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1 | How does the church respond to abuse? | Jer 5:31 | Hatshepsut | 86509 | ||
I have a question or rather a comment concerning domestic violence that I would like to hear others perspective on. My husband was an evangelical minister in the church. Our entire family, including our six children, were heavily involved in ministry. Two years ago, I left my husband and moved to another state almost 500 miles away because he became more and more violent. He was psychologically, emotionally, mentally and even sometimes physically abusive to me and the children. He was also sexually abusive to me. When I went to my pastor about the issue, I was made to feel as if it were my fault. Sadly, most women in communities of faith are made to feel this way, thus they stay in abusive marriages. I thank God for his power of deliverance through His word. It was only through the Holy Spirit's revelation of the word that I learned that my Father in heaven did not condone my husband's behavior or the church's turning a deaf ear to my cries and the cries of my children. I have forgiven my husband, my pastor, and all those who kept silent. My question is this: The Bible speaks very clearly about domestic violence, yet communities of faith still treat women as if they are cursed. When will the body of Christ wake up and realize that the curse Eve (woman) was cursed with in Genesis, was removed at the cross? Why do we continue to teach women to be "submissive" under any and every circumstance and yet not teach men that submission, as Ephesians speaks about it, is a two-way street. Biblical submission is not just commanded of women, but of men also. Sumbission is also not synonymous with subservience and dominance. One submits out of love and respect. It is not submission if it is forced. There are many women sitting in churches today condemned to die with plastered on smiles and spirits that have been destroyed. What is the church going to say, what is the body of Christ going to do about the issues of domestic violence that are running rampid and largely unchecked in communities of "faith". |
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2 | How does the church respond to abuse? | Jer 5:31 | Scribe | 86516 | ||
On a follow-up to my previous post, I would also add that I do not say this is not a need to be dealt with by society in general. Certainly it is. There are many organizations that are working hard at exposing this problem and helping women break free from the bondage they are in. What I was addressing in the previous post was that if you get with the right churches you will see that they would be horrified that a pastor would not help you. Should we try and educate that pastor and those churches that hold such views as "that a woman should submit to abuse"? It is a lossing battle. You are putting the cart before the horse. This pastor just needs to get saved. Should we try and argue with someone that says a Practising Homosexual should be allowed to pastor? No! We should give them a gospel tract and stick to the message about salvation, they are not saved that would argue such a thing. They are either reprobate or confused and need to know about how to be saved. There are many churches that have homes and ministries for abused women and will help them with legal, housing, and other needs. | ||||||