The Flip Side of Spiritual Abuse

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Great thought in the original post.

Here is a twist: I pastored some people who were seriously abused spiritually. They now suspect ANY minister, including me. And they have withheld everything from offerings and church attendance to allowing God to use them for fear of me squashing them due to past hurts. I had to minister to them that it is unrighteous judgment to judge every minister because some crackpots exist. By throwing up walls to protect themselves from further hurt, they not only resist true ministry that hates abuse, but also they inadvertently guard themselves against God. They begin to experience entropy and decay from within due to refusal to get involved. Sad.