I wish people would stop telling trauma victims, “God must have a plan for this. Otherwise He wouldn’t have allowed this to happen. He will work it out for your good”. How dare anyone suggest it is the will of God for someone to experience such trauma! This completely negates free-will, and suggests God could…
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Stop Making This Taboo!
There are a few Christian taboo topics I want to address: taking antidepressant medications, anti-anxiety medicine, and going to counseling. Why is this taboo? Some preachers love to preach about receiving a healing from God to set us free from depression and anxiety [Which is all well and good. I pray many people will receive such healings. Heck,…
Conditions Of Forgiveness
While doing some research about what the Bible has to say about forgiveness after reading an article, Stop Telling Me To Forgive My Abuser, which really got me thinking. There was so much in that article I can relate to, and yet, in some ways it also challenged the perception of forgiveness that I’ve always been…
The Bible On Incest And Rape
Incest, rape, and adultery were all considered capital offences and punishable by death in the Bible. They were viewed as a breakdown of the sanctity of marriage, the family unit, and society as a whole leading into immorality. Since they were seen as crimes primarily committed against the community or state, and not just the victim, harsh penalties were enacted.…
Forgiveness Takes Courage
forgiveness takes time, and courage when you choose to work on it in the midst of such hurt and pain. I’m not talking about rushing into or forcing yourself into forgiving someone. Hurt and pain are part of forgiving. If there was no hurt or pain, there would be no need to forgive.