Welcome to Verity. I'm your host, Felicia Masonheimer, an author, speaker, and Bible teacher.

This podcast will help you embrace the history and depth of the Christian faith.

Ask questions, seek answers,

and devote yourself to becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ.

You don't have to settle for watered down Christian teaching.

And if you're ready to go deeper God is just as ready to

take you there. This is Verity where every woman is a theologian.

In this my friend and fellow Bible teacher who specializes in talking about abuse in the church.

In this interview, we are discussing the issue of repentance and restoration to the body of Christ and to positions of authority. In what

situations is full restoration safe when that person has a history of

manipulation and abuse. We are using the example of

a Christian comedian John Christ

because his situation is the most recent example of a Christian who abused their power and influence to

victimize individuals. This is not something that is limited to John Chris and in

fact this entire episode is meant to get us thinking

biblically and theologically about the issues of repentance and restoration.

It is not meant to simply focus on Christ as a person, as you will hear us clarify during the interview.

So without further ado, we will jump right to that conversation.

Hello friends, Felicia Masonheimer here and in a few minutes I'm going to be welcoming

my friend Iana to join me on this live video we will will be talking about repentance, restoration, and abuse in the church.

Hi, girl, how are you?

I'm doing well.

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