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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Church apologies are getting old. It’s wise to be cynical about church abuse-awareness programs.
Don't get too excited if a church apologises to abuse victims and runs an 'awareness program' about abuse. This post is a head's up to those who might be getting hopeful about the churches that are running 'abuse awareness programs' these days. It is a re-working of an old post of mine. First I'm going… Continue reading Church apologies are getting old. It’s wise to be cynical about church abuse-awareness programs.
