And this is why abuse flourishes under the guise of a "Biblical response to sin".
Men - if you see a little girl in a short skirt and have to run away to keep from sinning against her - get professional help. This isn't normal.
If you haven’t been sexually abused, you can hardly fathom the repercussions, particularly if it occurred during childhood when foundations of identity & worth are laid & relational boundaries learned. Add to it an authority figure you were trained to trust & the devastation is indescribable.
I’m angry & disgusted to hear of Robert Morris’ sexual abuse of a child & heartbroken for Cindy Clemishire. To sexually use a 12 yr old child, then continue it for yrs, is not merely an “inappropriate relationship.” It’s a crime. Sexual child abuse is an evil punishable by law. One can’t just confess when caught & move on with no consequences.
For the integrity of Christ’s Body, God insists “Expel the wicked person out of your church!” 1 Cor. 5:13 Perpetrators are to be publicly fired, not allowed to resign.
Child abuse STILL enrages Jesus: “If anyone offends one of these little ones, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and drowned in the sea. “ Matt.18:6.
Until the Church realizes the soul-destroying trauma of sexual abuse, the pattern will continue. Kay still remembers the horror of being molested in church as a little girl. Prov. 31:8
One of my FAQs: Do I have what it takes to do this again? (Whatever it is)
I ultimately arrive at the same answer: It depends on who I’m asking. If I’m asking myself, it’s iffy. If I’m asking God, it’s more like, well, let’s see. You have Me. Will that do?
You may not have what it takes today but you have who it takes. Just get on to it.
This - 💯💯🙌🏼🙌🏼
“When our grandchildren ask us where we were when the voiceless and the vulnerable of our era needed leaders of compassion and purpose, I hope we can say that we showed up, and that we showed up on time.” - Gary Haugen
"And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."
He did exactly what he bragged he did.
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No system, no matter how godly its goal sounds, that carries within it oppression, silencing, de-humanizing, violence, abuse and corruption is healthy.