Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Many Christians who have been abused by a marriage partner are in anguish over questions like these: 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 may remarry after divorcing the abuser? Why didn’t God… Continue reading If abuse is grounds for divorce, why didn’t God say so plainly in 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?
