As one who has worked with over 1,000 Court-Ordered Domestic Violence Offenders and Victims for decades, I cannot count the number of times that I have been called to address an abuser's or a victim's unfortunate assumption that the Bible approves of DV and/or permits DV and/or even encourages DV.
On any given day, someone will neglect to read the whole Chapter of Verses; and instead, conveniently quote a thrice-translated single Verse of Scripture to try and convince me that 'Man is the Boss' 'because "Adam came before Eve" or that "The wife must submit to her husband" thus The Husband is in charge of the wife.'
When in fact, Biblical translations by Experts in both DV and Scripture reveal that the origin of the word "submit" in this case was a word meaning 'to "ally" with or to "partner with" as children of God.' To ally or partner with is truly NOT the same as to subjugate one's self to.
Yet the myth that God put men over women -- or "in charge of women" persists. Fortunately for me, I have read numerous related Scriptural passages and Research Articles by Experts which soundly debunk this myth. The Bible does not Encourage or Condone DV.
In fact, The Bible actually forbids Domestic Violence. For example, one Practical Theologist wrote: "Scripture is often used to keep women silent about their experiences as domestic abuse victims, to urge them to stay with an abusive partner, and even to justify abuse. But the Bible is clear that God opposes those who oppress, marginalize and abuse others."
For more about this important topic, please read the attached article:https://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-articles/326287-what-does-the-bible-say-about-domestic-abuse-ally-kern.html
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