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3 Tragic Results of the Disembodied Faith of SBC Leadership; or, Why the Truth of Sexual Abuse is Never a Distraction

Thinking the truth of sexual abuse would be a distraction means we don’t know the gospel of the crucified and risen Lord, and that we have a disembodied faith.  The disembodied faith of SBC leadership causes 3 tragic results… • The debasement of bodies (primarily of women and minorities)• The distortion of truth (as a […]

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ecclesiology

Don’t Trust a Church that Doesn’t Limp

We should expect churches to limp along. This limping—rather than being an excuse for moral failure—is the best protection against spiritual abuse and spiritual disfunction. Denying our Limp Leads to Abuse Abuse and disfunction come from hiding or denying our weaknesses. Abuse and disfunction come from preying on the weakness of others. Abuse and disfunction […]

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Fundamentalism

On Biblicism, Arianism, and Abuse

Authority. And Submission.  That is what we are talking about.  Authority and Submission…  Within God.  Between the sexes.  And among the people.   And a tendency toward abuse.  They are all connected. Fundamentalist theologian, Owen Strachen, clinging to his biblicism, has again defended his version of the Arian heresy.  While denying it, Strachan is saying that […]