This post been developed and adapted by Barbara Roberts from a post written by Rev Sam Powell. Many thanks to him for for allowing me to modify and adapt his wording, and for providing the springboard and the closing paragraphs. Readers will remember Sam Powell from Jeff Crippen's recent post Abusers as Children of the Devil which featured… Continue reading Does a Christian Wife Have Fewer Rights than a Slave Wife in Moses’ Day?
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How Would John the Baptist Deal With an Abuser in the Church?
Today I was thinking about John the Baptist. The Lord Jesus said that John was the greatest of the prophets. John is a very interesting Bible personality because he was the last of the Old Testament prophets, coming on the scene to end a 400 year silence from heaven. Was John a man filled with… Continue reading How Would John the Baptist Deal With an Abuser in the Church?
