I am puzzled, yet, now I can see where things going on in our country in the area of the sexual revolution makes sense.
This link leads to a very helpful website that tells how people who are abused, many times, turn out with sexual difficulties. The people, of course, would not call their sexual difficulties 'difficulties' because they want to feel normal. They would like you to believe that their revolutionary beliefs on sex are totally normal and acceptable.
A couple of things stood out to me when I read this article. One of them is the prevalence of sexual abuse. The other is that there always does seem to be a profound affect on the person who is sexually abused, especially as a child.
We know that people are buying into the 'lie' that the Bible talks about. Romans 1 talks about people who have turned their backs on God, and as a result, they become sexually perverted. Their sexual desires become twisted. But are there other reasons for their perversions possibly?
It is hard for a child to grow up and understand sexuality correctly if he or she has been abused. When someone has been sexually abused, they will by default, do something to protect themselves. Their dignity has been stolen. Their boundaries have been ripped away. Some become mentally ill because of what has happened to them. Not only that, but they end up with a distorted view of God.
A person who sexually abuses a child or another person does not realize the seriousness of what he is doing. There are a lot of ramifications to being sexually abused and many things are lost in a person who has been abused.
Here is the link to the article. I am sure there are perverted people out there who are in places of authority who would not like this article. Remember, those who are perverted and are in leadership have money, and money buys control. But we have the word of God which is more powerful than money, and we can use it to bring deliverance and healing to a lost and broken world.
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I guess what I am puzzled at is how many people, mostly males, can get away with doing these acts of crime and not feeling guilt or shame but just continuing on in doing these activities without blinking an eye. On top of what they have done, which is horribly wrong, almost always, they will threaten the person they have abused by telling them there will be a punishment or penalty if the abused person tells on him. Does this person not realize that this kind of measure of cruelty will be dealt back to him or her one day? God will not have mercy unless this person responds to the Gospel and receives a new heart.
One more thing to keep in mind: I was listening to an authority on this subject speak on homosexuality in men (Laura Hendrickson). She had brought out the fact that she believes, men who are homosexuals, were sexually abused as children. I thought that was interesting. Again, I know homosexuals and have a hard time imagining what happened in their homes while they were growing up. Of course, it may not have been with a parent. It could have been with an older friend or relative who did the sexual abusing.
Remember, our hope is always with the Gospel. Our hope is in the Cross of Jesus Christ. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, God can heal you. God will take the baggage off if you allow Him to. God will restore your dignity and you can be placed in His safe boundaries.
If you are a sexual abuser, you need to be honest with yourself. God can save you. He can grant you full repentance. He can change your heart and set you free from your enslavement to perversion. You don't have to live this way. You too, can be free. You cannot continue to live like you are living and expect anything good to come out of this. God will deal most heavily with those who abuse their authority.
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