When people make themselves blind through their own choice to suppress the truth in unrighteousness, God makes them even more blind. (2 Thessalonians 2:10b-12) ....They perish because they would not receive the love of the truth, so that they might have been saved. And therefore God will send them strong delusion, so that they will… Continue reading Blindness as a judgment from God – part 6 of series on blindness and deception
Tag: Acts
Jesus preached repentance, the heart of the gospel – a sermon by Jimmy Hinton
https://www.spreaker.com/user/jimmyandclara/baptism-final?fbclid=IwAR2nMJNsGNN1rKBHNHOaDA-HPVqoZ3agm_8Oigy_btk-3OC_U-_sVjnI9mg So many us survivors of abuse are lonely, sad and grieving at this season; we feel like we don't fit in with the happy holiday celebrations. And if we have participated in the festivities, we felt like we had to put on a mask. This sermon by Jimmy Hinton won't require you to… Continue reading Jesus preached repentance, the heart of the gospel – a sermon by Jimmy Hinton
Can someone be saved, yet remain immature, lazy & eventually lose that salvation and return to their sinful ways?
UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them, let… Continue reading Can someone be saved, yet remain immature, lazy & eventually lose that salvation and return to their sinful ways?
A Sure Sign of a Bully or Abuser: the Gnashing of Teeth
UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading A Sure Sign of a Bully or Abuser: the Gnashing of Teeth
Three Kinds of Forgiveness
Renunciation of vengeance, relational reconciliation, divine judicial forgiveness. Those are the three kinds of forgiveness. And Christians chronically conflate the three, which causes much harm and confusion to victims of abuse. Let us look at the Scriptures about forgiveness. All Scriptures are from the NASB1995 unless otherwise stated. First the one from the Lord's prayer and the… Continue reading Three Kinds of Forgiveness
Does the Bible Command us to “Respect no matter what”?
UPDATE Sept 2021: Barbara Roberts has come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised… Continue reading Does the Bible Command us to “Respect no matter what”?
The “gall of bitterness” in Acts — it isn’t resentment, by Rebecca Davis
Bitterness is often a term used to shame and blame victims of abuse who are seeking help from their churches. This post is second in a series addressing the concept of bitterness in the Bible and what it really means in context. The first post in this series addressed the root of bitterness in Hebrews, explaining… Continue reading The “gall of bitterness” in Acts — it isn’t resentment, by Rebecca Davis
A Cry For Justice 