Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
I work as a biblical counselor and have met many women who are in abusive relationships, physical and/or emotional. Usually women that finally seek counseling are ready to make a decision about whether to stay with the abuser or break away from a long-term domestic violence situation. Sometimes the woman’s guilt and self-condemnation has deterred… Continue reading When victims don’t look like victims: women burdened with sins and led astray by various passions
The rejection of Sola Fide is related to #MeToo because a faith-plus-works doctrine of salvation creates an abuser-friendly environment in the church. In the past few weeks there have been two streams of stories that have dominated Christian circles. The first is the debate [Internet Archive link] concerning Sola Fide and the second is the #MeToo campaign in… Continue reading The connection between #MeToo and the rejection of ‘salvation by faith alone’ (Sola Fide)
