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YOU PROBABLY AREN'T GOING TO LIKE THIS !!!
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In Luke chapter 7, Jesus illustrates a remarkable example of forgiveness for a woman of the 21st Century, for there are many girls of the world who are participants in the worldly activity of SEX AND PORN. For these women today, and even "young" girls, where is Jesus in their life as most of them don't even know Jesus is in their life?
Our first response may be to say that Jesus is nowhere near their life due to their life's practice and involvement in pornography. Shameful. Sinful. Ungodly. Evil. But, at second glance we must admit that all people live and move and have their being in Jesus. ( Acts 17:28). When Paul spoke those words in Athens in Acts 17, he was talking to many pagan philosophers and Athenians who were involved in all kinds of perverse sexual practices including fornication, adultery, pedophilia, and the sex preference of the day--homosexuality. And, " they lived, moved, and had their being in Jesus.
In the fallen state of humanity from father Adam all humans are dead in sin. But, in Jesus Christ all have been made alive. ( I Cor. 15:22). All are the children of our Father in heaven. God's love does not pick and choose who to love. He loves all.
Jesus came to connect man to God in relationship forever. He also came and saved what was lost.
Jesus lives in and gives life to ALL people, prostitutes and porno queens in the
21st Century as well.(John 14:20). Do they know it? Most do not. But they will. In Jesus' time when He decides to reveal Himself to them. When He does a marvelous transformation will take place. They will see WHO they really are in the life of Jesus and begin to live out WHO they are IN Jesus. They will know they are loved by the Father and wanted by the Father to share in His divine nature forever.
Until then, these queens of the night will just have to continue living out their life not knowing that Jesus lives in them too just like He does everyone else who ever lived or will live.
"I told you that you probably would not like this." Sorry!
Blessings,
Pastor Paul Kurts
www.newlifewcg.org
Madison, ALabama
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Prostitutes and porno queens usually share the common background of childhood sexual abuse. Used and abused by caretakers and significant others, they developed early on an image of themselves as mere “sex objects,” persons of little value whose sole contribution to life is the sexual gratification of others. Seeing themselves as mere objects, they lack self-esteem and, hence, are unable to develop the necessary boundaries for their own self-protection.
When one grows up thinking that their apparent purpose in life is to be used sexually, it is no surprise that they become prostitutes or porno queens, for they mistakenly believe that sexuality is all they have to offer. What these victims of abuse so desperately need is genuine love and care, something they were denied in important ways in their formative years. They need to learn that they are valuable in the sight of God and their value is not associated with their sexuality. If we Christians condemn them, we are only contributing to the abuse to which they are accustomed and confirming the low image they already harbor about themselves. Far better is to offer them love, affirmation and acceptance as human beings already reconciled to God in Christ. We must help them develop new identities, to learn that they are new creations in Christ so that the old may be gone and the new can come. As we mirror to others the love of Christ, we become vehicles for transformation and healing.
If a practicing prostitute or porn queen came to my church, how would I react? I pray to God I would offer them the same hand of love and welcome that I offer anyone else.
Martin M. Davis
Martin,
AMEN
Paul
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