Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
It is wise to work on the assumption that the abuser knows what he did, knows it was wrong, knows he's making false accusations about his target. How do we know that abusers know they are doing wrong? Abusers know they are doing wrong because they hide from the public the wrong things they do.… Continue reading 8. Should biblical counselors put lots of energy into helping abusive men see their sins?
The Bible makes a distinction between unintentional sin and intentional sin. This is important when we consider how we, as Christians, are to respond to domestic abusers. The distinction is set out in the Law which Moses gave to the people of Israel. Numbers 15:22-31, NKJV – Laws Concerning Unintentional Sin If you sin unintentionally, and do… Continue reading The Bible has one law for unintentional sin, and another law for intentional sin
