Verbal abuse constitutes psychological violence. . . Patricia Evans, author of the Verbally Abusive Relationship says; Verbal abuse is a kind of battering which doesn’t leave evidence comparable to the bruises of physical battering. It can be just as painful and recovery can take much longer. The victims of abuse live in a gradually more […]
Vision of the Drawn Sword
Chapter 7 “If one does not repent, God will whet His sword.” Psalms 7:12 Suffering According to the Bible, humans are both physical and spiritual beings. Biblical words that refer to the non physical aspect of people—soul, spirit, mind, heart—overlap in meaning. Among these, biblical counselors tend to use the word heart to refer to the […]
Defend Victims of Abuse, Speak Up!
Verbal Abuse is insidious. Verbal Abuse and its denial are crazy-making. Verbal Abuse usually occurs in secret. Verbal abuse takes many forms: from loud rants to quiet comments; from obvious put-downs to not-so-obvious remarks that undermine the partner. What all the methods have in common is the need to control, to be superior, to avoid […]
Introduction
As a Christian, we are to love the things God loves, and we are to hate the things God hates. For example, Proverbs 6:16-19 says, God hates a lying tongue and one who bears false witness. Prov 17:15, Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent– the Lord detests them both. Do you hate those things? […]
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