Gen 3:1 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" The wicked talk "down" to those they are trying to…
Read MoreThe Abuser and Satan's Devices Sermon 7 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on September 5, 2010 Sermon Text: Hebrews 4:12 Couples counseling can end up being a big setback for the abused woman. The more…
Read MoreExo 20:16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Exo 23:2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, Pro 12:17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence,…
Read MoreJohn 8:48 The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" The tactics we can expect to be used against us when we confront evil of the kind we focus on here (abusers - entitlement, power, control, justified) include blaming,…
Read MoreThe Abuser Wants You to Make Much of Them Sermon 6 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 29, 2010 Sermon Text: Galatians 4:12-20 James and Phyllis Alsdurf, in their book “Battered Into Submission: The…
Read MoreAnother common and wicked tactic of the “Christian” abuser is his insistence, on supposed biblical grounds, that his victim continually forgive him and love him. Anyone who knows much at all about the nature of abuse will realize that abuse occurs in a cyclical manner which involves several stages. The…
Read MoreLook carefully at this statement by the Apostle Paul: Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. 2Tim 4:14-15 We know that Christ calls us to forgive one another. We are to…
Read MoreThe Deception of the Abuser Sermon 5 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on August 22, 2010 Sermon Text: Luke 3:1-14 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of…
Read MoreI am staring at four books written by well-known Christians, all on the topic of forgiveness. I have read three of them and surveyed the fourth. Many more have been written, as a search on Amazon will reveal. I suspect, however, that a person could read them all and only be…
Read MoreGen 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" Here in the very first chapters of Scripture we meet…
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