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May 4. 1978
BSU Officers
Homo sexuality from A
Biblical Point of View
BY CHRIS HAMLIN
If we look at homosexuality
from a biblical point of view,
we will find that the Bible
denounces homosexual acts.
Leviticus 18:22 states, “Thou
shalt not lie with mankind, as
with womankind: it is
abomination.”
In this verse, two points are
made. First, that a man
(woman) should not lie with
his (her) own sex as he (she)
would with a woman (man).
Second, that it is an
abomination or sin to do such a
thing.
True, the Bible denounces
homosexual acts as well as
other immoral acts, but it also
states in I Corinthians 10:13
that “There hath no
temptation taken you but such
as is common to man: but God
is faithful, who will not suffer
you to be tempted above that
ye are able; but will with the
temptation also make a way to
escape, that ye may be able to
bear it.”
Through God, a change can
be made in the life of a
homosexual. It’s up to the in
dividual who must ask God for
help. In Revelation 3:20 we
find these words, “Behold, I
stand at the door and knock: if
any man hears my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him,
and he with me.”
Jesus is ready to make a
change in the life of a
homosexual, but the question
is: Are they ready for that
change?
Graves Hall 207
P.O. Box 519
Phone': 753-9143
Loving Our Enemies
BY REV. VINCENT SMITH
I would first like to thank my
pastor, Rev. William V. Guy
for his much appreciated help
on these articles during this
school year.
Jesus instructs us in Matt.
5:44 to love our enemies. I
guess this sounds impossible
to many Christians. Love
those who persecute us,
humiliate us, lie on us, oppress
us, or do anything that makes
us unhappy. But it’s not dif
ficult to understand if we know
Jesus’ meaning of the word
love. The New Testament was
written in Greek. As most of
you know it’s not easy to tran
slate a foreign language into
the English language.
In Greek three are at least
three words for love to our one
word. They are: eros, philia,
and agape. Eros is romantic
love for self or for others. It is
also sexual love from which we
get the word erotic. Philial love
is brotherly love. It is also
reciprocal; if I love you, you
must love me. This is where the
city of Philadelphia gets its
name. Philadelphia is called
the city of brotherly love.
Agape love is still a different
type. Agape love is understan
ding goodwill for all men.
Agape love is different from
philial love in that you aren’t
seeking something in return;
agape is the love of God operat
ing in the human heart.
Now there is a difference
between loving someone and
liking someone. It’s almost im
possible to like some people.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
said, “Like is a sentimental
and affectionate word.
Love is greater than like.
When Jesus tells us to love
our enemies, he is speaking
neither of eros nor philia.
He is speaking of agape,
understanding, creative
redemptive goodwill for all
men. At this level we love
men not because we like
them, nor because their
ways appeal to us, we love
man because God loves
him. At this level we love
the person who does an evil
deed, although we hate the
deed that he does.”
This is the love that God has
for us. Jesus came to save us
from sin not because we
deserve it, nor because some of
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Religion
AUC Baptist Union Gets Start
A survey was made of
students, faculty and staff
members, chaplains and the
campus ministry staff (coun
cil), all of the Atlanta
University Center and it was
unanimously suggested that a
ministry of the Baptist
Student Union was needed for
the Atlanta University Center.
The Baptist Student Union
for the Atlanta University
Center was organized on
March 30,1978 at 6:00 P.M. in
Brawley Hall on the campus of
Morehouse College. The
purpose of the Baptist Student
Union is (1) To lead students to
Jesus Christ and (2) To help
them grow in their Christian
life. This is done through ac
tivities of the inward
journey which includes (a)
worship, (b) churchmanship,
(c) fellowship, (d) study, and (e)
stewardship and activities of
the outward journey which
includes (a) witness, (b) mis
sions, (c) ministry, (d) social
action, and (e) international
student ministry.
On April 13, 1978 at 6:00
P.M. in Bennet Hall on the
campus of the
Interdenominational
Theological Center (ITC), the
constitution of the BSU for the
AUC was unanimously
adopted and the officers
featured above were elected for
the academic year of 1978-
1979. From left to right: (Mr.)
Erwin Lee Trollinger, Vice-
President, from White Plains,
New York—a freshman
Religion, Philosophy, and
Sociology major from Morris
Brown College; (Rev.) Vincent
Carl Smith, President, from
Cleveland, Ohio is a junior
Religion major from
Morehouse College; and (Mr.)
Darrell L. Herbert, Secretary,'
from Greenville, South
Carolina is a sophomore
Psychology major from
Morehouse College.
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AUC Students Attend
BAPTIST
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RETREAT
The National BSU retreat
was organized in 1945 by Mr.
S.E. Grienstead, a dis
tinguished Baptist layman
from Nashville, Tennessee.
For more than thirty years, the
retreat has served as a rallying
point for Christian students to
come together for three days of
worship, prayer, seminars,
reflections, and Christian
fellowship.
The retreat is an authentic
expression of the black Chris
tian experience.
This year, more than 1300
us are better than others, but ■
because it’s God’s nature to !
love. Apostle Paul says in I ]
Corinthians 15, “Last of all, as * 1
to one untimely born, he <
appeared also to me. For I am \
the least of the apostles, unfit j
to be called an apostle, because «
I persecuted the church of God. \
But for the grace (love) of God I ]
am what I am.” If you have !
any comments please drop me !
a line in Box 681. •
students representing colleges
and universities throughout
the United States were in
attendance. Featured above
are students from the Atlanta
University Center. They are:
Rev. Vincent Smith, a Junior
Religion major from
Morehouse College, Rev.
Nathaniel “Rock” Milton, a
Junior Masters of Divinity ma
jor from the Morehouse School
of Religion (ITC), Henry
Diggs, a Senior Chemistry ma
jor from Atlanta University,
George Joseph, a Freshman
.Sociology major from Morris
Brown College, Rev. Alvin D.
Scott, a Junior Masters of
Divinity major from
Morehouse School of Religion
(ITC), Rev. Otis Mitchell, a
Junior Masters of Divinity ma
jor from Morehouse School of
Religion (ITC), Lee Trollinger,
a Freshman Sociology and
Religion major from Morris
Brown College, and Rev.
Eleicer W. Webb, a Junior
Masters of Divinity major
from the Morehouse School of
Religion (ITC).
Other students from the
state of Georgia were: Dwayne
Brown from Georgia Tech,
Mrs. Phyllis K. B. Milton from
Georgia State University,
Phyllis L. White from Middle
Georgia College, and Gloria
Murray and Terry Jenkins
from Columbus College.
Venita Dean from Alabama
State University located in
Montgomery. Alabama wws
also in attendance.
The retreat was held at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel in
Knoxville, Tennessee. Mount
Olive Baptist Church and
Knoxville College were Co-
Hosts. The 34th Annual
National Baptist Stud»nt
Union Retreat will be helc at
the Holiday Inn-Downtown in
Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson
State University will Co-Host
the retreat. The dates are
March 22 25, 1979. Contact
Rev. Nathaniel “Rock” Milton,
the Director of the Baptist
Student Union for the Atlanta
University Center for more in
formation any night after 6:00
P.M. at 581-0438.