This is a guest post kindly submitted at my request by James and Linda Sander. They are the authors of Rethinking Biblical Divorce: Let Scripture be Your Guide, which I highly recommend. Let me introduce their article with a few words: Without...
Continue ReadingWhen Churches Exceed Their Authority, Evil Comes into the ChurchTag: false teaching
A Typical Distortion of Scripture Used by False Shepherds to Protect the Wicked
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor...
Continue ReadingA Typical Distortion of Scripture Used by False Shepherds to Protect the WickedBlind Guides End up in the Pit Too
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." (Matthew 15:14) I have written many times about how pastors, counselors, authors, and other church leaders lead people like victims...
Continue ReadingBlind Guides End up in the Pit TooWhat Would John Piper, Jim Elliff, and Other “No Divorce for Any Reason” Dictators Say Now?
By now most everyone has heard the details of the shooting murders of at least 26 men, women and children in a church in Texas yesterday. The murderer (too nice of a word for him) was a convicted domestic violence...
Continue ReadingWhat Would John Piper, Jim Elliff, and Other “No Divorce for Any Reason” Dictators Say Now?The Prevalent False Gospel Among Us – “No one is beyond God’s mercy”
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let...
Continue ReadingThe Prevalent False Gospel Among Us – “No one is beyond God’s mercy”Jim Newheiser is Still no Defender of Abuse Victims – Don’t be Deceived by His Claims
The following is a link to an article by Jim Newheiser who is now head of the counseling program at Reformed Theological Seminary. It is entitled Helping Churches to do a Better Job Handling Cases of Abuse. Read it for yourself at...
Continue ReadingJim Newheiser is Still no Defender of Abuse Victims – Don’t be Deceived by His ClaimsThese Are the People Who are Enabling Abusers in the Church
I have to post this right away because it is soooo false and so incredibly damaging to victims of evil ones (like domestic abusers hiding in the church) and so enabling to the wicked. It is a quote from a...
Continue ReadingThese Are the People Who are Enabling Abusers in the Church