(Ephesians 4:2 ESV) with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, As I read the stories told by Christians — most often women — who have been the victims of abuse, I am dismayed to hear over and over again how their pastors and churches told them that they "must"… Continue reading Abuse Counseling: How Long is “Forbearing”?
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I have come to fulfill the Law
I have not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. (Paraphrase of Matthew 5:17.) When I was writing Not Under Bondage, I thought a lot about what this means. One thing that came to mind is that the true, pure Law of the Old Testament laid down through Moses (not the Pharisaic additions… Continue reading I have come to fulfill the Law