Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Scripture sometimes uses marital imagery for the relation between God and his chosen people. The Hebrew bible depicts God as the husband of Jerusalem. And the New Testament calls Jesus the bridegroom of the bride, the bride being the ecclesia. When a wife trashes and desecrates the good things — physical, emotional and spiritual things… Continue reading The unfaithful wife in Ezekiel 16 — applications and misapplications
It only takes one or two evildoers in an organisation to undermine and enfeeble the stated goals of the organisation. Consider how many incompetent people there are in organisations. Large organisations often have incompetent people in middle-level positions; these people may have been competent at lower-level jobs, but for various reasons (think nepotism in churches!)… Continue reading Christian organisations are very likely to be infiltrated by evildoers
