abuse – La Vista Church of Christ

Question: I’m lost and my life is so out of place. I’m married, and we have eight kids: my husband had two by his first wife, and I had one by my first marriage. We have one together. My dad past away with cancer. He had four kids who live with us. About four years…

Question: Hi! I was wondering if someone could give me some insight on a problem I’m having. My husband and I have been married for over a year and have an infant child. Our little boy was planned and no surprise. When we married, my husband was a minor and a “recovering” drug addict, and…

Question: I don’t know what to do. I am a member of the church and I know that I have to be submissive to my husband, but he does some things that aren’t very nice. He only wants oral and anal sex. He says that I have to do it because the Bible commands it.…

Question: My aunt has been married for a very long time and has been verbally and emotionally abused for the majority of her marriage. She has one daughter who also was verbally and emotionally abused by her father growing up. My uncle has cheated on my aunt numerous times that we know of. Still, my…

Question: I was in a church for 12 years. I left because I was abused there. My two daughters are still there. I am afraid for them. I do not want them trained in this way. Should I tell them the truth? Answer: In some ways, it is hard for me to answer because the…

Question: Was I wrong to leave the marriage? My ex-husband tried to kill my son and me. He told me that he was a baptized Christian. Then he said he was Catholic. After that, he said he did not believe in God at all and cursed His name many times. I have since remarried, but…

Question: I recently came across this article on your website, about spanking young children as a form of punishment: Two and Three-Year-Olds: Raising Godly Children in a Wicked World. I was absolutely appalled by it. Thanks to articles like yours, many children in “God-fearing” homes are severely physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually abused when their parents…

Question: I have been married for several years and about the same time, I became a member of the Lord’s church. I am in a situation where I am not sure what to do as a Christian. The whole time I have been a Christian I have fallen many times, but every time I try…

Question: Today I was researching on why people divorce each other and found your web site giving sound counsel to many. I do also have a question regarding marriage violence. I have a friend who had to flee home because her husband was violent, he had beaten her in front of her daughters. He had…

Question: How can I help someone who is being physically abused when they don’t want to be helped? I tried calling the cops in the past before with a former neighbor of mine. This woman was abused by her husband every day for over two years and acted as if no one had hurt her.…

Posts Tagged ‘abuse’

There is so much happening and my marriage is falling apart. What do I do?

My husband continues to use drugs. Should I tell him to leave?

Does a wife have to stay with a hurtful and abusive husband?

How do I help my aunt who has been in a long abusive relationship?

Should I tell my daughters about the abuse I suffered in the church they attend?

Was it wrong to leave a marriage when my ex-husband had tried to kill my son and me?

How can you teach parents about spanking when my own parents abused me as a child?

How do I handle my verbally abusive husband?

Is it a sin to divorce someone because they were violent?

How do you help someone who is being abused, but who doesn’t want help?