Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause. (Psa 35:19) A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted…
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Here is a very good question one of our readers asked recently. Her question and her insights are very good and we hope will be very helpful to all of you: I have been studying 1Peter, and listening to several sermons on submission. Submission to the government, and in marriage…
Read MoreI have written on this subject before, but it comes around in my mind once again. Here is a fact that will serve you well in helping identify and defend against an abuser: Abusers are accusers. A normal, healthy, safe relationship is not characterized by accusations. If someone is regularly…
Read More1 Corinthians 2:11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. In the course of my experience with controlling, abusive individuals, I have learned the hard way that…
Read MoreLast week as I was reading through the Gospel account of Christ’s betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion, I was struck with how often this narrative exposes the mentality, nature, and tactics of abuse. This really should not surprise us because abuse is just plain sin. I think that it is in…
Read MoreListen to these far too common words from a pastor to an abused wife who has gone to him for help. The abuse has occurred for decades, habitually, without repentance: From what I have been told, you have suggested that your husband’s looking at inappropriate images on the internet is…
Read MoreThe Abuser Provokes His Children to Wrath (Part 2) Sermon 11 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on October 3, 2010 Sermon Text: Ephesians 6:4 Newark, N.J. - An employee of the Newark PreSchool Council was…
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