Smith/Waters Debate #4:

• Smith's First Affirmative: The teaching of the New Testament only permits the one who has divorced his spouse for fornication and one whose spouse has died, to remarry.
• Waters' First Negative
• Smith's Second Affirmative
• Waters' Second Negative
• Smith's Third Affirmative
• Waters' Third Negative

• Waters' First Affirmative: In the New Testament, the apostle Paul teaches that all competent adults, including the divorced, may marry.
• Smith's First Negative
• Waters' Second Affirmative
• Smith's Second Negative
• Waters' Third Affirmative
• Smith's Third Negative

• Waters' First Affirmative: Jesus' teachings in the ’MDR‘ texts, such as Matthew 19:3-12, were applicable to the Jews.
• Smith's First Negative
• Waters' Second Affirmative
• Smith's Second Negative
• Waters' Third Affirmative
• Smith's Third Negative

• Smith's First Affirmative: The Scriptures teach that Jesus' teachings regarding marriage, divorce and remarriage were not applicable (except Matthew 19:3-8; Mark 10:2-9) until the Law of Moses was done away.
• Waters' First Negative
• Smith's Second Affirmative
• Waters' Second Negative
• Smith's Third Affirmative
• Waters' Third Negative

• Waters' First Affirmative: The Apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians chapter 7, teaches that all divorced persons are ‘unbound’ and may marry another.
• Holt's First Negative
• Waters' Second Affirmative
• Holt's Second Negative
• Waters' Third Affirmative
• Holt's Third Negative

Apoluo: Questions and Answers from Focus on Truth

Thrasher/Waters Debate

• Robert Waters Introduction
• Thomas Thrasher Introduction
• Waters' First Affirmative: "All divorced persons may marry."
• Thrasher's First Negative
• Waters' Second Affirmative
• Thrasher's Second Negative
• Waters' Third Affirmative
• Thrasher's Third Negative
• Waters' Fourth Affirmative
• Thrasher's Fourth Negative

• Waters' First Affirmative: "Jesus' teachings in Matt19:3-12 and 5:32 were in complete harmony with Moses' Law, which allowed for legal divorce."
• Galloway's First Rebuttal
• Waters' Second Affirmative
• Galloway's Second Rebuttal
• Waters' Third Affirmative
• Galloway's Third Rebuttal

• Galloway's First Affirmative: Jesus taught new law (contradictory to the Law of Moses) when He taught that one commits adultery if he puts away his wife and marries another, unless it was because of fornication.
• Waters' First Rebuttal
• Galloway's Second Affirmative
• Waters' Second Rebuttal
• Galloway's Third Affirmative
• Waters' Third Rebuttal

• Robert Waters' Challenge to Don Martin
• Waters' Follow Up After Martin's Response

• Robert Waters' Response to Ethan Longhenry's Rebuttal

• Questions and Answers
• Waters' First Affirmative: The scriptures teach that God approves marriage for every unmarried person, including those who have divorced a mate or have been divorced by a mate, regardless of the reason.
• Donahue's First Rebuttal
• Waters' Second Affirmative
• Donahue's Second Negative
• Waters' Third Affirmative
• Donahue's Third Negative
• Waters' Fourth Affirmative
• Donahue's Fourth Negative