03-04-2021
Summary:
Recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias' abusive sexual behaviors have been in the Christian headlines. In this episode, we discuss how the church should respond to abuse and construct its systems such that abuse cannot continue.
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Outline
0:15 - Follow our new https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast (Twitter) account @tmbtpodcast
0:35 - https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/february/ravi-zacharias-rzim-investigation-sexual-abuse-sexting-rape.html (Ravi Zacharias) legacy: scandal and https://www.rzim.org/ (RZIM)
7:00 - Lori Anne Thompson's accusations and Ravi Zacharias's response
17:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23%3A12&version=NIV (Matthew 23.12)
21:50 - Checking our biases: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18&version=NIV (Proverbs 18 )
25:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+5.19-21&version=NIV (1 Timothy 5.19-21) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+3%3A1&version=NIV (James 3.1): charges against church leaders
28:05 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18.15-20&version=NIV (Matthew 18.15-20): how to handle sin and conflict in the church
35:50 - Where is your loyalty?: celebrity culture in the church
39:00 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23.23-24&version=NIV (Matthew 23.23-24)
42:10 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.
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Passages
Matthew 23.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23%3A12&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23%3A12&version=NIV)
Proverbs 18: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18&version=NIV)
1 Timothy 5.19-21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+5.19-21&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+5.19-21&version=NIV)
James 3.1: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+3%3A1&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+3%3A1&version=NIV)
Matthew 18.15-20: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18.15-20&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18.15-20&version=NIV)
Matthew 23.23-24: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23.23-24&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+23.23-24&version=NIV)
References
Ravi Zacharias ("Ravi Zacharias Hid Hundreds of Pictures of Women, Abuse During Massages, and a Rape Allegation" by Daniel Silliman and Kate Shellnut from Christianity Today): https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/february/ravi-zacharias-rzim-investigation-sexual-abuse-sexting-rape.html (https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2021/february/ravi-zacharias-rzim-investigation-sexual-abuse-sexting-rape.html)
RZIM: https://www.rzim.org/ (https://www.rzim.org/)
Resources
Lori Anne Thompson: https://loriannethompson.com/2021/02/08/lori-anne-thompson-victim-impact-statement/ (https://loriannethompson.com/2021/02/08/lori-anne-thompson-victim-impact-statement/)
Related
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