Truth Magazine

February 8, 2001

My response today is to the manuscript of brother Rader’s lecture as it occurs in the Florida College series of 2001. Very possibly, I am making a mistake in responding. In the past I have ignored charges from pulpits and publications in order not to fuel the fires that stir ill will among brethren. Still having this feeling, I will not participate in an on-going fray over these matters. Please save your stamps and email time. I feel compelled, however, to respond to misrepresentations made here before people with whom I work and worship. They need to know these charges are false and misleading. Also, I wish to express my personal regrets that the college administration has allowed these charges to be published and distributed without my having equal opportunity to respond in the Florida College book.

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Donnie V. Rader’s Lecture At Florida College And Responses

• What Happend at the Florida College Lectures – Harry Osborne
• Introduction to the Controversy About My Lecture – Donnie V. Rader
• What God Has Joined Together – Jesus on Marriage
• Response Donnie Rader’s Lecture In the FC Lectures – Bob Owen
• Reply to Bob Owen – Donnie V. Rader
• A Response By Ed Harrell
• Reply to Ed Harrell – Donnie V. Rader
• Donnie’s Distortion – Earl Kimbrough
• Reply to Earl Kimbrough – Donnie V. Rader

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• Dealing With Marriage And Divorce by Earl Kimbrough
• Why Halbrook Fellowships Smith, Rader, And Other Faithful Men In Spite of Some Differences – Ron Halbrook
• Halbrook’s Answer to Smith’s Question in 1993 – Ron Halbrook
• My Apology to Colly Caldwell – Donnie V. Rader
• Postscript Printed in 2002 FC Lecture Book – Donnie V. Rader
• Tom O’Neal’s Letter to Colly Caldwell Concerning the 2002 Postscript

What God Has Joined Together – Jesus on MarriageLecture given at Florida College (February 8, 2001).

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(Matthew 5:31-32; 19:1-12)

Donnie V. Rader

Matthew’s record of Jesus’ teaching gives two of the three occasions that He taught on divorce and remarriage. The first is from the mountain sermon in Galilee recorded in Matthew 5-7. In it our Lord said,

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 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 (5:31-32).

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Harry Osborne

On Thursday, February 8, 2001, brother Donnie Rader had an excellent lecture on divorce and remarriage. I was both there to hear it personally and have a tape of the lesson. If you have not had an opportunity to hear the tape, please get a copy so that you can hear for yourself what was said. You may also read a copy of the manuscript put in the FC lecture book by going to What God Has Joined Together – Jesus on Marriage but please make the effort to hear the lecture on tape as well. When you hear the lecture, you will note that Donnie’s demeanor, tone, delivery and content were exemplary. Having attended the FC lectures and others around the country, I can honestly say it was the equal to any lecture I have ever heard. Since I have been repeatedly asked about the things which happened at that lecture, I am writing this to state the things which I saw and heard on that occasion.

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