Forbidden fruit

John Benton  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Apr 2004
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There is, sadly, an on-going problem of the failure of ministry marriages.

EN was able to contact a small number of Christians who were at one time involved in the ministry but whose marriages went wrong through adultery. We asked them, 'If you could tell others what you have learned through your experience what would you say?' Their remarks form the basis of this analysis of the common dangers for Christian workers.

This summary addresses Christian leaders on this subject under the four headings: overlooking your weaknesses, over-stretching your resources, under-estimating your enemy and under-funding your defences.

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