When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign...
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A False Gospel Always Promotes Abuse
Gal 1:6-7 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel– (7) not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble...
Continue ReadingA False Gospel Always Promotes AbuseLet’s Get “Do Not Judge” Right and Stop Using it to Justify the Wicked
Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s...
Continue ReadingLet’s Get “Do Not Judge” Right and Stop Using it to Justify the WickedThe Old Man Fallacy as an Excuse for Abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist Theology
The following lines are taken from the doctrinal statement that appears at the Sword of the Lord website. Sword of the Lord is a publication that has been around for decades, promoting KJV only, separatist, soul-winning fundamentalism. In the same...
Continue ReadingThe Old Man Fallacy as an Excuse for Abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist TheologyAbuse Counseling: How Long is “Forbearing”?
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...
Continue ReadingAbuse Counseling: How Long is “Forbearing”?The Law Wrongly Used Only Promotes Sin
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. (1 Corinthians 15:56) For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear...
Continue ReadingThe Law Wrongly Used Only Promotes SinThe “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 4)
The following is a summary of the conclusions of Sam Storms, who writes at Enjoying God Ministries. His take on 1 Cor 3:1-3 is a bit different than we have presented in parts 2 & 3 of this series of posts,...
Continue ReadingThe “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 4)The “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 3)
In his article “Rethinking a Much Abused Text: 1 Corinthians 3:1-15” Brian Borgman provides a great summary of the background and elements of the “carnal Christian” teaching. I will provide you with just enough material from his article to whet your...
Continue ReadingThe “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 3)The “Christian” Abuser — Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 2)
ESV 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. (2) I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it....
Continue ReadingThe “Christian” Abuser — Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 2)The “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 1)
But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are...
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