Does the Bible really teach that Christians are supposed to give up their rights?

If you speak out against someone who sinned against you, does that mean that you're bitter?

And is it really wrong to take up offenses for someone else?

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church. I'm Julie

Roy's. And according to my guest today, all those questions I just posed are examples of twisting

the scriptures to actually condition Christians to accept abuse. My guest is Rebecca Davis, author

of the book, Untwisting the Scriptures that were used to tie you up, gag you, and

Tangle Your Mind.

She's also written a second book on the topic that deals with patriarchy and authority,

and she's working on a third book tentatively titled Shut Up and Stuff Your Emotions.

But today, we're going to focus on her first book and explore this idea that it's noble

or Christian to surrender your rights. Maybe you explore this idea that it's noble or Christian to

surrender your rights. Maybe you've been taught that and thought, okay, as a Christian, I need to

lay down my life, just like Christ laid down his. But what does that mean when you're being

subjected to abuse? Is that really what the Bible teaches? We'll also look at bitterness from a

biblical perspective.

Maybe you've been accused of being bitter, or when you try to blow the whistle on wrongdoing,

you're told that you just need to work on your own heart, not someone else's.

And lastly, we'll explore this issue of taking up offenses.

Some teach that the Bible expressly forbids taking up offenses for a brother or sister.

Or as I just heard last week on Moody Radio, Dr. Michael Van Lanningham, a pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel,

claimed that reporting the misdeeds of other Christians publicly is just wrong and sinful.

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