by gbaskerville | Feb 23, 2022 | Book Reviews, Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Critique: “Divorced: What to Do When,” Focus on the Family article, by Ron Blue, Jeremy L. White This is a critique and analysis of the Focus on the Family article, "Divorced: What to Do When," by Ron Blue and Jeremy L. White. SUMMARY of “Divorced: What to Do...
by gbaskerville | Feb 13, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Focus on the Family's 3-Point Strategy for Gaslighting Wives to Stay in Destructive Marriages Did you know Focus on the Family uses three methods to manipulate wives to stay in their abusive, addicted, or sexually immoral relationships? Focus on the...
by gbaskerville | Apr 1, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Focus on the Family Keeps Changing their View of Biblical Divorce —but Not for Abuse Victims Did you know Focus on the Family has held 3 conflicting views of biblical divorce in the past two years? It's so confusing. —Two reasons for divorce (but they don't...
by gbaskerville | Dec 27, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, Safe Churches & Friends, Standers
DOES THE BIBLE SAY “GOD HATES DIVORCE”? The so-called "God hates divorce" verse is from Malachi 2:16. The book of Malachi was written more than 2,400 years ago, nearly 500 years before Christ. For the first 2,100 years, it was interpreted as an anti-treachery verse,...
by gbaskerville | Nov 16, 2020 | Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Hasn't the Bible Always Said, "God hates divorce"? No. This comparison chart (below) of 18 translations of Malachi 2:16 from before the time of Christ (the Septuagint) to today shows something remarkable. (Keep reading, or check out the 11-minute video version...
by gbaskerville | Aug 16, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in conservative churches in 1998. Despite what I was taught, I don't believe the vast majority of divorces are for...
by gbaskerville | Jul 31, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, Safe Churches & Friends
If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Christian who started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very serious reasons. "Life-saving divorces"...
by gbaskerville | Jul 28, 2020 | Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?
MYTH: God forbids all divorce, or all divorce is sin unless it's for adultery. TRUTH: Scripture shows that God gives permission for divorce in many situations. And modern Bible translations no longer translate Malachi 2:16 as God saying "I hate divorce." The NIV,...
by gbaskerville | Jun 16, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, For Pastors, Myths
Is Marriage an Unconditional Covenant, Since God Never Breaks His Promises? About Me: My name is Gretchen Baskerville and I'm the author of "The Life-Saving Divorce": Hope for People Leaving Destructive Relationships. And I've been a Christian divorce recovery leader...
by gbaskerville | Apr 6, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Myths
Overview: This is Myth 18 of 27 Myths about divorce that aren't likely to be true of committed Christians who love God and take their faith seriously. These messages make us worry if we're pleasing God. They make us second-guess ourselves when we try to get ourselves...
