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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Позорный секрет “христианского” бытового насилия.


Позорный секрет “христианского” бытового насилия.
10:00AM EDT 5/18/2016 J. LEE GRADY
В прошлое воскресенье в полицию поступил звонок из дома одного из спокойных районов Миннеаполиса, Иден Прери.  Приехав в этот дом, полицейские обнаружили, что Любе Савенок, 23-х летней матери двоих малых детей, было нанесено множество ножевых ранений. Она была беременная третьим ребенком. Оба умерли этим утром.

Позже муж Любы Евгений сознался, что он убил свою жену, сбежав из дома с двумя детьми.  Сегодня дети находятся под опекой родственников, а он ожидает суда.

Эта красивая пара с сыном и дочкой посещали евангельскую церковь. Позже сообщили, что Люба уже обращалась в полицию о помощи защитить ее от своего мужа, когда они жили недалеко от Чикаго.
Он рассказала властям о том, что Евгений неоднократно бил ее, разбивал нос, вырывал волосы и однажды разбил окно в припадке гнева.

Полиция была вызвана также в дом Савенок и в прошлый август,  где они обнаружили, что Евгений ударил свою жену так сильно, что на спине ее были обнаружены  синяки. Он должен был предстать перед судом по этому делу на этой неделе. Но теперь он уже будет судим за убийство.
Мы все знаем, что домашнее насилие происходит за закрытыми дверями в нашей стране. Но что самое трагичное, это происходит в христианских семьях: и этот грех редко обсуждается с кафедры. Потому что у меня есть много друзей из русско-говорящих церквей в этой стране, я был в ужасе услышав о Любе Савенок, которая приехала из Эстонии.

Но когда я разговаривал с некоторыми из моих друзей-славян, я узнал, что домашнее насилие - это позорный секрет, о которым люди перешептываются в церкви, но редко разбираются с ним.

“Моя сестра была изнасилована, избиваема в течение 17 лет.” - делилась одна славянская женщина из средне-западного штата, - “Я была свидетелем эмоционального и физического насилия, а также сексуального подавления, включая наркотики, для того чтобы контролировать женщин.” Необходимо тщательное расследование такого насилия среди славянских эмигрантов.”
Одна женщина из Флориды сказала, что когда ее подруга просила помощи у пастора из -за постоянного насилия в своем 20-летнем браке, пастор сказал ей подчиниться жестокости мужа.” Он сказал, что ей надо стать лучшей женой, и это тогда изменит поведение ее мужа.” - рассказывала она.
Некоторые из тех людей, у кого я брал интервью по этому поводу, боялись называть свои настоящие имена, потому что в их общине считается неправильным рассказывать о насилии в русско-язычных церквях.
“Когда  о насилии становится известно, то это стараются не обсуждать, из-за религиозных традиций, - сказала одна христианка славянской общины, живущая в Калифорнии. “ К сожалению, церковь не готова разбираться с этой проблемой.”
Исследования показывают, что домашнее насилие достигло вопиющий масштабов  в русских семьях. И многие  славянские женщины бояться даже сообщать в полицию о насилии, потому что их мужья угрожают им расправой.  Таня Левчик, которая основала группу на Фейсбуке 

“Славянские христианки”, сказала, что настало время для Славянских пасторов разобраться со слоном в комнате.”

“Многие славянки бояться даже озвучить свои страхи, из-за того, что  во главу угла ставится репутации всей славянской общины,” -“ Они чувствуют, что над ними будут смеяться, а не защищать, и они всегда будут виноваты, просто потому что они женщины.”  Группа  Левчик на Фейсбуке уже достигла 14 000 женщин.

Мой славянский друг Павел Музычук, 31 год, делающий миссионерскую работу в 8 странах мира, сказал, что этот случай с Любой Савенок стал своего рода звонком для церковных лидеров как среди славянских общин, так для всего Тела Христова.

“ Мое сердце разбито из -за славянских женщин, которые скрывают свои нездоровые отношения в семье и страдания,”- сказал он. “Страх, религиозная гордость и имидж “мачо” среди славянских мужчин  - это все должно быть адресовано решительно,  чтобы женщины  славянских общин были избавлены от насилия.”

Стефан Карнаух, выросший в славянской семье в  Нью-Йорке сказал, что пришло время открыть болезненную правду о насилие и учить мужчин уважительно относиться к жене. “Вынося на свет правду, мы наконец сможем защитить семьи и мы сможем научить детей стать божьими супругами, родителями и любить Христа,” - сказал Карнаух.

Нам нужно посмотреть в лицо факту, что убийство Любы является не просто проблемой среди славянских верующих. Годами американские  пасторы говорили женщинам “просто подчинись” мужу-насильнику, не понимая, что такой совет ведет к еще большему насилию.

Вместо того, чтобы неверно толковать Ефесянам 5:22 (“Жены, будьте послушны свои мужьям, как Господу во всем.”) и ставить женщин под опасность, мы должны правильно использовать Библию, чтобы предупреждать насильников о том, что Бог яростно противится мужчинам, которые смотрят на своих жен как на низших существ.  1Петра 3:7 предупреждает мужей, что их молитвы не буду воспрепятствованы, если муж не почитает свою жену, как сонаследницу благодатной жизни.

