Read Part One HERE
In this post I will continue my brief series of posts on John Street, the Head of Counseling at The Master's University and Seminary (TMUS), which is attached to Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California, USA, pastored by John MacArthur.
John Street on a victim of abuse: "The abused victim is the key player in reaching and changing the abuser. So just like a missionary risks harm to himself and his family, the abused spouse should do the same."
John Street: "If saving the body is the ultimate goal in counseling, to be consistent, we would have to make that the ultimate goal of Christian across the board. So that would mean a lot of missionaries who are in locations around the world, where they are under bodily threat, we're going to pull them out and put them in a protective situation because husbands, wives and children are under bodily threat. What does that say about Christians in countries like China where the church is openly abused and physically harmed? Rather than ultimately seeking to prevent harm, the goal of biblical counseling is "to seek to glorify God in order to win the abuser over to righteousness." and "to be God's kind of person even in the midst of your trial."
Street added: "Christ did not come to help us escape all the hardships of life. In fact, through those hardships, this is where we learn to obey."
My Comment
The above is dangerous and unbiblical teaching. The apostles fled situations when their lives were being threatened such as Acts 12:14 where we read of Peter leaving Jerusalem for a place of safety. And in Acts 9:23-25 we read of Paul's (Saul's) escape with the help of believers. And in Acts 14:5-7 we read of Paul and Barnabas fleeing to Lystra and Derbe. And in Acts 22:25 Paul made use of the fact that he was a Roman citizen in order for him not to be flogged.
Read Part Three HERE
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