Email from Mr. K-- to Misty Irons

July 5, 2003

Misty, please forgive the delay of this note [Makes remarks of a personal nature]. I feel I owe you some rationale for the nagging continuance of our communication with you (from [Mr. T--] and I).

I have two questions.

Given--for the sake of the argument--the perspective of the "common grace covenant" wherein God holds even pagan governments responsible to promote the general welfare of it citizenry, 1) why would you as a believer not be guided by even the general equity of the decalogue to know that homosexual behavior is inimical to the general welfare? 2) why does not Leviticus 18:22-25 indicate that God's moral standard in the area of homosexual behavior applies to the heathen?

Maybe I am lacking in my understanding of the common grace covenant. I was not taught such a concept in seminary--even by Dr. Kline.

I must repeat my mantra: any theological stance that gives license to call evil good (or good evil) must be fatally flawed. I'm still stuck on this point.

Your friend and brother,
[Mr. K--]