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.…
Bible Verses
Forgiving Too Quickly
Not to long ago I read an article from Overcoming Sexual Abuse which really got me thinking. The article was titled “Stop Telling Me To Forgive My Abuser“. There was so much in this article which made so much sense to me, and yet some of it seemed to go against some of the Christian…
Quote Of The Week
I refuse to feel man made condemnation disguised as Holy conviction by those who disguise man made rules [dogma] as the Word of God. Condemnation: “a statement of expression of very strong and definite criticism or disapproval”. VS Conviction: “the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth”.…
“Only Human”…Such a Dirty Word
I don’t know when admitting we’re “only human” became such a dirty word or idea. We are only human after all. We have born within us limits of what we can and cannot take. This doesn’t make us a bad person or even a flawed one. It just makes us…human. This does not mean we have a lack of compassion…
Dark Road
Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my fee, and a light unto my path