his lunch with the person sitting next to him. This inspired that person to share his lunch with the person next to him and so on and so on until 5000 were satisfied. Their reasoning is the same with just about every miracle in the Bible. The Bible must be demythologized and the nugget left behind after the absurdity of the miraculous is removed is the word of God. How far does this go? Who is the final arbiter of what is myth and what is truth? We are. Thus, Jesus did not physically rise from the dead. He merely spiritually arose. As long as one catches the kernel of truth that is all that matters to them. The Rev. Heidi Vardeman, senior minister of Macalaster Plymouth United Church in St. Paul and a spokeswoman for a pro-gay church group called More Light Presbyterians, said in an interview, "Finally, the denomination has seen the error of its ways and it will repent. I've had young people who have been exemplary, obviously good candidates for the ministry," she said, "but then you have to have this weird conversation in which you say that, umm, because they might be gay or lesbian, it's not going to work. But now we're free! We can endorse and propose and assist and elect those whom God has called."
Sadly, Rev. Vardeman is dead wrong. A candidate for the ministry must be assessed on the basis of his commitment to the qualifications for the ordained ministry that are spelled out in the Bible, not at some denominational Assembly. Those qualifications are clear: 1 Timothy 3:1-16 Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) [6] He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap. As far as I know, God has never rescinded those requirements. They are still required of every Presbyterian Church in America (PCA, not PCUSA) pastor. The trend toward theological liberalism has been eating away at the PCUSA for over 50 years. Their refusal to embrace the authority of scripture is the main reason many churches that make up the PCA left that denomination, giving up the buildings they bought and paid for, and started the PCA which to this very day continues to declare the rich authority of God's eternal Word and is one of Protestantism's fastest growing denominations. We welcome those of you who wish to join us to do so. If you hold to the inerrancy of scripture and the Westminster Standards perhaps it is time. In the next few months, the denomination will gauge the reaction from its more theologically conservative members, who believe that ordaining sexually active gay people is inconsistent with the Bible. Some have already departed. The Presbyterian News Service estimates that approximately 100 congregations have left the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the last five years. Several were large congregations, which could help explain why the vote in some presbyteries switched from 2009. Paul Detterman, executive director of Presbyterians for Renewal, an alliance of conservative Presbyterians, said: "We see this as a bit of a crisis of conscience for us. The book that we hold up as holy is saying one thing, and now the church is behaving differently."
However, he said groups like his were not planning to separate from the denomination, but to push to create some kind of a formal entity within the Presbyterian Church for conservatives. It could be a non-geographical presbytery or a fellowship, he said. "We need to have some kind of an identity," he said. He said he did not think the homosexuality issue was resolved because gay advocates are likely to try to pass an amendment at the church's next General Assembly in 2012 calling for the church to bless same-sex marriages and unions. The change approved on Tuesday does not mean that presbyteries must ordain gay candidates - only that they may. The wording leaves the decision open to local presbyteries, according to church officials. It says that governing bodies that consider candidates "shall be guided by Scripture and the confessions in applying standards to individual candidates." The measure changes the church's constitution by removing a 1997 amendment that said that those ordained were required to live in "either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman" or in "chastity in singleness."
In His grip,
Dr. Chuck Betters
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Posted At : March 23, 2011 12:24 AM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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-I believe that the institution of marriage is God-ordained. He is the Master architect and has established the parameters for marriage - that being, one man with one woman for one lifetime. Thus, I oppose any other legal definition of marriage.
-The homosexual-bisexual-transgender advocacy movement has made their intentions very clear. They will settle for nothing less than same-sex marriage. They see civil unions and domestic partnerships are stepping stones to that end.
-Civil unions and domestic partnerships are counterfeit legislative and policy attempts to imitate marriage with all of the rights and privileges that go with legal heterosexual marriage.
-Civil unions are driven by sexual preferences. The creation of special categories of rights based on sexual expression or gender identity is something I cannot support. Civil unions and domestic partnerships are discriminatory in that the benefits derived are based on sexual expression and choices. This makes it unfair to non-sexual domestic situations where there are legitimate claims to contractual provisions.
-Government policies should not discriminate against any member of society in regard to housing, employment, inheritance rights or medical decision-making. I am not opposed to laws that would strengthen existing laws that prohibit such discrimination.
-There is a better approach than civil unions and domestic partnerships - Reciprocal Beneficiary Contracts (RBC's). Some conservative organizations reject this approach because they see it as caving to socio-political pressure. They argued rightfully in Colorado a few years ago that the RBC, if written the wrong way,
o Can imply that family-based marriage law is in and of itself a form of discrimination that needs a remedy. I agree with them since marriage and family law should serve only to protect and support the God-created, marriage-based family.
o Provides incentives for people to avoid marriage, and since it bars opposite-sex couples from getting these incentives, it appears to be geared toward appeasing homosexual activists.
o Chips away at the unique benefits of marriage by granting such benefits to other relationships.
o Wrongly, directly or indirectly, facilitates homosexual relationships. I believe homosexuality is immoral, unhealthy, preventable and changeable.
