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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The compulsory pursuit of joy in Christian Hedonism = compounded mind control for victims of abuse
John Piper's Christian hedonism has added an extra requirement to saving faith: the requirement of right affection, right emotion. The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an “extra” that a person might grow into after he comes to faith. Until your heart has hit upon this pursuit, your ‘faith’ cannot please… Continue reading The compulsory pursuit of joy in Christian Hedonism = compounded mind control for victims of abuse
