The patterns are predictable.

The question is whether we'll recognize them in ourselves.

• Keep Christlikeness as the standard (would Jesus talk about rape victims this way?)
• Read the Bible as good news for victims, not cover for abusers

Diane Langberg, Wade Mullen, Scot McKnight, and others have shown us how this works, over and over again.

• Name the harm with accurate terminology (13-year-olds cannot consent)
• Take the risk to speak up (even if it costs you relationships)
• Insist that accountability is non-negotiable (confess to police, not podcasts)

• Weaponize theology to silence critics ("you don't understand the gospel", hypocrite, non-Christian, gospel-denier, bitter, attention-seeker)

Care for the abused:
• Honor the dignity of the victims (They have names and stories)

• Celebrate the ministry impact ("look at all he's done")
• Avoid consequences ("No one knows who these girls are")
• Weaponize grace to bypass repentance ('Paul was a murderer')