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Abraham Hamilton III, a husband, father of five wonderful children, lawyer, home-school dad, and a Bible Teacher. He now serves American Family Association as its General Counsel and Public Policy Analyst. Abraham also hosts \u201cThe Hamilton Corner\u201d on Urban Family Talk. He has an undergraduate degree in New Testament Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.<\/p>\n
Abe is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. He is licensed to practice before all Louisiana State Courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Louisiana, as well as all Texas State Courts. In the legal profession, Abe served as a criminal prosecutor. He handled major felony prosecutions at the trial level. Additionally, Abraham\u2019s ministerial focuses include Marriage, Family, Apologetics, Biblical Worldview Training, Discipleship Formation, and Preaching. Abe also hosts The Hamilton Corner on Urban Family Talk and American Family Radio at 5pm CST.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of my senior year in high school, my pastor in New Orleans was finishing a series on nationalized sin. He placed particular emphasis on sin becoming national policy and highlighted the\u00a0Roe v. Wade<\/em>\u00a0decision as an example of nationalized sin. \u00a0Soon thereafter we learned issues that were developing in our own backyard locally and statewide which led our Church to begin what we now know to be a grassroots lobbying effort.<\/p>\n At the time, we only knew people were proposing wicked policies to our state legislators and we had to warn them about the detrimental impact it would cause to our state if our leaders violated God\u2019s word in public policy. \u00a0My pastor led a contingent of Elders from our Church to the state capitol to warn the legislators. \u00a0I drove the 16 passenger van to and from the state capitol for this \u201cGovernment Ministry.\u201d \u00a0In so doing, I was introduced to the legislative process and God turned my heart toward law.<\/p>\n My legal background and training have been invaluable assets to me in the ministry in which God has called me to serve. \u00a0Constitutional study and time spent in the courtroom as a trial attorney have given me a unique perspective through which to engage the culture on the issues of the day.<\/p>\n My objective has been to aid the American public and the body of Christ in particular in\u00a0developing and applying a Biblical worldview to the issues that arise in modern culture. I\u00a0have been blessed to host a daily national radio program that airs on American Family Radio and Urban Family Talk. \u00a0I\u2019ve also been blessed to serve as\u00a0the American Family Association’s\u00a0Public Policy Analyst.<\/p>\n Through those roles, I\u2019ve encountered people who say, “I didn\u2019t realize the Bible said that” or, \u201cI never thought about it like that.\u201d \u00a0I try to to take concepts that seem complex and communicate them to people that allow them to grasp and apply them in daily life. \u00a0It seems to be going well so far and\u00a0I pray continually that the Lord would strengthen me to be faithful and effective going forward.<\/p>\n A question I’m confronted with often is, “How does public policy change people\u2019s hearts?”\u00a0 To that\u00a0I respond, Jesus is the ultimate heart changer. \u00a0But he has established three primary\u00a0institutions to advance His Kingdom. \u00a0The first is the family. \u00a0The second is the church and the third is civil government. \u00a0Galatians 3 teaches us that the law is a\u00a0\u201cschool\u00a0master.\u201d \u00a0It trains those governed by it and establishes a normalized morality standard for those under its authority. \u00a0Changes in law, or public policy, result in changes in people\u2019s hearts over time.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s consider a couple examples from recent history. \u00a0Prior to the\u00a0U.S. Supreme Court\u00a0(SCOTUS) decision in\u00a0Loving v. Virginia<\/em>, there was an abundance of national hostility against marriages between people of different skin shades here in America. \u00a0Following that decision, the national sentiment concerning skin shades and marriage has changed drastically.<\/p>\n Next, consider\u00a0Roe v. Wade<\/em>. \u00a0Prior to January 22, 1973, the date SCOTUS legally sanctioned in utero baby murder, there were very few people who\u00a0publicly discuss abortion let alone have a political party have people mount its national convention stage to\u00a0\u201cshout\u201d about it. \u00a0Post\u00a0Roe<\/em>, half of the country view it not only as a constitutionally protected right but as a moral option (however misguided they may be).