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To: Mark17
I am sure, not one, single, solitary person at DTS is sympathetic to your views.

Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) seems to sympathetic in its
Statement on Marriage and Human Sexuality

It seems DTS's board believes it has the right and responsibility to determine how the Bible applies in the lives of those who appeal to its authority.

Our Religious Beliefs

Based on Holy Scripture and the constant moral teaching of the universal Church, we believe:

Marriage — Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) defines marriage as the permanent, exclusive, comprehensive, and conjugal “one flesh” union of one man and one woman, intrinsically ordered to procreation and biological family, and in furtherance of the moral, spiritual, and public good of binding father, mother, and child. (Genesis 1:27-28; Genesis 2:18-24; Matthew 19:4-9; Mark 10:5-9; Ephesians 5:31-33)

Sexual Immorality — DTS believes that sexual acts outside marriage are prohibited as sinful. Consequently, DTS students, faculty, administration, and staff must resist and refrain from any and all sexual acts outside marriage — including but not limited to co-habitation, adultery, fornication, incest, zoophilia, pornography, prostitution, voyeurism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, sodomy, polygamy, polyamory, sologamy, or same-sex sexual acts. (Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:7-23; Leviticus 20:10-21; Deuteronomy 5:18; Matthew 15:19; Matthew 5:27-28; Matthew 15:19; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 13:4; Galatians 5:19;Ephesians 4:17-19; Colossians 3:5)

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Celibacy — DTS believes that Holy Scripture grants two life-enhancing options for human sexual behavior: (1) the conjugal “one flesh” marital union of one man and one woman, and (2) celibacy.

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The Board of Incorporate Members is charged with the ministerial responsibility of Biblical interpretation and promulgating religious policy. The Board of Incorporate Members will determine life application as well as final matters relating to institutional theology, philosophy, Christian practice, faith, divine truth, morality, and theological and doctrinal resolutions.


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3.1.4 MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

Dallas Theological Seminary, believing that the Scriptures teach that marriage should be a lifelong relationship, does not condone divorce as a desirable way of solving marital differences.

Therefore the seminary seeks to encourage marital faithfulness and stability, and provides counseling as needed through the Counseling Services department.

If separation or divorce becomes probable in the life of a student, that person is to notify the dean of students immediately. If the situation does not change after every effort has been made to bring reconciliation, and separation or divorce occurs, the student is usually required to take a leave of absence from seminary for at least twelve calendar months. This leave of absence is not for disciplinary purposes, but an opportunity for the student to work on personal issues involved in the separation or divorce. If after the designated period of time of the leave of absence has lapsed without a clear determination of the status of the marital relationship, the student will be required to withdraw from the seminary. This withdrawal does not preclude the student from future application for readmittance. The dean of students will also determine whether further investigation is necessary. Failure to report separation or divorce will be grounds for immediate disciplinary action by the seminary.

201 posted on 01/01/2019 5:13:38 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: af_vet_1981; aMorePerfectUnion; ealgeone; Luircin

Cut me some slack bro. No one at Dallas is sympathetic to your plan of salvation. I am not sympathetic to your plan of salvation either. To me, it’s a non plan. I do, however, completely understand 1st Corinthians 2:14. I am of the opinion, that it’s possible you do not. Have a nice eternity bro. I plan to. Do you?


202 posted on 01/01/2019 5:29:17 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD.... And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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