Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell Implications

Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell ImplicationsImplications

''Hardball with Chris MatthewsHardball with Chris Matthews' for Monday, December 20th, 2010 ' for Monday, December 20th, 2010 (excerpt)(excerpt)

REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASS: …REP. BARNEY FRANK (D), MASS: …Getting rid of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” Getting rid of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” basically gets rid of one of the major discriminatory laws on the books.  basically gets rid of one of the major discriminatory laws on the books.  And it has broader implications because what it says is to America is, And it has broader implications because what it says is to America is, You know what?  You know what?  Gays and lesbians can serve in the militaryGays and lesbians can serve in the military.  .  And if And if you can do that, you can do anythingyou can do that, you can do anything because of the skills and the because of the skills and the courage that that takes.courage that that takes.

CHRIS MATTHEWSCHRIS MATTHEWS:  ... what you said about DADT because I‘ve always :  ... what you said about DADT because I‘ve always been trying to figure out, growing up as you and I did in the years since been trying to figure out, growing up as you and I did in the years since World War II, how certain ethnic groups were able to get through.  World War II, how certain ethnic groups were able to get through.  Catholics and Jews, to a large extent, became much more assimilated Catholics and Jews, to a large extent, became much more assimilated because of their service in World War II, which was so … integrated, if because of their service in World War II, which was so … integrated, if you will, in the main battles.  And now, you will, in the main battles.  And now, if you have gay men and women if you have gay men and women who are involved in defending the country, that creates another new who are involved in defending the country, that creates another new revolution of assimilationrevolution of assimilation where people are recognized for having done where people are recognized for having done what they‘ve been allowed to do.what they‘ve been allowed to do.

FRANKFRANK:  No, it’s absolutely right…:  No, it’s absolutely right…

Vice President Biden: Same-sex Vice President Biden: Same-sex marriage is as 'inevitable' as Don't marriage is as 'inevitable' as Don't

Ask, Don't Tell repealAsk, Don't Tell repeal

Galatians Summary Galatians Summary OutlineOutline

I. Ch 1-2: Defense of Message and Messenger

II. Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works

III. Ch 5-6: New Life in the Spirit

Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works

A.A. 3:1-93:1-9 The Preeminence of FaithThe Preeminence of Faith

B.B. 3:10-143:10-14 The Curse of WorksThe Curse of Works

C.C. 3:15-183:15-18 The Precedent of PromiseThe Precedent of Promise

D.D. 3:19-253:19-25 The Purpose of the LawThe Purpose of the Law

E.E. 3:26-4:73:26-4:7 Sons and Heirs through ChristSons and Heirs through Christ

F.F. 4:8-184:8-18 The Emptiness of LegalismThe Emptiness of Legalism

G.G. 4:19-314:19-31 Law and Grace Cannot CoexistLaw and Grace Cannot Coexist

““The Test Question”The Test Question”Believing what was heardBelieving what was heard “observing the law”?“observing the law”?

The true gospel The legalizers “gospel”

3:6-9 Faith

(“Abraham”)

3:15-18 Faith

(“covenant”)

3:23-29 Faith

(“heirs”)

3:10-14 Law (“the

curse”)

3:19-22 Law

(“transgressions”)

4:1-7 Law (“bondage”)

““promises”promises”

evpaggeli,aevpaggeli,a EPANGELIAEPANGELIA““gifts graciously bestowed without gifts graciously bestowed without negotiation” (Merryman)negotiation” (Merryman)““the plural is used because the one the plural is used because the one promise to Abraham was variously promise to Abraham was variously repeated”repeated”

““Seed” vs. “Seeds”Seed” vs. “Seeds”Donald CampbellDonald Campbell

““The stress on seed, not seeds, was made The stress on seed, not seeds, was made simply to remind the readers that the simply to remind the readers that the faithful in Israel had always recognized that faithful in Israel had always recognized that blessing would ultimately come through a blessing would ultimately come through a single individual, the Messiah.”single individual, the Messiah.”

Galatians 3:17Galatians 3:17““A covenant having been confirmed A covenant having been confirmed before by God [to Christ] the after-four-before by God [to Christ] the after-four-hundred-and-thirty-years-having-come-hundred-and-thirty-years-having-come-into-being law does not annul, so as to into-being law does not annul, so as to abolish the promise.”abolish the promise.”

Galatians 3:17Galatians 3:17““A covenant having been confirmed A covenant having been confirmed before by God [to Christ] before by God [to Christ] the after-four-the after-four-hundred-and-thirty-years-having-come-hundred-and-thirty-years-having-come-into-being law does not annulinto-being law does not annul, so as to , so as to abolish the promise.”abolish the promise.”

Galatians 3:17Galatians 3:17““A covenant having been confirmed A covenant having been confirmed before by God [to Christ] the Mosaic before by God [to Christ] the Mosaic Law does not annul, so as to abolish the Law does not annul, so as to abolish the promise.”promise.”

