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Love without truth is sentimentality. Sentimentalism in churches leads to abuse.

Barbara Roberts8 Comments

Churches often have a sentimental idea of what it means to be loving. Love without truth is a hypocritical love called sentimentality. There is no justice without truth. Sentimentalism gives no justice to victims of abuse. It is loving to hold accountable your brothers in sisters in Christ who have corrupted the gospel and enabled… Continue reading Love without truth is sentimentality. Sentimentalism in churches leads to abuse.

Augustine believed that Christ says to women, “In so far as your husband behaves badly, don’t regard him as your head, but me.”

Barbara Roberts1 Comment

In so far as your husband behaves badly, don't regard him as your head, but Christ. Don't imitate your husband's wrongful behaviour, don't behave badly yourself, but let him imitate you in behaving well. If only he would!