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Everyone is to apply Romans 10:14, "How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?" It is not just the pastor's job.

 

That verse refers to polygamists, no doubt. Christ died on the cross for your friend: if he is really saved, his past sins are no more. ABSOLUTELY he is eligible to become a pastor; as long as he is now a husband of only one wife, does not drink much wine, and has a good reputation now (by good reputation, I mean no one has anything REAL against him, in his present life).

The main thing to determine, is if God has actually CALLED him to it.

 

"his past sins are no more" sounds good but does nothing for consequences of sin so has no meaning in this case.

 

Liberty University Theological Q&A on the pastor and divorce.

 

I must say that Liberty's answer is very poor. They give the traditional view and not the Biblical view which is obviously talking about polygamy.

 

Where does the Bible say God is still going to hold their past sins against them? Can you please show me that verse?

"Consequences" refer to natural results of sin; like you robbed a store, came to Christ, but still have to sit in jail. This is not a punishment God has given; he has promised that He will remember your sins no more.

What YOU are trying to do, is to only make forgiveness partial. It isn't. Forgiveness is total.

Again, nowhere does scripture prevent a divorced person from being a pastor.

 

Elmer is wrong. Kinda like with the Caner thing.

 

Polygamy was not normally practiced in the Greco-Roman world. There was plenty of messin' around, and there were many divorced and remarried citizens of Rome--some uppper class people had marriages in double figures, but outright polygamy was not practiced in Roman Greece--it was, to a certain degree in the East, but not in Greece.
And, among the Jews at this time, polygamy was not practiced--that is why devout Jewish men were so interested in what was a permitted divorce, as according to Shammai or Hillel. That is the backdrop to Jesus' verbal battle with them in Mat 19.

Ref: NIDNTT, volume 2, page 575

 

""Where does the Bible say God is still going to hold their past sins against them? Can you please show me that verse?"

Did not say that, reading lessons might help you discern my content versus your invention :thumbs:

""Consequences" refer to natural results of sin; like you robbed a store, came to Christ, but still have to sit in jail."

Uuuuuummmm, yep.

"This is not a punishment God has given;"

Let us see if you can show us where I said that. Sides if God sets up governments maybe it is but that is another thread.

"he has promised that He will remember your sins no more."

Nor yours but that is not the point of my comment was it?

"What YOU are trying to do, is to only make forgiveness partial. It isn't. Forgiveness is total."

I did not speak to forgiveness that I know of, could you point that out for us in my comment?

"Again, nowhere does scripture prevent a divorced person from being a pastor"

That is another discussion for another time, my comment was simply ""his past sins are no more" sounds good but does nothing for consequences of sin so has no meaning in this case.""

Me thinks you have proven my point when you state "Consequences" refer to natural results of sin; like you robbed a store, came to Christ, but still have to sit in jail."

 

Not at all. You are failing to make a distinction between actions of men, and actions of God. It is impossible for God to "remember their sins no more" yet prevent a man from the ministry due to those past sins. This is contradictory; my six year old can see this.

 

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