QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q & A: Are You Being Spiritually Abused?

Q: What is spiritual abuse?
A: Abuse that damages one spiritually.
Q: Have you been spiritually abused?
A: We all have been abused spiritually.
Q: Who are the abusers?
A: Usually those in leadership positions.
Q: Like pastors?
A: Like pastors.
Q: What is the most common/harmful abuse?
A: Usurping the lordship of Jesus Christ.
Q: How do pastors do that?
A: By inserting their own authority.

Q: Where did they get their authority?

A: Not from Lord Jesus.
Q: How do pastors gain control?
A: The same way the pharisees did.

Q: How did the pharisees gain control?
A: Jesus: ”You cancel the word of God for

the sake of your own tradition.”
Q: Do pastors do the same?
A: Relentlessly. With finesse.
Q: They “cancel the word of God” with traditions?
A: Evangelical traditions.
Q: Are there many evangelical traditions?
A: Yes, many…. all treacherous…. all destructive.

Q: What’s my protection?
A: Fiercely protect the lordship of Christ over you.