Wayne Grudem used to say there were only two biblically-sanctioned grounds for divorce: adultery and desertion by an unbeliever (based on Matt 19:9 and 1 Cor 7:15). His counsel for abuse was to provide protection, church discipline, possible separation, but not divorce.1 He has now had changed his mind. Let me quote from his paper… Continue reading Barbara Roberts responds to Wayne Grudem’s paper on divorce for abuse
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“Leave the choice to divorce to the victim,” says the SBC’s Church Cares curriculum.
The Church Cares video curriculum produced by the SBC has said something rather stunning about divorce. Near the end of lesson 10, "Pastoral Care and Correction for an Abuser," Brad Hambrick says: "We do not view prolonged separation or divorce as worse than refusing to change abusive behaviours." That is good news. But there's something… Continue reading “Leave the choice to divorce to the victim,” says the SBC’s Church Cares curriculum.
