Philippines-Malaysia Report December 14-15, 2023
Dear family, brethren, and friends,
Thursday we began a two-day Bible lectureship on “Marriage and Morals” in Victorias City where Jack Jaco has labored in the gospel for many years. To accommodate the audience of 61, a function room was rented in a business building. Five denominational “pastors” joined our study and showed good interest, one taking the front seat right in front of where I stood to teach.
Today’s subjects included “Marriage: God’s Gift to Man and Woman,” “Marriage: Joined by God,” “The Truth about Abortion,” and “The Truth About Homosexuality.”
The open forum was very fruitful. Several questions related to marriage, divorce, and remarriage. For instance, when people repent and are baptized who are living in adultery and even polygamy, must they remain in these relationships or do the works of repentance require them to stop these practices? The sins are forgiven, and the sins must stop, which will require severing these sinful relationships. Does the father have any obligation to children born into these sinful relationships? Yes, the father who conceived these children is responsible to provide for their needs in every possible way.
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