Love and Justice in the Face of Wickedness

"You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; no one bad may remain with you." - PSALMS 15:4.

JEHOVAH GOD hates all forms of wickedness. (Read Psalm 5:4-6.)  How he must hate child sexual abuse-an especially repugnant wicked deed!  In imitation of Jehovah, we as his Witnesses abhor child abuse and do not tolerate it in the Christian congregation. - ROMANS 12:9; Hebrews 12:15, 16.  

Any act of child abuse is absolutely opposed to "the law of the Christ"!  (Galatians 6:2)   Why can we say that?  As we learned in the preceding  article, the law of the Christ-that is, all that Jesus taught both by word and by example-is build on love and promotes justice.  Governed by this law, true Christians treat children in a way that makes them feels safe and genuinely loved.  But child abuse is a selfish, unjust act that makes a child feel unsafe and unloved.

Sadly, child abuse is a worldwide plague, and true Christian have been affected by this plague. Why?  "Wicked men and impostors" abound, and some may try to enter the congregation.  (2 Timothy 3:13)  In addition, some professing to be a part of the congregation have succumbed to perverted fleshly desires  ad have sexually abused children.  Let us discuss why child abuse is such a grave sin.  Then we will consider how elders handle instances of serious wrongdoing, including child abuse, and how parents can protect their children. 

Next time: Love and Justice in the Face of Wickedness -  A GRAVE SIN

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