What Does The Bible Say about Divorce and Redemption in Cases of Spousal Abuse?

Dr. Darrell Bock, Dr. Gary Barnes, and Debby Wade, MFT, discuss spousal abuse, focusing on the church?s response to this issue, biblical grounds for divorce and God?s redemptive power.

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00:13 The importance of creating space in an abusive relationship

02:43 How shelters help facilitate space in an abusive relationship

04:18 Indicators that space is necessary in an abusive relationship

05:49 Advice for people in abusive situations who have been denied help

08:35 Advice for church leaders who recommend separation

13:52 Should spouses seek different counselors?

16:20 Divorce in cases where reconciliation seems impossible

20:51 Biblical grounds for divorce

26:42 Abusive relationships are not beyond the redemptive work of God

30:01 Advice on responding to the revelation of an abusive relationship

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