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Tagged: Christian life

Biblical Divorce: Abuse
Posted on Thursday, November 6th, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Christian life, divorce, divorce for neglect or abuse

עברית: חתונה יהודית. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Instone-Brewer, David. “What God Has Joined.” Christianity Today . 5 October 2007. Web. 1 November 2014. We’ve all met pious people–mostly women, but men included, who stay with an abusive spouse because the Bible only clearly states adultery or desertion as reasons for divorce. However, the question always arises, how can Jesus, …[ read more ]

Christian–You Are Righteous, But Are You Merciful?

Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matt. 5:7 Don Carson, a theologian and co-founder of Gospel Coalition, writes: “Mercy is a loving response prompted by the misery and helplessness of the one on which love is to be showered.” If I only knew then what I know now. I used to be able to point my fingers at others for not learning how to pull themselves out of the gutter. After all, I'd come from a rough and tumble upbringing where alcohol use (we were NOT drug addicts, thank you) was de rigueur. Poor and self-conscious… ...[ full story ]

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