One conservative organization (Focus on the Family) puts it this way,
Such contracts (RBC's) streamline existing benefits found in contract law, such as legal arrangements to co-own or inherit property, medical visitation and decision-making, guardianship of children, and medical benefits, if an employer allows. Such arrangements are equally available to any persons who do not qualify to "marry;" furthermore, these contracts are not premised on the rights or privileges of marriage or sexual expression.
For this statement, Dobson has been widely criticized by conservatives for "advocating civil unions." He did no such thing. I believe his approach is common sense and compassionate. But I add this caveat - any RBC laws must be written so as not to impinge upon rights that belong exclusively to traditionally married couples, protect the institution of traditional marriage as the bedrock of any decent society, and at the same time protect homosexuals from unnecessary discrimination. That is a tough balance to strike but one which the homosexual community has historically fought against, the reason being, nothing short of full marital rights will satisfy their agenda. I have taught my congregation that discrimination is evil and hatred is unacceptable. Marriage is not a man-thing but a God-thing that must be protected from any redefinition that is driven by political correctness. I have taught them that the best way they can demonstrate their commitment to Biblical marriage is to strengthen their own marriages so that they become living letters to be read of all men. I have taught them that any and all legislation that is designed to erode the definition of marriage I outlined above is to be opposed. But we must not get caught up in the rhetoric. Our opponents will surely call us names, the most common being "homophobes." Sadly, such name-calling only diminishes intellectual debate. I would respect the gay community more if they would quit trying to make the scriptures say something they simply do not say. There is nothing in the Word of God that allows for homosexual acts, nothing. Why not just admit that and say, "We know that the Bible speaks against the sexual choices we have made. But we reject it." Although I would be saddened by this mindset I would respect my opponents more if they were at least theologically honest.
*Some of the above includes thoughts from a variety of other evangelical thinkers.
In His grip,
Dr. Chuck Betters
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Posted At : July 18, 2010 8:50 PM
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9. Be transparent and honest in your communication. Most marriage counseling I do centers on teaching couples Biblical principles for communicating. We come into marriage with preconceived ideas of the right way to speak, to resolve conflicts. Even when we hate the way our parents communicated, we often find ourselves becoming just like them unless we are determined by God's grace to break the chains of the past. Observe how others communicate, study Biblical principles and be accountable to one another for practicing communication that builds up rather than tears down. Often a couple does not realize how their communication reflects badly on their relationship to Christ. As trusted friends what does your communication reveals about your relationship to one another? You may be very surprised. 10. Learn to embrace pain as your friend. This is perhaps one of the most difficult principles to live out. The hard places in marriage are God's sandpaper designed to smooth out the rough places in our characters.
There is no better woman in the world for me than my wife. I know this because we are married and God's design is for her to complete me. Our relationship not only brings joy and pleasure, it also is an opportunity for us to become more like Christ. Marriage requires sacrifice, seeing our spouse's needs as more important than our own. Such moments are often painful and yet that is the model of Christ. And isn't He the One whom we are to emulate in all of life?
So with Jesus I encourage you to "go home to your family and tell them [by the way you treat them, love them, encourage them] how much the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you." In His grip, Chuck and Sharon
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Posted At : July 7, 2010 10:05 PM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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7. Partner in ministry. Find an outreach ministry in which you can serve together. Not only will this activity deepen your relationship, it will help teach your children to love serving the church. 8. Always remember the Biblical priorities in your relationships. When our children were very little I gave Sharon a plaque that reminded us of our priorities: The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Our Biblical family priorities are: Christ, Spouse, Children. Church. Work. Note that your spouse comes before your children - always. And note that there is no other person on the face of the earth that can take the place of your spouse. Fidelity in American culture appears to be up for grabs. Wedding rings don't seem to act as a fence for many people. Great temptation comes against godly marriages because God's plan is for marriages to reflect His love. Commit to praying for one another to be faithful in all ways. In His grip, Chuck and Sharon
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Posted At : June 30, 2010 12:15 AM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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5. Pray and worship together. Pray together every day. Sharon and I started our marriage with the habit of praying together every night before going to sleep. It's tough to pray with someone with whom you are arguing. Our children tell us that they sometimes heard us praying late at night. Such moments not only strengthen a couple but help a child feel safe. 6. Don't ever take for granted your relationship. Continually focus on growing up in your marriage. Do not discount the little things, treating each other with respect and dignity, expressing your love regularly. Early in our marriage Sharon witnessed a newly married friend looking deep into the eyes of her husband and smiling  warmly. That picture imprinted on her heart the need to save her best smiles for me as well as her children. Consider how you are able to stop yelling at your spouse in order to answer the phone with warmth! How do we do that? Because we make a choice to treat others better than our spouse. This should not be so in your home. A few years ago, the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO made public 1,300 recently discovered letters that the late President wrote to his wife, Bess, over the course of a half-century. Mr. Truman had a lifelong rule of writing to his wife every day they were apart. He followed this rule whenever he was away on official business or whenever Bess left Washington to visit her beloved Independence. Scholars are examining the letters for any new light they may throw on political and diplomatic history. For our part, we were most impressed by the simple fact that every day he was away, the President of the United States took time out from his dealing with the world's most powerful leaders to sit down and write a letter to his wife. Bits & Pieces, October 15, 1992, pp. 15-16. In His grip, Chuck and Sharon
