Grace Community Church Leaders under Fire for 'Excommunicating' Wife Who Refused to Stay with Abusive Husband. Oh this is evil! I can feel satan all over this.. I felt really uncomfortable reading this article. Please Jesus come soon! Come now!! Evil is running rampant! For this reason and other reasons, I would stay clear of MacArthur's Grace Community Church. She is right in trying to get away from this abuse. If I were her I would just leave this church and find a true grace believing church that does not throw legalisms at their flock. There is nothing that says that Christian believers must put up with abuse, especially from a spouse. Phil This is not uncommon, sadly. :negative: There was the horrendous rape scandal and coverup at their Master's seminary. I noticed that the link says this happened in 2002. I don't know what has happened since then. "watching47 says, There is nothing that says that Christian believers must put up with abuse, especially from a spouse." Yeah God wouldn't want us to be with someone who abuses us!!! "Watching47 says, I noticed that the link says this happened in 2002. I don’t know what has happened since then." Oh! I was so affected with the article. I forgot about the date.. I hope this woman is okay! Yes, it did happen a long time ago. It was covered up and not addressed and to my knowledge, still has not been resolved. This is from 2017: The victim blaming/shaming and the idea that the woman raped should have to apologize to the rapist is beyond evil. Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. Jer 23:1-2 Hoping those in leadership have seen the error of their ways in this, or will soon. Our <now former> church had a similar situation; the wife was shamed by the pastor for wanting to divorce her abusive and unfaithful husband. We know her well and she's the most amazing person (she was on our ministry team). We left over this situation. Nobody should have to stay with a spouse that waves a gun at them and threatens them. Sin is sin no matter who commits it! Not to mention the appearance of evil! TR Where did all this pastoral machismo and aggression come from? Here is an enlightening article: It is my opinion that things began to change for pastors with the advent of Mark Driscoll and all of the dudebros who worshipped at his feet. Good night! Even John Piper said he loved Driscoll’s theology. Needless to say, Driscoll crashed and burned and Piper continues to say he loved Driscoll’s theology, not his *flaws.* Due to the incredible lack of discernment by the Gospel dudebros, Driscoll spawned a fighter theology, threatening to punch his elders, called Queen Esther a slut, wanting men to act like men which led to fighting clubs, etc. This ugliness invaded popular evangelical faith groups as well as the supposedly theologically adept Calvinists. Over time, some pastors began to strut like Driscoll. It got worse because this ugliness invaded the broader church at the same time the faithful were mixing up politics with being *Christian.* Christians began to believe that megachurches exemplified *successful Christianity.* They attracted people who didn’t understand the difference between politics and faith. What an exciting time for those folks. Suddenly there was little difference between politics and Christianity. Going to a rally against ___(fill in the blank) was almost the same as going to church. Strutting loudmouth pastors utilized a combination of political affiliation and controversial stands to garner the attention of people who thought to have their strutting, loudmouth leader featured on the news meant that their church was powerful. Many did not understand that their chosen leader was being viewed as a boorish braggart by the majority of viewers. The words *kindness* and *cooperation* were words stricken from the vocabulary of pastors. Being *in your face* was the new religion and gift of the spirit… One the other hand, the Calvinistas were instituting hardcore Christianity replete with authoritarian pastors who loved nothing better than to foist church discipline on unsuspecting church members. They did what the political braggarts do. They redefined words like *love* and *kindness* which now meant things like “It is loving that I make you go back to your child porn loving husband because that’s what God wants” or “It is kind to tell you not to take communion since you upset your pastor by saying you weren’t sure that the church needed another assistant pastor.” I write a lot about the Calvinistas but today I want to feature Greg Locke, a pastor who seems to equate politics and political grandstanding with being a successful pastor.
