To see abuse as simply a wrong action that needs to be stopped is to minimize and externalize what is a cancer of the soul and does great damage to the abused. ALL abuse is spillage from the heart of the abuser and exposure of the cancer deep within.
Most of us do not go to bed worried that we will sexually abuse a child tomorrow. Such actions have old, deep roots. They are not an impulsive decision out of the blue. They are not a mistake; an “oops”. These are not simply behaviors. They are the hideous fruit of corrupt roots
When the church shows “grace” in response to a few approved words and some tears, we have done added damage to the victim, risked the safety of other people and left the abuser with a disease that will rot his/her soul.
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