Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
Supposedly, Billy Graham imposed this rule on himself: never to meet alone with a woman who wasn't his wife. The Billy Graham rule is used by legalistic men to keep women at a distance from important discussions in churchianity. "He had no concept how to be my friend." — The Billy Graham Rule Gone Wild,… Continue reading The Billy Graham rule, avoid all appearance of evil, and keep women out of the loop
Jesus told us to love our enemies. What does this mean? How is it to be applied? How do you define 'enemy'? Should we let our enemies live with us? Should we let enemies be part of our church communities? How does blessed are you when you are persecuted for righteousness sake relate to all this?
Whether the Bible allows divorce and remarriage has been debated for centuries. If you are battling authorities who say that divorce is not allowed and remarriage is always sinful, then you are not alone! Martin Luther fought that battle against the Roman Catholic Church. In his day, the Roman Catholic Church imposed rules (canon law)… Continue reading Martin Luther on divorce and remarriage
Many are puzzled by Jesus' different approaches to the subject of violence. 'turn the other cheek' 'the meek shall inherit the earth' whipping the bankers and merchants out of the Temple telling the apostles to get swords for themselves before going into the Garden of Gethsemane rebuking Peter for slicing off the ear of a… Continue reading Jesus on Violence
When people make themselves blind through their own choice to suppress the truth in unrighteousness, God makes them even more blind. (2 Thessalonians 2:10b-12) ....They perish because they would not receive the love of the truth, so that they might have been saved. And therefore God will send them strong delusion, so that they will… Continue reading Blindness as a judgment from God – part 6 of series on blindness and deception
The Bible says that we can be blinded by Satan and by other human beings. Some of the humans who blind us are consciously working for Satan. Some of the humans who blind us are unconsciously working for Satan. Perhaps they have to some degree been blinded by other humans who are consciously working for… Continue reading Blindness as a result of being deceived by others – part 5 of series on blindness and deception
A Cry For Justice 