Давайте осмелимся посмотреть правде в глаза. Давайте бороться с насилием, исцелять его жертвы и  давайте остановим извращение Писания, ради покрывательства насильников.  


J. Lee Grady  бывший редактор журнала Харизма.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Internal Enemy of Women: Comparison

Most women do not struggle with looking lustfully upon men's bodies. The way the eye of women usually works has largely to do with COMPARISONS.

Comparison: 
  • to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences
  • to appear in a similar standing
  • to differ in quality or accomplishment as specified
  • to rival   
Comparing Each Other
Women tend to look at other women and compare themselves. They try to be attractive to men, but they sometimes measure their attractiveness by comparing themselves to the appearance of other women. Sometimes they will survey the group until their eyes land on the woman they consider most attractive, and then the comparisons begin.... (Summary text taken from A Covenant with My Eyes, pg 117)

Catering to the desire of women to recover their youthfulness, entire industries have arisen that enable women to undergo a host of medical procedures to enhance their attractiveness. Our culture doesnt give women the permission to age. Something that should be celebrated (the regal beauty of a woman's crowning years) is turned into competition to try to look seventeen again. (Summary text taken from A Covenant with My Eyes, pg 120)

As men we tend to quickly dismiss the waves of emotions that go though our wives, mothers, and sisters not understanding an enemy internally in them that is trying to dismantle their self-image, value and worth-this enemy is called Comparison. It happens to pastors wives, to stay-at-home moms, to business women, to nurses, to teachers, to care-givers all over the world. As much as women try to understand the internal pressures and struggles in sexual temptations for men, we as men, must do the same with greater compassion for the women in our lives. For our wives, our mothers, our sisters and ladies around the world who desperately need to know they are valued, protected, and honored.

 Here Are 5 Ways For Women to Combat the Battle of Comparing
Walk in Freedom!
Yourself: 


1. Receive God's Affection! You were created by God and in His image. He affirms you as a beautiful daughter of the King! Walk in majestic beauty knowing your heavenly Father absolutely loves you!

2. Forgive your Dad! The father gives the identity to the children. As much as we have fatherless sons, we have more fatherless daughters. Without affection from their Dad, without loving embraces, without words of affirmation, daughters begin to question their self-worth. Am I beautiful enough? Is something wrong with me? Am I a good daughter? Cutoff the enemy's stronghold and forgive your father for not embracing you, not affirming you, not loving you with emotion when you needed it most. Healing brings joy.

3. Confess Your Struggle! The Bible says in James 5:16, "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." Let your husband know your struggle. How you feel ugly, how you compared yourself to another woman, how you desired to be more attractive like "that" girl. If you are single, share with a spiritual mother and pray together. Don't live in comparisons live in freedom!

4. Spend time with godly women! The more time you spend with women who are humble, meek, modest, and Spirit-led the more you will have a desire to please the Lord instead of posting more "selfies" on social media. Proverbs 13:20, "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm."

5. Volunteer/Serve! As men tend to find themselves trapped in porn when they are alone, lonely, or in depression so women need to understand that constantly viewing pictures of other women, their families, their lifestyles, for hours a day obviously will cause comparison to arise internally. Cut-it off by doing good. Volunteer more at church, serve at local non-profits, visit elderly, create care packages for those in need. When we shift focus from me to the those in need we become blessed stewards of the time God gives us.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Celebrating Leadership Gifts in Women

"Preach it Sister! We encourage your voice and position of influence! Do great things for God by His Holy Spirit! We stand with you! We rally around you to celebrate what God is doing in you!"...These should be the statements of encouragement we should be shouting to our dear sisters in Christ. Somehow we have seen more voices like, "Sit down, your not allowed to preach! Women must be silent in the church! You have no authority to speak! Your task is to be home with the kids! You can only support your husband! Cook, clean, stay home, that is your purpose in life!" As the body of Christ, we must see EVERY member valuable, honorable, and functional for the glory of God. Then the question is raised, Why should we celebrate leadership gifts in women?


1. God gave EQUAL responsibility, authority, and promotion. 
Many take passages out of context to create theology based on what they grew up to be true and have never examined or questioned the scriptural basis of women in leadership roles. Jesus Christ broke the chauvinistic domineering curse over women at the cross. In Genesis 3:16 the second part of the verse it says this, "Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." This was said as a curse for disobeying God's commandment to not eat any of the fruit. However, this curse's price was paid in FULL at the cross and restoration was brought back to the original design. The design to have male and female as co-equals working in the fields for the Lord. Women have the full authority, responsibility, and God's kiss of promotion to go and win souls. And yes that means they can publicly preach, sing, worship, lead a church, lead Bible studies, create sermon series, lead seminars. Say these words.."I celebrate godly women leaders!" 

