They make much of you, but for no good purpose. They want to shut you out, that you may make much of them. (Galatians 4:17 ESV) Paul is cluing these clueless Galatians — and us — into the methods and motive of the abusive man who comes into the church to enslave Christ's people. The… Continue reading Thursday Thought — Deception through Flattery
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The Cruelty of the Abuser
For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves. For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter; their wine is the poison of serpents and the cruel venom of asps. (Deuteronomy 32:31-33) Whoever is… Continue reading The Cruelty of the Abuser
