When there is sin in the church, we panic. I believe that this is one of the reasons churches and pastors so often give terrible counsel to victims of abuse. "We are the church!" "We are Christians!" "We aren't supposed to sin!" This is a disaster, and it is up to us to fix it… Continue reading The Danger of “Image Maintenance” in the Church
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Abuse as Idolatry
(Daniel 3:1-6 ESV) (1) King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its breadth six cubits. He set it up on the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. (2) Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices,… Continue reading Abuse as Idolatry