2. Women are more generous in financial giving.
Some men maybe saying, whoa whoa whoa hold on there. But let me shed some light or perhaps let me ask you some questions. Who were one of the first financial supporters of Jesus' ministry? Who was the one that helped start a church in Philippi because she opened her home? Who had more passion during the times of Jesus' ministry? Who poured out more than a year's worth of salary onto Jesus' feet? Yes, it was women. We cannot deny the fact that women love to give and support not only Christian causes but community causes too. I recently had a breakfast meeting with a prominent women in our city of Jacksonville, FL. We sipped coffee at Starbucks and she shared an interesting study she came across recently. The study said that as more women CEO's, VP's, Presidents', Executive Directors get positioned into those roles the higher the giving to the local community outreaches and nonprofits go up. Also the trend stated that as women leaders are replaced with men in the corporate world less community giving is tracked. For men tend to spend on their personal wants, like high priced vehicles, houses, vacations, on and on. Boy toys you can say. If we as men decry the notion of feeble giving in our churches and missions organizations perhaps we should let women ministers attend our board meetings and financial committees? (And all the women said amen!) 

3. Compassion vs. Strategy is advanced 
We love the gift of visionary strategy that advances a church, a missions organization or an international ministry. Yet, Jesus called us to reach the lost with compassion. We cannot deny that we need vision and strong leadership but I cannot find in the Bible a quote where it says, "Peter be a strong leader! or "John stop hugging me already, where are the business plan models for growth of disciples?" Jesus walked with great compassion and humility while on earth. There is no doubt that women have a more tender, compassionate, loving, and gentle heart. However, that does not mean they are not strong enough or bold enough to lead congregations or ministries into the will of God. This world is suffocating from a drought of pure compassion. We need more compassionate hearts in leadership roles. Women can teach us much about this! 

4. Men are NOT enough to advance the kingdom 
Jesus used the Samaritan woman at the well to preach to her village and call the men and women to meet Jesus. Deborah in the book of Judges was a leader of the Israelite's and led them to victory. Esther was given a queen's position to influence law and order for the Jewish nation. When the Holy Spirit was poured out in the upper room, it was in full measure given to men and women equally. We must understand that women must be encouraged and given the platform and opportunity to develop their leadership giftings in the body of Christ. My heart cries for the many women young and old who feel tormented inside for being discriminated and neglected in being able to serve in the body of Christ fully. Dear sister, we NEED You! 

5. Healing Flows from Broken Strongholds 
Religion loves to take hold and never let go. Religion loves control but the Holy Spirit loves liberty! We must give the command over to the moving of the Holy Spirit to reach this world. Having recently visited Romania and Hungary a few weeks ago, I can personally tell you that Jesus through the Holy Spirit is equipping thousands of ready and willing women's hearts. When we as men can be humble enough to break tradition, culture, and religion to take our sisters hands and work together a healing flow of anointing begins to work in us all. We as men need to pray fervently for the Lord to break the yokes still set over many women leaders who have had much ridicule and wounds from pursuing the call of God in their lives. As men, instead of throwing stones, lets shield our sisters from the stones. Its time we stand up as men and not only protect our sisters financially and physically but we create a wall of fortified protection over those dear sisters, who are called to preach publicly, called to lead churches, called to be international evangelists, called to do radical things for Jesus Christ. I am one that stands with my sisters in Christ and say I am with you. Let's bring healing not only to this sin-filled world but more so to the body of Christ for all the self-inflicted wounds. Come Holy Spirit and heal! 

Heartfelt Forgiveness to ALL WOMEN LEADERS today: 
I want to close and feel pressed to make a public apology on behalf of men to all my dear sisters in Christ who have been marginalized, discounted, abused, neglected, mistreated, hurt, wounded, offended, discriminated against, rejected, or in anyway looked down upon for being born a women and having leadership gifts in you. I pray healing will begin here and right now and that the Holy Spirit will launch and raise you up into what God has called you to do! 

Please forgive men, including myself, if we have not seen the treasure inside you. Forgive us for being chauvinistic and not kind. Forgive us for not building you up but in wounding you. Forgive us for blocking your rightful position in the ministry. Forgive us for causing emotional and spiritual pain to linger so long and never receiving an apology. I ask for your forgiveness for all men for the way we have treated you in church. Forgive us for dishonoring your leadership gifts and not giving you a position of influence. I ask for the binding unity of the Holy Spirit to heal your heart with the love of Jesus Christ right now. I pray for you dear sister right now! I pray you walk with your head up high, your arms high to the sky and your heart full of joy for the calling God has given you. I pray you give new strength to my dear sisters who have been deeply confused and rejected in their culture and did not find any help or support from us as men. Dear Lord, minister to the deepest part of their soul and heart and bring reconciliation back into your people so we can walk hand in hand winning one soul at a time together. I see Lord a women who is reading this and is shedding tears for the pain she has endured. I pray healing over this women dear Lord. I pray she finds renewal in these words of reconciliation and put her into the proper position of preaching your Word! 

I CELEBRATE WOMEN LEADERS AND ALL YOUR GIFTINGS THE LORD HAS GIVEN YOU!

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