A Scriptural response to the question of adult children with controlling parents following the command “Children obey your parents.”
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A Scriptural response to the question of adult children with controlling parents following the command “Children obey your parents.”
via “(Adult) children obey your parents”? Part 2, for adults raised in Patriarchy — Here’s the Joy
A letter asked for help with Scriptures that teach “children obey your parents,” not just when a young child is being told to sin, but also when an adult child is being controlled. To answer the question, I look at the Greek words, the context, and other admonitions in the Scriptures.
Not long ago I visited a church where I got to hear The Sheep Sermon again. It had been quite a while, years I guess. But The Sheep Sermon hadn’t changed a whole lot over the years. It even still had the part about the broken leg.
via Nothing like The Sheep Sermon to make you feel stupid, disgusting, and useless — Here’s the Joy
A couple of weeks ago someone forwarded to me a post from Desiring God that hit me like a punch in the stomach. In an article called “Kicked Out of Church: How God Brought Me Home” (link), author Scarlett Clay begins her story right after her church had excommunicated her, showing the indignation of her […]
via The problem of excommunication – a response to Desiring God — Here’s the Joy