The Consent of the Cross

i Ch i t i pp d t f l lik Co e o e a d g e you es a o you o o so a d be ea a h y y k - y y k f f p f ly d l h y ; f I g l d h bl d y h ll fi d f y l f I gi y ly light b d (Th Li i g Bibl ) a e so e b de s a d a s j s a d by a e go g o as yo o l k d y h h h d h h b d f ll f ? h i i ?

Please consider how this idea of bearing hard/heavy burdens is often part of y d p d ly h p d d bl l b f G Q p pl d p pl f l Th hit j t th f th b h d b t h g t th dit pp p g C id D Wil t t Ch i t Ch h i M Id h H l teaches that sex n marriage isn t about equal pleasure Here s a quote: H h i h l b d i g li i pl i g p ty I t d h g th t p t t q l i pl t hil i d t d th t t th t d t submission are therefore an erotic necessity (article written in 2021)

I p ifi lly i g W l pl b h lik W b B pti t Ch h H y y p ly h t l t f i Ch i ti y i th i h t b t t d t t A d t thi l th t bl h h b S ti th p pl h d t d thi th t t id th h h Like in Genesis 20 where Abraham puts Sarah in the dangerous position of y g h h h y h gh k gd h y k h g

b Why? B h i d b hi OWN f y h h H i d h ight b k ll d b S h i b tif l Did y t h th t? H bl h gh h k g b l h k h f h lf b h h k h i gl G d k hi f h i k d h f Ab h b hi li th y t i g b a a c b a es G say g e gu ed b e ec as god ess ad o l d ld k ll h g h

11 Abraham said Because I thought Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place and they will kill me because of my wife

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1) the kind of legalistic weasel word ng survivors hear when church leaders justify pp g b ( h lly y h lf )

12 Besides she act ally is my [half] sister; she is the da ghter of my father [Terah] but not of my mother and she became my wife

2) f g d g b t t f l y lty ( thi ki d d l lt h ) h d d d y h h d h h k d d l y l y y h y pl p y f H y b th (G i 20 11-13)

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14 Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham and returned Sarah his wife to him [as God commanded] y y ; y pl (G i 20 14-15) Next Abimilech a supposedly godless king addresses the potent al harm to Sarah s reputation He makes amends to HER personally eradicating any p y y g p Ab h h d d f h h h d d f h phy l f y

16 Then to Sarah he said Look I have given this brother of yours a thousand pieces of silver; it is to compensate you [for all that has happened] and to y y ; y d p d (G i 20 16)

Huh I just now caught something I hadn t seen before Abimilech refers to Abraham as this brother of yours when he talks to Sarah Almost like he wants h k h b d ld h y ly d b k f y d p f d d h d d g ? W h f g ki g f ll f p thy f h it ti d

S M K -fi t Join My Mailing List Social C py gh © 202 All O bl y - All gh d H O M E A B O U T C O N TA C T D O W N LO A D S A LL O U T B E LIE VE S G Q A u b e S udy ojec All P The Consent Of The Cross A i 20 2023 # h ht b Bibl t d J h h h l b l y d y l f h y h b k g N kill ith t y t I l y d y lif l t ily F I h th ight d p t l y it d h I t t d l th ight d p t t k t i F th F th h thi i ht John 10 17-18 (The Living Bible) See? Jesus understands consent Wh y t ld t ff i y b i l ti hip lik Ch i t ff d th C b i li d t A d it li f th it f h ll k h d h h ld l h l b phy l d ff i g A d H h illi gly f l f ll h i y (J h 3 16-17) D t f g t J l k it t p y it ti d th t ti j t d th h y g d/ d y f ly h d d y k ? h h p d d did y h f y f t t g th ? If t diti l ddi g pl b i g l d d h d g i g t g th d b i g b tt l b f th thi th ht f O b t th ll route promising to sell all your tacky furniture and be the family spider killer :) O thi g f t t f ily h pi g th y ll b p d ti lly t t d i l t d f th i i l pp t d h il t d by th p th y gave their heart to And it s not what God wants for s either M tth 11 28-30 t ll h t lif

yb ff i g h lp? Th i l t f il t i thi t f h f p lp h l f h p l y j fy l g i h Bibl Wh b h pi li y l i Abi il h ki gd ? C ld th y h p id d S h ith y t f h i g t h gi th ht t hi t ti l f t th th l d h t h i ? I don t know I g i g p hi p p f b h ill b F j b Jesus co se ed o go g o e c oss d e e esu ec o as g d h Starting a family/getting married does NOT mean you consented to being abused J t l ght b d t i p h i Silence n the church is one of the main tools that enables abuse Th t l d th i t bl i h t t l o tside the ch rch for help One tool ab sers se to prevent th s is teaching that non-Christ ans are heathens out to ruin tradit onal marriages or destroy the church What are they so worr ed about? I thought whatever Jesus blessed ld b d y d? That is why they worry Because they know that protecting abusers and silencing victims/survivors denies Christ A d f h h l d d g thi t p bli g thi b St d p d b k t l dl Th i i th DV/ l lt t dd h y k h b p d b k y pi The th ng is we do We know who the creeps predators and rapists are in our friend groups But our silence protects them And often just like Abraham we bl h l Yo re overreact ng They re not that bad Ive never seen them act like that B t I t t p p di g t ith th W k h th i high h l Th - k It ld b k d y g ily i p h h f y f p pl pp dly l ? Until next time Bt if t l ki f t dd th t t h It searchable database of ser ons abo t do estic violence Share this post: Categories All P t # h ht A B Q B bl f bl dy bl h Ge es s Inerrancy International LGBTQ Ministries James Jazehiah John Judaism O en Table MCC R bbi U h l Bi t U it i U i l t W d St dy b big t y f d li h d f g ph l g p l p g pu y cu u e quick note recommendations sermon solidarity video Sign up for blog updates! Join my ema l l st to receive updates and f t Recent Posts G -26 d C i O t Ap 0 202 G t Up Ag i H ppy E t A 10 2023 Basic Q estions: Who Are You? Apr 9 2023 S I G N U P Emai Address S I G N U P

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