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Category: BooksThe news items published under this category are as follows.
The following is taken from foonote 9, Page 270 of
Prince of Sumba, Husband to Many Wives. Copyright 2009 - Don Milton - All Rights Reserved
Mark 10:11 is confusing to many students of the Bible. In that verse, Jesus
presents us with a syllogism. A syllogism is a logical argument that has the
form; If A and B, then C. Here is the syllogism Jesus presented in Mark
10:11: Whosoever shall put away his
wife, and shall marry another,
[A]
[B]
committeth adultery against her.{DBY}
[C]
Notice that the Bible DOES NOT SAY: Whosoever shall
not put away
his wife, and shall marry another,
[NOT A]
[B]
committeth adultery against her.
[C] Since
this example is not found anywhere in the Bible,
we lie if we claim that a man who has not put away his wife, and marries
another, commits adultery. Only when a man marries a new wife, having put away
another wife, has he committed "adultery against her." William Tyndale, the
first English translator of the Bible, renders it, "breaketh wedlocke to her
warde" which is synonymous with "causeth her to commit adultery." Mark 10:11 is
simply one of the many examples of putting away "for reasons other than
fornication." Putting away, "saving for the cause of fornication," is
forbidden. Marrying a new wife, without putting away another wife, is
not forbidden.
Matthew 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put
away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit
adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
For those of you who are having a hard time grasping this I
am adding additional material here that is not in my novel.
Let's look at a real life example of a logical syllogism.
[Whoever borrows his friend's
car] and [sells that car as his own]
A
B
[commits fraud.]
C
From this syllogism, we can
infer the example below is true:
Henry borrowed his friend's
car and sold that car as his own.
A
B
Henry committed fraud.
C
But when one of the antecedents
(A or B) is not true then the conclusion (C) does not follow.
Henry bought his friend's car and sold that car as his own.
NOT A
B
Henry committed fraud.
C
In the second example, A is not true
and therefore C cannot be proven. Henry bought his friend's car. He did not
borrow it. So although B is true, he sold it as his own. Selling your own car is
permissible so to charge Henry with fraud is unwarranted.
NOW LISTEN: The only people who think that Henry committed
fraud in the second sentence are people who grew up in communist countries where
strict laws against buying and selling have short circuited their brains into
making them think that any activity involving buying and selling is forbidden.
Look at where you live. If your country has strict laws
against polygamy then your brain has likely been short circuited to make you
think that even an illogical argument against polygamy is logical simply because
you've been improperly brought up to believe that is is forbidden. Remember, on
the topic of buying and selling a car, you completely understood that the change
of A to Not A (not borrowed but purchased) made the sale completely legitimate.
Apply that to the topic of putting away and marriage. Only putting away for the
purpose of marrying is forbidden. Marrying without putting away is not
forbidden. Of course a woman who takes another husband commits adultery and
there are verses against a married woman being with more than one man.
Romans 7:3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be
married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be
dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be
married to another man.
The following is a typical course description for Philosophy
101 for a first year Pre-Theology student. It includes an introduction to
syllogisms. You do not have to be a theologian, or a linguist to understand that
[If A and B then C] DOES NOT PROVE [If Not A and B then C.] In fact, it doesn't
even hint at C. You simply must have studied one paragraph from any first year
logic book or even a dictionary to understand this.
PHIL101 An Introduction to Philosophical Argumentation
3 credits. This is an introductory course in logic and critical thinking as
practiced by Western philosophers since the time of Aristotle, including the
nature and uses of formal arguments or syllogisms; truth, validity, and
soundness; the distinction between deduction and induction; and the nature and
misuses of informal fallacies.
Note: Pastor Don Milton graduated from the University of Washington in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics. He applies his knowledge of linguistics and logic to analyze and preach the Bible.
Posted by: Pastor_Don_Milton on Dec 05, 2009 - 12:07 AM
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"Having
more than one wife could be part of that epic drama the Lord has put you here to
enjoy."
Those words are found on the back cover of Pastor Don Milton's
Polygamy Adventure novel,
Prince of Sumba, Husband to Many Wives.
Now to most of us, the words polygamy and romance don't go together
but Pastor Don has set out in Prince of Sumba, to prove that polygamists have
hearts, consciences, and ethics, every bit as much as monogamists do, if not
more. In addition to the 385 footnotes of historical and biblical documentation,
Pastor Don Milton uses the characters in his novel to entertain the reader with
lively conversations, including one discussion on whether the Protestant church
has censored, erased from history, and even killed Christians who have written
in favor of polygamy.
From the mouth of Ruth, the daughter of the novel's polygamist, we
learn about the Reverend Martin Madan, who founded the Lock Hospital, the first
hospital for the treatment of women with venereal disease. She relates how he
published the first popular hymnal that included both hymn tunes and words, how
he composed more Christian hymn tunes than any composer of his era other than
Handel, and that Handel himself raised funds for Madan's hospital. Ruth goes on
to make the claim that seminaries have refused to document Madan's contribution
in their histories of Christianity because of the
books he
published defending polygamy. Astoundingly, we discover that Madan was the
godfather to the son of Charles Wesley, Samuel Wesley. And that Samuel had a son
through his polygamous marriage to Sarah Suter, Samuel Sebastian Wesley, who
composed "The Church's One Foundation is Jesus Christ Her Lord."
On a more conventional note, the book provides a verse by verse
description of many of the central beliefs of Evangelical Christianity with some
fantastic conversion testimonies to accompany them, including one titled Cherry
the Harlot, a heart rending account of a prostitute turned evangelist.
The story is told by Ish, the missionary, whose wife, Mary,
accompanies him to polygamous Mindanao. Ish's reactions to the Christian women
who want him for their husband are unpredictable and his wife, Mary, is
endearing as she responds, mostly with humility, to the polygamists around her.
Author, Don Milton, has been a taxi driver, business owner, and
minister. He now exercises his gifts in the gospel ministry of
ChristianMarriage.com. Don has published numerous books on the topics of
Christian marriage and courtship as well as Law and Justice. Don received his
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at the University of Washington and has studied
five languages.
Note: Prince of Sumba, Husband to Many Wives is NOT about FLDS or Mormon
polygamy.
Contact: Don Milton Telephone: Upon Request
Email: Don Milton Click Here
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Posted by: Pastor_Don_Milton on Sep 24, 2009 - 07:38 PM
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