What is the duty of us as christians to battle pedophilia, to pray only?
And to report it, if we know that it is happening (if only for the sake of the victims). It can kill or injure some children, besides emotionally...., to pray only?
Is it your church active in jails and hospitals? It could happen something similar, active protecting children from abuse, but it's complicatedAnd to report it, if we know that it is happening (if only for the sake of the victims). It can kill or injure some children, besides emotionally.
No. I am a caregiver for my adult daughter and, to a lesser extent, my wife.Are your church active in jail and hospital?
Is it your church active in jails and hospitals? It could happen something similar, active protecting children from abuse, but it's complicated
No. I am a caregiver for my adult daughter and, to a lesser extent, my wife.
Does that have any bearing on speaking up for the innocent?
Please report it. In this case praying is not enough to save the victim.
When the sin is done you mean...Social services aren't always right, but they are always right when it comes to actual sexual abuse.
Church cannot control abusesPlease report it. In this case praying is not enough to save the victim.
What would be your plan
A good startNot just reporting, but also building church practices which create a culture of safety.
For example, having as a church policy that no adult will ever be alone with a child (other than their own child) on church property or at church events.
so we cannot know anythingFor a committed believer - accountability and rehabilitation, but this needs serious wisdom and is not easy to achieve.
The knee jerk is to crucify the offender - as if we are dealing with the unforgivable sin.
Sadly however few churches are equipped to deal with this sickness - and secular agencies have little success either.
I think an extended time (years) in a remote adult community of believers set up for the purpose is needed.
Those who have sex with Children are to be put to death.What is the duty of us as christians to battle pedophilia, to pray only?
That is fair (and precedented) from a judicial standpoint, but convicts on death row usually get an opportunity to get saved before they are executed.Those who have sex with Children are to be put to death.
That is a strange verse to use in support of capital punishment for pedophilia...Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”
Those who have sex with Children are to be put to death.
Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.”
That is a strange verse to use in support of capital punishment for pedophilia...