Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
The torture which Jesus suffered on the Cross must NOT be likened to sexual intercourse between man and woman. To draw that analogy will deeply traumatise victims of sexual and domestic abuse. Furthermore, drawing an analogy between the Cross and the marriage bed plays right into the agenda of abusive husbands.
The Bible says the purpose of marriage is: the mutual help of husband and wife (Gen 2:18), the preventing of uncleanness (1 Cor 7:2,9), the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue (Gen 1:28). (As is summarized in the Baptist Confession of Faith 1689, chapter 25, paragraph 2.1) Some have extended the third point by… Continue reading What is the purpose of marriage? Is it to display Christ’s love for the church?
