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“Others are more knowledgeable about the situation than I am. I must go along with their decisions. It is my place to be supportive, not to confront. My faith demands that I be obedient and loyal. These people are so nice, especially to me. Their motives must be pure. Perhaps I don’t really know the pastor well enough to discern whether he is right or wrong. Since they are closer to the situation, I will go along with them. He must be “special” with special needs. Who am I to rock the boat? I must be a faithful follower and not allow others to hurt the ministry.”
― Stephen Arterburn, Toxic Faith: Experiencing Healing Over Painful Spiritual Abuse

“When ministers wield absolute authority, everyone loses, even God.”
― Stephen Arterburn, Toxic Faith: Experiencing Healing Over Painful Spiritual Abuse

“Prophecy is history unfulfilled, and history is prophecy fulfilled.”
― Dwight Lyman Moody, Pleasure and Profit in Bible Study and Anecdotes, Incidents and Illustrations

“Gospel only sounds good to a heart that knows it is bad. For people who think they’re good, grace is frustrating. For people who know they’re not, grace is freeing.”
― Tullian Tchividjian, One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World