Some women love to sexually seduce men. And some men live to sexually seduce women. These men and women commit sin. They are equally responsible and accountable before God, not victims. This is the truth about strippers, porn stars, and prostitutes--men and women who commit sexual sin for money.
THE ADULTERESS SINS AND IS NOT A VICTIM OF MEN
As the law of God shows, the adulteress and adulterer are guilty of adultery. God never depicts adulterous women as victims of sexually perverted men, but as instigators and initiators of adultery and sexual sin, just as men are. Here are two examples from scripture.
1. Potiphar's wife and Joseph
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he refused... And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her. Genesis 39:6-8,10
The wife of Potiphar was instigator and initiator. Why? Was it because she was a "victim" of Joseph or any other man? Not according to scripture. She was physically attracted to Joseph, she wanted to have sex with Joseph, and she constantly pursued him for sex, though he constantly refused her. I experienced something similar.
I was a virgin until I got married. I used to tell certain girlfriends when I was dating that I didn't want to have sex until marriage, being a virgin. I remember seeing an evil gleam in their eyes after I told them this. And they tried to get me to have sex with them!
Not because they were victims of abuse, or because they were really just trying to find love. I was loving them emotionally and putting no pressure on them physically, as is usually depicted being the case of "sex driven men." As it was with Joseph, so it was with me, and other men I knew experiencing the same, but with their stories untold.
2. The temptress and the unwise man
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.” They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words. Proverbs 7:4-5
The Book of Proverbs repeatedly warns young men to avoid and resist "temptresses" or "seductresses" or "adulteresses." They were the strippers and prostitutes of Solomon's day, and they are in no way presented as prey, but predators! Their words and ways are presented by God as sweet poison. God sees sexually sinful women and men alike.
THE ADULTERER SINS AND IS NOT A VICTIM OF WOMEN
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” John 8:3-5
These teachers of the Law of Moses knew plain and well that the ADULTERER and the adulteress were to be stoned, not just the woman. These teachers made the man a victim instead of a villain with the woman. Some men blame sinful women for wearing revealing and tight clothing for the purpose of being tempting. Though these women are indeed wrong, they don't make men victims when they sexually sin.
CHILDREN AND SLAVES ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL SIN
There are boys and girls who are sexually abused to such an extent that their minds become sexually perverted. They don't know that what they've experienced is not normal. These are victims. Yet even they, when they come to see and understand the evil done to them, they have a moral obligation to refuse to do the evil done to them.
What if a pimp was so sexually abused by his mother that he came to love sexual perversion and despise women? Is he a victim? Yes. But do we consider him not responsible for his rapes and sexual exploitations? Of course not. We hold him accountable and expect him to protect those who were abused like he was, not to join in their abuse.
God expects the same from women who were abused and victimized as little girls. He is full of compassion and great in mercy towards men and women who have been traumatized. Jesus is the one who saves them not just from their sins, but the sins committed against them.
But Jesus says what He said in times past:
- To women caught in adultery, in His day and even today, Jesus, without condemnation, still says, "Go and sin no more." John 8:11
- To men whom Jesus healed, in his day and today, Jesus is still saying, "Stop sinning or something worse will happen to you." John 5:14
Who was poorer, more disenfranchised, and more abused than African slaves in America? They were sexually exploited by the masters: African men were breeders, African women were sex slaves. Yet what was their normal response to all of this sexual abuse? Becoming pimps and prostitutes? Not my mother. Not my grandmother or great grand mothers. They raised children on their own; yet none did so by selling their bodies.
The truth about strippers, porn stars, and prostitutes, is that some do it for money and power.
Some love the quick money, others loves having sexual power, pimps over women, prostitutes over men. They love their sin. Neither God nor we should make them victims. Nor should we condemn them, because God loves them and gave Jesus to die for their sins. But before they experience salvation, they must be convinced of their sin.
They cannot be made victims.
To do so is most unloving.
We must tell the truth about strippers, porn stars, and prostitutes.
About men and women who commit sexual sin.
No comments:
Post a Comment