Unmasking the Domestic Abuser in the Church

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Beware the Trap of Bitterness

Eph 4:31  Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Being a target of a RASN (reviler, abuser, sociopath, narcissist) carries with it a danger which the victim can easily fall into if not on guard against it.…

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Cults, Tyrants, Lying Media, and RASN’s Have this in Common

But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that…

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Can You ‘Love’ Your Abuser into Repentance?

If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the LORD. (Isaiah 26:10) A normal, non-toxic person responds positively to kindness shown to them. They are thankful. They want to show kindness…

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It’s Not Always Going to be this Way

Rev 21:3-4 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. (4) He will wipe away every tear from…

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The Fallacy of Counseling Without the New Birth

A man of this world, exposed only to worldly influences [devoid of the Spirit] - to influences arising from the present sensory things - from 'all that is in the world, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, which are of the…

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John Bunyan Describes a RASN Perfectly in “The Life and Death of Mr. Badman”

We’ve talked a good deal about his evil ways, but Mr. Badman added this to all his wickedness − he was a very proud man − exceedingly proud and haughty in mind. He had a look that said he must not be contradicted or opposed, because he considered himself to…

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The Terrible Danger of an Unconverted Ministry

Mat 15:12-14 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” (13) He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. (14) Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the…

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False Guilt and Fear – Two Wicked Friends

1Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. In some ways I would recommend to you that this subject is one of the top 10 - no, top…

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False Forgiveness as Accusation

1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The Lord's forgiveness is always genuine. It is applied to the truly repentant sinner. When we sin, as the Apostle John says here, and we genuinely…

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The Key to a Clear Conscience

If we neglect the truth of justification (by faith alone in Christ alone), we lose everything. Therefore, it is most necessary that we teach and repeat this above everything else. We cannot have justification urged upon us too often or too much. Even if we learn it and understand it…

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