Abuse in the Body of Christ

This word ABUSE seems to be a deadly word that isn’t supposed to be talked about in the Body of Christ or as I would say the church building. I’ve heard over this past week several individuals address to me the nature of this in the church. I heard so much hurt and because I’ve experienced it personally I will stand and speak out against it.  They’re many scripture text in the Bible that speak out on the issue of violence, and GOD's attitude toward those that continually use violence rather physically, emotionally (mentally) or verbal.

In my life I’ve experienced all types of abuse, physically, mentally, and verbally (emotion). But I can actually say the hardest one I’ve experienced and can truly say that hurt the most was spiritual abuse from the Body of Christ. In saying that….  

Many times you think you’re going to a leader concerning a situation in your home or even everyday situations thinking its confidential; but come to find out the whole church knows by Sunday morning. Many come to see that they can’t even trust leadership. Too often they feel as a member we should be able to share and not be judged. So many people decide to stop going to church because of this infestation that so greatly plagued the Body of Christ.

The Word of God says in: James 1:26  If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

God gave a command: “In my word” stop having a BIG mouth concerning what someone said to you in confidence. God wants you to be able to trust leadership and they’re just not too many to some that feel they can trust anyone, so when you’re rejected and ridiculed by the leader there’s problem.

You may want to speak concerning this issue in any manner that you may have. When a person that has been abused as a child or even adult they tend to been drawn to others of that same sort. They too know what it’s like to be rejected and felt alone. This many of you leaders need to take into consideration. Many of you have been abused and rejected but act like you never have been. This is where the pride will set in denying this has even happened and therefore you release your outrage on the saints. “You must be healed too”

How can you minister on abuse if you’ve never experienced it first hand? You may hear others talk about it concerning their struggle but have you been put in that arena? GOD is wanting to address this topic in the church. Your own doctrine can isolate a person and you think it's them not wanting to be around. There's no compassion for the abused in your church sitting next to an abuser.

Experiencing abuse of any sort tends to a spirit of rejection and isolation and with that comes thoughts of suicide. In this time it's crucial for the person to have some sort of contact with someone who's not going to judge them and have experienced the same thing.

You better be a warrior and someone that can communicate to them with compassion, love and most of all understanding. You need the Holy Spirit to give you what to say not what you want to say like....

What the God says about Verbal Abuse:

Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the the hearers.

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