[June 22, 2022: There have been some changes made to this post. For more information, read the Editors’ notes at the bottom of the post. Editors.] Why didn't Jesus say abuse is grounds for divorce? Why is there no explicit statement in the Bible that abuse is grounds for divorce and a victim of abuse… Continue reading If abuse is grounds for divorce, why didn’t God say so plainly in the Bible?
Tag: Exodus
Protecting women from abuse. Has Exodus 21:10 been mistranslated in most English versions of the Bible?
The Old Testament sets down laws and precepts which were meant to protect women from abuse and mistreatment by powerful and callous men. One of those laws can be found in Exodus 21:7-11 which is about the rights of Hebrew girls or young women who were sold into indentured service by their fathers. Most English… Continue reading Protecting women from abuse. Has Exodus 21:10 been mistranslated in most English versions of the Bible?
When You Leave Egypt You Will be Tempted to go Back
UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading When You Leave Egypt You Will be Tempted to go Back
Instone-Brewer’s views on divorce compared to mine: Part 1, appreciations & agreements
I have been pretty silent on my view on Instone-Brewer's work up till now, because compared to most other writers on divorce, he is excellent. So why am I now speaking up? Because one of our readers said — I am curious as to your views and differences with Instone-Brewer’s book. I felt a lot of his… Continue reading Instone-Brewer’s views on divorce compared to mine: Part 1, appreciations & agreements
The Exodus of Survivors
“I’m no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God.” One reason people remain enslaved to domestic abuse is fear. With every reason to fear, we remain at the mercy of an abuser. Or so we think. For those in Christ, this is a tremendous deception. We are no longer at anyone’s… Continue reading The Exodus of Survivors
When We Enable Abusers in the Church We are Guilty of Breaking the Third Commandment
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. (Exodus 20:7) What does it mean to take a name in vain? It means to lay claim to a name, let's say, Australia, and insist that you are… Continue reading When We Enable Abusers in the Church We are Guilty of Breaking the Third Commandment
Why do Christians insist that Abuse Victims Return to Egypt?
UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading Why do Christians insist that Abuse Victims Return to Egypt?
A Cry For Justice 