This article addresses the dynamic that often develops when an offender (adulterer or otherwise) repents, and forgiveness is promised, but the relationship is not restored because of the motives of the victim’s heart. The roles are reversed, and the victim becomes the offender. The author shows how the gospel provides the way for believers to escape this pattern.

This article is on the topic of domestic violence and domestic abuse. The author's focus is on how to help victims of abuse.