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They can't control them.
Agreed! Not over-shepherding or controlling, but having an in-house policy (spoken or not spoken), to watch out for predators that come in with ulterior motives. I think its normal that most churches have security. At least here in California. If you are in a small country bumpkin church, awesome...its great to have freedom from the world! But from where I am from...you see it all!!!
One guys came in on an Easter Sunday and he asked the pastor to help him with his laptop for something. The pastor knows a thing or two about computers. What was discovered on the laptop in the pastor's fixing...inappropriate contentography. To me, that was just satan sending someone to get to the pastor. Since I was the only one left in the church, besides the pastor and this guy, the pastor asked me to come over as accountability. And the pastor approach the man about what was discovered, so that it could be dealt with in the light. We interceded for this guy like none other. He battled back and forth with surrender. It looked like he was going to give it up, but then kept falling back on "every guy does it" or "I can't help it." He has been looking at inappropriate contentography for 40 years! In the end, the guy refused to change and said he would never come back to the church. Well, months later, he came back and was trying to offer a single lady a ride home. The pastor intervened and got the lady an Uber. Would you not do the same or just let the lady go away and fend for herself?
How about the registered sex offenders that come into the church!? Do you think there should be a policy in play, that they are not allowed around the children? Or should a blind eye be turned saying, "They are reformed" or "They are a Christian now. We need to accept, embrace them every which way possible!" I know this happens, because their parole paperwork got signed for them to be allowed to come to church. Of course, we don't want to throw anyone out of the church because of specific sins, but we sure are going to keep a watchful eye on former predators, because of that sin nature. We are told to be ready in season and out of season. And to be on alert, because satan looks for someone whom he may devour.
I can't tell you how many youth pastors have fallen to sexual immorality with kids, all because the pastor gave an underage gal a ride home. Don't you think their should be church policy there!?
You might say, "What a horrible church you go to." The Apostle Paul addressed a lot of issues like this in his day, which can be read about in the epistles...most of which are correcting letters.
Do I lump all men into the category of predator...of course not! But I know the flesh and the heart, which is deceitfully wicked among all other things! If you give satan an inch, he will take a mile!
By the way, a lady attempted to seduce me in the church, when I was walking in an area of church alone. She surprised me out of nowhere and started rubbing my chest, telling me how good of a person I was. She was not a Christian. I mentioned this immediately to my wife and pastor. It turns out, the lady had also target the youth pastor and the senior pastor. The matter was addressed with the lady about boundaries. She latter targeted another weak Christian man, which they ended up moving in together and leaving the church...and you know where the rest of the story goes.
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