Forgiving When Abused

Forgiveness is one of the most misunderstood doctrines in Christianity—especially when abuse is involved. In "Forgiving When Abused," Dr. Rocky Ramsey addresses the deep wounds caused not only by abuse itself, but by the misuse of Scripture that has often followed.

This sermon emphasizes that freedom comes through truth—not denial. Dr. Rocky Ramsey identifies seven forms of abuse and confronts how passages on submission, obedience, and authority have been wrongly applied to protect abusers rather than the abused.

By comparing misunderstood passages with clarifying Scripture (Isaiah 5:20; Proverbs 17:15), the sermon restores Biblical balance and moral clarity. God does not call evil good, nor does He require victims to endure harm to prove faithfulness.

For those who were abused, the message affirms three essential truths: the abuse was not their fault, God did not cause it, and sinful people—not God—were responsible. Scripture acknowledges injustice and suffering, even when the righteous are harmed (Ecclesiastes 8:14).

The sermon concludes with a compassionate, Biblical path toward freedom—one that includes acknowledging reality, grieving loss, releasing anger, and discerning whether reconciliation is wise or possible. Forgiveness, as Scripture defines it, is not about protecting abusers but freeing the wounded.