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Posted At : June 28, 2010 11:24 PM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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3. Pick your battles. Is it really worth fighting  vehemently over who takes out the trash, loads the dishwasher, is the sloppiest? You fill in your own pet peeves. Consider this wise woman's plan for dealing with conflict: On her golden wedding anniversary, my grandmother revealed the secret of her long and happy marriage. "On my wedding day, I decided to choose ten of my husband's faults which, for the sake of our marriage, I would overlook," she explained. A guest asked her to name some of the faults. "To tell the truth," she replied, "I never did get around to listing them. But whenever my husband did something that made me hopping mad, I would say to myself, 'Lucky for him that's one of the ten.'" Roderick McFarlane, in Reader's Digest, December, 1992. 4. Understand the uniqueness and greatness of Biblical roles. After 38 years of marriage, Sharon and I are still learning how to live out God's commands on marriage! How do I love her as Christ loves the church? I am willing to physically die for her but dying to myself every day is what Christ requires and my wife desires. Sharon is called on to respect and honor me, to submit to my leadership as her protector and provider. Sharon is a strong, gifted woman and it's my responsibility to make sure she has the freedom to use her gifts to build God's kingdom. Although it is much easier now because of the habits of grace God is growing in us, there are times when we must step back and resolve conflicts and differences in the context of those roles. Study Ephesians 5 together and especially note verse 21: 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 21 A marriage that lives out this command will reflect redemption.
In His grip, Chuck and Sharon
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Posted At : June 28, 2010 1:25 AM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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1. Develop a Christocentric Worldview, in particular God's view of marriage. Consider this challenge to live out God's call to reflect His relationship to the church in our marriages: They say a wife and husband, Bit by bit, Can rear between themselves a mighty wall,
So thick they cannot speak  with ease through it, Nor can they see across it, it stands so tall.
Its nearness frightens them, but each alone is powerless to tear its bulk away; And each dejected
wishes he had known for such a wall, some magic thing to say. So let us build with master art, my dear, A bridge of love between your life and mine,
A bridge of tenderness, and very near, A bridge of understanding, strong and fine, Till we have
formed so many lovely ties, There never will be room for walls to rise. (Author unknown) And: Joseph H. Choate was a thorough gentleman as well as a distinguished lawyer in this country some years back. He had a quick wit which made him good copy for journalists. Someone once asked him, "Mr. Choate, if you were not yourself, who would you most like to be?" Without a second's hesitation Choate replied, "Mrs. Choate's second husband." Bits & Pieces, May 27, 1993, p. 23. 2. Marry the right person. Consider the price John Wesley and his wife paid for entering marriage without good counsel: While crossing a bridge in London, John Wesley stumbled and sprained his ankle. Some friends carried him to the house of Mrs. Mary Vazielle on Threadneedle Street. She was a widow with several children. She cared for Wesley and his response to her concern was to ask her to marry him. If we were writing fiction we might say that the sprained ankle was God's providential way to bring those people together. But the marriage was a disaster, and Mary finally left John. Had Wesley consulted with his brother Charles, and asked for the prayers of the brethren, he might have avoided that unfortunate situation. Mary was accustomed to her quiet home, and it was difficult for her to travel with her husband and stay in uncomfortable inns. It is unfortunate that Mary was not content just to ignore John's ministry; she actually opposed it. She gave certain personal letters to his enemies and even made additions to them that made them worse! Once she even pulled her husband around on the floor by his hair! "I felt as though I could have knocked the soul out of her!" one of Wesley's friends said. Wesley concluded that his unhappy marriage encouraged him to work harder and not complain about missing the comforts of a home. Certainly it encouraged him to be away from home more! W. Wiersbe, Wycliffe Handbook of Preaching and Preachers, Moody Press, 1984, p. 246. In His grip, Chuck and Sharon
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Posted At : June 23, 2010 10:46 PM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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People of faith often forget that the first place to serve our God is in their marriages and homes. And when we forget that important principle, we endanger the godly legacy that it is our privilege to help build. If we are going to leave a godly legacy for the next generation we must divorce-proof our home and our legacy. A few years ago, I preached a message series titled, "Twenty-seven Precious Promises." Every week our congregation looked at a Scriptural promise from each book of the New Testament. We determined how that promise equips us to be a redemptive presence in this fallen world.
