"Blood is thicker than water" is often used to coerce victims of abuse to comply with the sinful beliefs and behaviour patterns within a family system. It is used to intimidate and extract loyalty from a member of the family whose conscience is more active and biblically guided than the rest of the family –… Continue reading Family – is blood thicker than water?
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“Do not take a brother to court” – does it mean you can’t seek a protection order against your abuser?
To seek a protection order from the court is not a sin. A victim of abuse does not go against biblical principles by seeking a protection order from the secular justice system, even if the abuser professes to be a believer. The "do not take a brother to court" principle from 1 Corinthians 6 must… Continue reading “Do not take a brother to court” – does it mean you can’t seek a protection order against your abuser?