““confirm beforehand”confirm beforehand”

prokuro,wprokuro,w PROKUROŌPROKUROŌ

““confirm beforehand”confirm beforehand”

prokuro,wprokuro,w PROKUROŌ PROKUROŌ kuro,wkuro,w KUROŌKUROŌto make validto make validto confirm publicly or solemnly; to ratifyto confirm publicly or solemnly; to ratify

““confirm beforehand”confirm beforehand”

prokuro,wprokuro,w PROKUROŌ PROKUROŌ kuro,wkuro,w KUROŌKUROŌto make validto make validto confirm publicly or solemnly; to ratifyto confirm publicly or solemnly; to ratify

PRO/KUROŌPRO/KUROŌbefore/ratify or make validbefore/ratify or make valid

““annul”annul”

v 15v 15

avqete,wavqete,w ATHETEŌATHETEŌfrom Vine’s: “to put as of no value, …hence from Vine’s: “to put as of no value, …hence to act…as though it were annulled”to act…as though it were annulled”

““annul”annul”

v 15v 15

avqete,wavqete,w ATHETEŌATHETEŌfrom Vine’s: “to put as of no value, …hence from Vine’s: “to put as of no value, …hence to act…as though it were annulled”to act…as though it were annulled”

v 17v 17

avkuro,wavkuro,w AKUROŌAKUROŌ

““annul”annul”

v 17v 17

avkuro,wavkuro,w AKUROŌAKUROŌ

A/KUROŌA/KUROŌnot/ratify or make validnot/ratify or make valid

““annul”annul”

v 17v 17

avkuro,wavkuro,w AKUROŌAKUROŌ

A/KUROŌA/KUROŌnot/ratify or make validnot/ratify or make valid

to render void in sense of depriving of force to render void in sense of depriving of force and authority and authority

““make of no effect”make of no effect”

katarge,wkatarge,w KATARGEŌKATARGEŌ

““make of no effect”make of no effect”

katarge,wkatarge,w KAT/ARGEŌKAT/ARGEŌ

KATAKATA ARGEŌARGEŌ

““make of no effect”make of no effect”

katarge,wkatarge,w KAT/ARGEŌKAT/ARGEŌ

KATAKATA ARGEŌARGEŌ(various)(various) to be inactive or idleto be inactive or idle

KATARGEŌKATARGEŌGal 5:4Gal 5:4

NKJVNKJV “have become estranged”“have become estranged”

KJVKJV “is become of no effect”“is become of no effect”

NASBNASB “have been severed”“have been severed”

NIVNIV “have been alienated”“have been alienated”

KATARGEŌKATARGEŌGal 5:4Gal 5:4

NKJVNKJV “have become estranged”“have become estranged”

KJVKJV “is become of no effect”“is become of no effect”

NASBNASB “have been severed”“have been severed”

NIVNIV “have been alienated”“have been alienated”

Gal 5:11Gal 5:11

NKJV/KJVNKJV/KJV “has [is] ceased”“has [is] ceased”

NASB/NIVNASB/NIV “has been abolished”“has been abolished”

KATARGEŌKATARGEŌGal 3:17Gal 3:17

NKJV/KJVNKJV/KJV “make of no [none] effect”“make of no [none] effect”

NASBNASB “nullify”“nullify”

NIVNIV “do away with”“do away with”

““make of no effect”make of no effect”

katarge,wkatarge,w KAT/ARGEŌKAT/ARGEŌ

KATAKATA ARGEŌARGEŌ down (Vine’s)down (Vine’s) to be inactive or idleto be inactive or idle

““to reduce to inactivity; to render useless”to reduce to inactivity; to render useless”

v 15:v 15:

avqete,wavqete,w ATHETEŌATHETEŌ““annuls; disannuleth; set[s] aside”annuls; disannuleth; set[s] aside”

v 17:v 17:

avkuro,wavkuro,w AKUROŌAKUROŌ““annul; disannul; invalidate; set aside”annul; disannul; invalidate; set aside”

katarge,wkatarge,w KATARGEŌKATARGEŌ““make of no [none] effect; nullify; do make of no [none] effect; nullify; do away with”away with”

Galatians 3:17Galatians 3:17James BoiceJames Boice

““The difference is of no consequence from the The difference is of no consequence from the viewpoint of Paul’s argument, because his point viewpoint of Paul’s argument, because his point depends only on the historical sequence. If God depends only on the historical sequence. If God had been blessing Abraham and his posterity had been blessing Abraham and his posterity through the way of promise for 430 years and if through the way of promise for 430 years and if he was to do the same for all men through Christ he was to do the same for all men through Christ and his posterity, how could the giving of the law and his posterity, how could the giving of the law annul this promise? It could not, as even the annul this promise? It could not, as even the human analogy of covenants and wills shows. human analogy of covenants and wills shows. Therefore the law cannot add to, nor subtract Therefore the law cannot add to, nor subtract from, God’s first and only way of salvation.”from, God’s first and only way of salvation.”

Galatians 3:15-18 Galatians 3:15-18 SynopsisSynopsis

Ron MerrymanRon Merryman

““Though God gave both the Promise and the Though God gave both the Promise and the Law, He in no way was suggesting by Law, He in no way was suggesting by adding the latter to the former that His adding the latter to the former that His normative method of dealing with men normative method of dealing with men (the grace-promise method) was (the grace-promise method) was altered….That the Law should alter of altered….That the Law should alter of annul the Promise or change God’s grace annul the Promise or change God’s grace method of dealing with men was in no way method of dealing with men was in no way God’s intent or purpose in giving it.”God’s intent or purpose in giving it.”