Nouthetic counseling (fathered by Jay Adams) finds widespread reception in our conservative, Bible-believing churches today. It is not appropriate for abuse victims in our opinion. In fact, we think it isn't appropriate in most any case! It is too simplistic, it employs people who simply are not "competent to counsel", and naively confronts essentially every… Continue reading Abuse and Nouthetic Counseling: A Firsthand Analysis of the Harm it Does
Category: Unjust church responses
unhelpful responses by pastors and leaders, idolatry of marriage, Pharisaism, legalism, wolves in sheep’s clothing, church discipline misused, cult dynamics, Patriarchy
Abuse and Legalism: How the Pharisees Creep In Among us
I am working right now on the second sermon in my series The Religion of the Pharisees. I don't have time to do a full-blown blog post right now but I had to at least get this much out to you. It hit me hard when I read Galatians 2:4-6 as I had never understood… Continue reading Abuse and Legalism: How the Pharisees Creep In Among us
