Facing 'problem people'? Some scriptural help

Tom Forryan  |  Features  |  lessons from Jude
Date posted:  10 Jul 2025
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Facing 'problem people'? Some scriptural help

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The senior pastor of a large church tells the 12-year-old friend of his daughter that his wife is soon going to die, and that his daughter's friend will be his next wife. God has told him this (so he says).

On this basis he pressurises her into situations she would rather not be in. “God doesn’t mind," he tells her, “He understands the pressure I’m under." Eventually, she learns how to avoid being on her own with him.

However, she says nothing, neither then nor later. She thinks: “How would I possibly explain it to all my family and friends? Everyone holds this pastor in such high regard, no one would take me seriously. And he's warned me not to damage the work of God.” So she keeps quiet.

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