We learned the definition of "redemptive presence" in Matthew 6:33: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you. My wife, Sharon, and I chose to engrave this verse on the inside of our wedding bands as a reminder of our life calling. These few words teach us a profound truth: our  faith is practical and we must choose to live life through the grid of a Biblical worldview. How often people excited and passionate about Christ and living for Him, forget that the first place we need to be a redemptive presence is in our own homes, our own marriages. When it's easier to be holy while "serving God" at church with Christian friends, we convince ourselves that our homes are not our priority. Yet this is a lie from the enemy because it's in our homes that we show a broken world what the love of Christ really is. In Mark 5 Jesus makes it clear that our first priority for reflecting redemption is in the context of family. In a stunning show of power, Jesus healed a demoniac by forcing the demons into a herd of pigs. Their demonic power was so great the pigs rushed over a cliff and died. The grateful man is filled with joy and passion for Christ. He wants to go with Jesus and His disciples to help build God's kingdom. Jesus' response is startling: Jesus did not let him [go with them], but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." We often hear that 50% of marriages, even in the evangelical church, end in divorce. Would that statistic be different if couples applied this command to their marriages? If they saw their homes as their priority for reflecting the love of Christ - even when it's tough?
Over the next couple of weeks, we are posting Ten Ways to Help Divorce-Proof Your Marriage. We pray that God will use these nuggets to make your marriage and home your priority.
In His grip,
Chuck and Sharon
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Posted At : June 17, 2010 12:23 AM
| Posted By : Dr. Chuck Betters
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Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper shocked many friends and supporters when they announced the dissolution of their over forty-year marriage. They explained that there was "no one else" but that they had drifted apart. We hope that the media and public give Al and Tipper privacy and the freedom to find their way back to one another. A friend commented, "You just never know. They always acted so in love and committed to each other." It's true. No one but the husband and wife really know what a marriage is like. And sometimes, not even the husband or wife know the true condition of their spouse's heart. We can take a lesson from our former Vice President and his wife. We must guard our marriages. Scripture teaches us much about building a strong marriage, from the Song of Solomon to thousands of verses that address how to treat one another in any relationship to the many Proverbs that directly address faithfulness between a husband and wife. According to this very public couple, adultery is not an issue. Neither of them have turned to another person. Yet when a couple "drifts apart" the root cause is neglect of their relationship which means other priorities have created an environment of unfaithfulness to their marriage vows. According to Jesus, it's possible to commit adultery and never have an immoral physical relationship with another person. Let's think about this for a minute. Paul declared that ALL scripture is profitable for doctrine, correction, reproof, and equipping for righteousness. Therefore, we need to determine how Jesus' warning about looking at another woman with lust in our hearts is adultery applies to each of us. How do we drift apart in marriage? Perhaps it starts when we look at any other avenue for satisfaction and that avenue does not lead us back to a stronger relationship with our spouse. Instead, we end up at the corner of Discontent and Boredom rather than at the center of Satisfaction and Delight. There are numerous passages in Proverbs that warn a young man to avoid the adulterous woman. Many readers cannot relate to a woman dressed as a prostitute walking under their window, seductively whispering, "My husband is out for the evening, come and talk a while with me..." Yet this scripture is profitable as a means to equip us for all good works. Proverbs 5 - 6 outlines the downward spiral of adultery with specific, graphic warnings of the outcome. If lusting after another person is not your core struggle, replace the "adulterous woman" with any desire, activity, or relationship that you may be putting before your spouse. Before you reject the possibility that you may have such an idol, consider Proverbs 29:20 - This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I've done nothing wrong." Remember, we're trying to learn from Al and Tipper and guard against drifting away from our spouse. It's time to do a marriage gut check and that won't happen if we are unwilling to consider the possibility that we need to make some changes. After Solomon graphically warns his son in Proverbs 5, he encourages him with how to guard against anything that could distract him from his marriage: Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well...Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer - may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. There is much more in this passage than a call to recapture the ecstasy of youthful physical intimacy. One assignment we give couples struggling to rebuild their marriages, is for them to make a list of what attracted them to one another. What did they enjoy doing together in the beginning of their marriage? We try to guide them to recapture the FUN of their marriage. While this will not solve deep-seated issues, sometimes it's all a couple needs to get back on track. Over the next couple of weeks, we will post clips from an article by Chuck, Priorities that Build Strong Marriages. We've been married forty-one years. And we endorse Solomon's counsel to his son. It applies whether you're 21 or 62.
In His Grip,
Chuck and Sharon
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