Abusers are often motivated by greed and self-indulgence

Spiritual abusers emphasize the lesser things and neglect the weightier matters of God’s Word.

Spiritual abusers use spiritual concepts in foolish ways in order to support themselves.

Spiritual abusers shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces, but Jesus opens it!

Spiritual abusers are very image-conscious.

Christ opposes those who live by a double standard

Gaining clarity from Jesus on the nature of spiritual abuse, and his response to it, helps us in several key ways.

The concept of God’s natural work and strange work can be used to help those who are struggling with the assurance of God’s love.

Here are four common things the church should NOT do when we discover abuse in Christian homes.