....I've noticed that a lot of Christian women (and probably men) struggle with self-condemnation. I've been there.
So many of our sisters struggle with: forgiving themselves for past sins, self-esteem issues and seeing themselves as daughters of the King. I know that condemnation is not of God. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Yet so many of God's people are quick to condemn, to point out why a woman isn't "good enough" in some form. I'm not talking about being corrected, I'm talking about being condemned. A few weeks ago, I read about Pastor Jamal Bryant saying something about "hoes not being loyal." I logged into my Facebook account only to find another pastor in my feed supporting Jamal's statement, and talking about certain women being "hoes." This is just one example. Some of the examples I have in real life are.....crazy.
It made my skin crawl, and I was disappointed . It's as if, some people use the cloak of religion to spew their venom on women. It's one of the reason's why I love Heather Lindsey, she does a great job of not only teaching about the redemptive grace of God but encouraging women that they can move past the past or past beliefs that may limit them.
How do you minister to a woman who may be struggling with condemnation? Or who is receiving condemning messages from those in the church?
So many of our sisters struggle with: forgiving themselves for past sins, self-esteem issues and seeing themselves as daughters of the King. I know that condemnation is not of God. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Yet so many of God's people are quick to condemn, to point out why a woman isn't "good enough" in some form. I'm not talking about being corrected, I'm talking about being condemned. A few weeks ago, I read about Pastor Jamal Bryant saying something about "hoes not being loyal." I logged into my Facebook account only to find another pastor in my feed supporting Jamal's statement, and talking about certain women being "hoes." This is just one example. Some of the examples I have in real life are.....crazy.
It made my skin crawl, and I was disappointed . It's as if, some people use the cloak of religion to spew their venom on women. It's one of the reason's why I love Heather Lindsey, she does a great job of not only teaching about the redemptive grace of God but encouraging women that they can move past the past or past beliefs that may limit them.
How do you minister to a woman who may be struggling with condemnation? Or who is receiving condemning messages from those in the church?
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