Ep 161 - Response to John MacArthur Excommunicating an Abused Woman Wanting to Get a Divorce

On March 8, 2022 Julie Roys published an article about John MacArthur and GCC excommunicating/disfellowshipping a woman who had decided to leave her husband. On the surface this sounds like a simple anti-divorce stance by the church, but as the article details the husband is now in jail for aggravated child molestation, corporal injury to a child, and child abuse. We evaluate the situation, the article, and how this can be a learning experience for the church and especially church leaders. How do we properly handle Matthew 18, sin, roles of men/women in marriage, and protecting the most vulnerable among us?