The Apostle John Provides us a Model of How to Address an Abuser in Church

I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to… Continue reading The Apostle John Provides us a Model of How to Address an Abuser in Church

Don’t Fall for the Abuser’s “Repentance” – Lessons from Zacchaeus

Just about all of you have heard an abuser claim to "have changed," or "I have repented and the Lord has forgiven me and now you must also." We have had pressure put upon us by the abuser's allies to "forgive" and reconcile because, after all, he said he was sorry. Yada, yada, yada. Real… Continue reading Don’t Fall for the Abuser’s “Repentance” – Lessons from Zacchaeus