<\/p>\n Changes in law led to changes in people\u2019s hearts concerning issues of\u00a0tremendous Biblical and moral import. \u00a0Lastly, think about President Obama\u2019s impact on the perception of homosexual marriage and the 2015\u00a0Obergefell<\/em>\u00a0decision. \u00a031 states passed legislation and\/or amended their state constitutions to assert the view that marriage was the lifelong\u00a0institution of one man and one woman, including California, before 2015.<\/p>\n President Obama’s stance on the issue and SCOTUS\u2019\u00a0Obergefell<\/em>have moved the needle considerably to where many more people are demonstrating a willingness to\u00a0\u201cchange with the times\u201d on the issue. \u00a0Changes in law, or public policy, always produce changes in the hearts of the people governed by them over time.<\/p>\n Some of the most prevalent issues\u00a0I see are\u00a0\u201csocial justice\u201d and human sexuality issues. I put social justice in quotation marks\u00a0because the God of the Bible is a just God. He is a God of justice. \u00a0But, when we put\u00a0\u201csocial\u201d in\u00a0front of justice that is a good indication that what we can expect to follow is something foreign to the\u00a0justice of the Bible. \u00a0Proverbs 28:5 says, “Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.\u201d<\/p>\n Therefore, Christians must be vigilant and make sure that we do not attach ourselves to the latest cultural waves without a thorough Biblical examination of them because we may very well find ourselves supporting something that is staunchly opposed to God. \u00a0Case in\u00a0point, the Black Lives Matter movement. \u00a0If you visit their website you\u2019ll find listed among their\u00a0\u201cguiding principles\u201d their commitment to\u00a0\u201cdisrupt\u00a0the Western\u2013prescribed nuclear family structure\u201d (i.e. family consisting of a father, mother and children), their\u00a0commitment to\u00a0\u201cqueer affirmation\u201d and their intention to\u00a0\u201cfree ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking.\u201d \u00a0In short, the black lives matter organization has co-opted many passionately misinformed\u00a0people to advocate an agenda that is overtly hostile to the Biblical teachings on human sexuality, marriage and family.<\/p>\n Fortunately,\u00a0I am finding many Christians and churches are pushing back against this by standing unflinchingly and unwaveringly on God\u2019s Word. \u00a0The best way to ferret out deception in cultural trends and waves is by\u00a0holding them up against the light of God\u2019s Word. \u00a0Wherever we see culture fighting against scripture we are duty bound to adhere to God\u2019s Word against\u00a0whatever\u00a0the\u00a0trend du jour<\/em>\u00a0may be.<\/p>\n The Lord has called all Christians to\u00a0ministry. \u00a0Each of us has a role to\u00a0play in fulfilling the Great Commission. \u00a0God has blessed us within the family institution with the internal ability to participate in that call. \u00a0One of the primary reasons God has given us marriage is for the\u00a0establishment of godly offspring (Malachi 2:15). \u00a0When children are born, however, they don\u2019t arrive as sanctified snuggle bunnies. \u00a0Upon their arrival, we meet (as Voddie Bauchum says) vipers in diapers.<\/p>\n If you doubt this, see how quickly that the little\u00a0\u201cangels\u201d\u00a0viciously declare “MINE!\u201d \u00a0They do this with no\u00a0\u201chow to\u201d\u00a0guide on selfishness. God\u00a0calls Christian parents, however, especially godly husbands, to lead their families in evangelizing and discipling the children. \u00a0The children, having become Christ followers, chart the course God lays for them as they mature and light up the darkness where God sends them. \u00a0And then they become parents in their own right, evangelizing and\u00a0discipling\u00a0their offspring. \u00a0The process repeats and the kingdom family expands.<\/p>\n More than anything,\u00a0I desire that my children become passionate disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, dedicated to serving his purposes in\u00a0their generation. \u00a0In a broader sense,\u00a0I pray that the body of Christ at large embraces the fact the first\u00a0institution God ever created is the family. \u00a0Before there were kings, before there were prophets and before their was a church, God ordained family.<\/p>\n Consequently, we should approach our roles as husbands, wives, fathers and mothers with the same theological commitment and Biblical fidelity we\u2019d expect from Pastors mounting the pulpits on\u00a0Sunday mornings, if not more so. \u00a0Because we will never be\u00a0able to out public policy, out politic, or out Church deficiencies in the family. \u00a0If we ground our families in the truth, our nation will be grounded in the truth.<\/p>\n\n
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