- May 12, 2018
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So... as some of you know, I was sexually abused before. Years ago I was groped/raped on one occasion, and in another, groomed into sharing explicit photos of me doing things to myself, which could also be considered rape..
Years later, I still get extremely depressed and suicidal from it. But... it's been at a decline and a friend showed me something.
He, a bible scholar, and another friend, who also experienced very similar things, discussed with me bible verses, their original context, and it... helped shape a picture that kinda contradicts many other Christian's views, but...
God sees sex abuse/assault victims as virgin. Theres no difference between a victim of rape and any other virgin who hasnt. First, two bible verses, and second, an analogy.
deut 22:25-27 and 1 samuel 16:7.
Deut 22:25-27 is the only case about what should happen to a rapist. He is to be taken out and stoned, but nothing will happen to the victim because she is innocent and clean. She or he had been hurt deeply but she is innocent of everything. (The next verse after, some modern translations say "rape" but the other original translations say seduce. I follow the kjv translation)
And 1 samuel 16:7 tells us how God looks at us from a spiritual level and man judges from the physical.
And an analogy I found. Its... like skiing. I guess.
You would be at the top of a mountain, and someone pushed you down, you rolled down and were gravely hurt. Did you go skiing, does this count as skiing, or does this count as your first time skiing? No. Not at all. Will it hurt horribly and scare you? Most definetly. But once someone does shows you skiing and you actually do it... it's a lot different.
It's the same for sex. Even if someone physically assaulted you, it didnt count. It doesnt affect your spirit, God sees that this wouldnt count, and that he will "restore" you and punish the evil doer.
So... yeah, that's what I've been lead to believe. That sexual assault and abuse doesnt count, that victims of sexual abuse and assault are virgin in God's eyes, you are innocent, and you are loved. (And anyone who devalues you for being abused or assaulted, or says that it does count, that rape does take away virginity, that is not God but Satan. Aatan's plan is an attempt to destroy and kill as many as possible before judgement day, be it through violence, assault, and tricking other "christians" into hurting those who need help, and nearly driving them to suicide... like what I've gotten in past forums when I needed help.)
So.... that's my experience and what I've been lead to believe through bible verses. And found that analogy on the subject later... so... hopefully this helps someone like it helped me... I hope.
Years later, I still get extremely depressed and suicidal from it. But... it's been at a decline and a friend showed me something.
He, a bible scholar, and another friend, who also experienced very similar things, discussed with me bible verses, their original context, and it... helped shape a picture that kinda contradicts many other Christian's views, but...
God sees sex abuse/assault victims as virgin. Theres no difference between a victim of rape and any other virgin who hasnt. First, two bible verses, and second, an analogy.
deut 22:25-27 and 1 samuel 16:7.
Deut 22:25-27 is the only case about what should happen to a rapist. He is to be taken out and stoned, but nothing will happen to the victim because she is innocent and clean. She or he had been hurt deeply but she is innocent of everything. (The next verse after, some modern translations say "rape" but the other original translations say seduce. I follow the kjv translation)
And 1 samuel 16:7 tells us how God looks at us from a spiritual level and man judges from the physical.
And an analogy I found. Its... like skiing. I guess.
You would be at the top of a mountain, and someone pushed you down, you rolled down and were gravely hurt. Did you go skiing, does this count as skiing, or does this count as your first time skiing? No. Not at all. Will it hurt horribly and scare you? Most definetly. But once someone does shows you skiing and you actually do it... it's a lot different.
It's the same for sex. Even if someone physically assaulted you, it didnt count. It doesnt affect your spirit, God sees that this wouldnt count, and that he will "restore" you and punish the evil doer.
So... yeah, that's what I've been lead to believe. That sexual assault and abuse doesnt count, that victims of sexual abuse and assault are virgin in God's eyes, you are innocent, and you are loved. (And anyone who devalues you for being abused or assaulted, or says that it does count, that rape does take away virginity, that is not God but Satan. Aatan's plan is an attempt to destroy and kill as many as possible before judgement day, be it through violence, assault, and tricking other "christians" into hurting those who need help, and nearly driving them to suicide... like what I've gotten in past forums when I needed help.)
So.... that's my experience and what I've been lead to believe through bible verses. And found that analogy on the subject later... so... hopefully this helps someone like it helped me... I hope.