A Common Argument

1. Guy N. Woods, How to Use The Greek New Testament. (Memphis, Tenn. Guy N. Woods, 1951, p. 40):

2. Guy N. Woods, A Commentary On The New Testament Epistles Of Peter, John, and Jude. (Nashville, Tenn. Gospel Advocate Company, 1970). p. 217

3. Tom Childers, "John's Witness to the Christ," Gospel Advocate 120 (August 17, 1978); 521. It should be noted that "walk" is in the subjunctive mood and "cleanse" is in the indicative mood.

4. Gene Frost, Frost-Moyer Exchange on Marriage, Divorce, And Remarriage. Cullman, Ala. Printing Service, n.d.) p. 48. On the same page Frost applied this same argument to μοιχᾶται in Matthew 19:9, contending, "As a verb is present indicative, it means that the action of the verb is in progress or state of persistence..

Even so, when Jesus said that the unlawfully divorced man marries, he commits adultery: commits repetitious acts of adultery!"

5. Woods, Commentary, p. 265. The same argument is made on page 364 of this commentary in application to 3rd John 10, "The verb 'doeth'... is present active indicative, which means 'he keeps on doing,' thus revealing a persistent course on the part of Diotrephes."

6. J.W. Roberts, The Letters of John, The Living Word Commentary. (Austin, Texas: R.B. Sweet Co. 1975) p. 82. However this may not be based solely upon the present indicative, but on the over all context of this section of 1 John 3, such as the use of a present participle, ἁμαρτάναν. in verse 6, and a present infinitive, in vs.9, ἁμαρτάνειν.

7. Jim Waldron, in Divorce Debate, Olan Hicks Vs Jim Waldron. Ft. Worth, Texas, Star Bible & Tract Corporation, 1977. p. 49. (Held in Knoxville, Tenn. Feb. 21-25, 1977).

8. Andrew Connally, The Connally - Hicks Debate On Divorce And Remarriage. (Jonesboro, Ark, National Christian Press Inc. 1979). p. 200.

On page 193, among other places, he said it means "keeps on committing adultery." This debate was held in Springtown, Texas, Nov28-Dec. 1, 1977.

9. J. D. Thomas, "Divorce and Remarriage (3) Firm Foundation, 95. (Feb.21, 1978) :119.

10. John Waddey, "God's Unchanging Law on Marriage and Divorce," part 11, Gospel Advocate, 120, June 29, 1978) 404, 10 J. Noel Meredith, "This Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage Thing," Christian Light, 1, December, 1979) :81.

11. Pat McGee, "Can One 'Live In Adultery'?" The Spiritual Sword 3 (April, 1972): 15. Cecil N. Wright, "Analysis of Matthew 5:32-33." The Spiritual Sword, 6, January, 1975:13. Also in this same issue, Roy Deaver, "Analysis of Matthew 19:3-12 and a Review of "Except For Fornication" P. 17

12. Ray Hawk, "A Review of the Hicks-Waldron Debate," The Defender, March 6, 1977 :19. Notice his discussion of "The Fourth Night."

13. G. Shannon Smith, "Shall We Continue In Sin?" The Gospel Standard 3 (October, 1979) :8

14. Such as Roy H. Lanier Sr. Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, (Shreveport, La. Lambert Book House. n.d.) p.31

15. Roy Deaver, Lecture Notes, The Fourth Annual "Spiritual Sword" Lectureship, Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 22, 2979. The same speaker made this same argument at the fourth annual Lectureship of the East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions, held in Knoxville, Tenn. March, 1978. See Lectureship book, Roy Deaver, Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage." Moral Issues Confronting the Kingdom. ed. Thomas Eaves. (Delight, Ark. Gospel Light Publishing Company. 1979). p. 112. Deaver also advanced this argument at Harding University, Searcy, Ark, during the school's ninth annual Preachers' Forum, April 19, 1977, both in his speech and in a printed handout sheet.

16. William Woodson,"...Whosoever Shall Marry Her When She Is Put Away Committeth Adultery." Your Marriage Can Be Great! (Jonesboro, Ark. National Christian Press. 1978, p.408)

17. Thomas B. Warren, Charts You Can Use In Preaching, Teach-ing. Studying On Divorce And Remarriage. (Jonesboro, Ark. National Christian Press, 1978) pg.130

18. Connally - Hicks debate. Connally made this appeal on several occasions, pp. 24, 107, 177-8, 225-6. In this last reference he said, "The only thing I did when I brought it up originally, was to say that brother Woods is against this type of doctrine." he further demonstrated his desire to validate his argument and invalidate his opponent's on the basis of who is for or against it on p. 113, saying, "...LeRoy Garrett has split more churches in the last 25 years than any living man. Olan Hicks holds the identical doctrine of LeRoy Garett (sic)." It is this type of argumentation, using prejudicial appeal, that this paper intends to avoid, and it is hoped that the reader will likewise avoid such arguments.

19. Hawk, The Defender. p. 20