Rape! ...and a Christian Response

Did you know the number of Rapes and Sexual assaults for the year 205 was 188,960? (according to the government's Bureau of Justice Statistics) ( http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cvus/number_of783.htm ).

I know someone who was raped recently and it breaks my heart to know she's going through torment over it. She's been spiritually, emotionally and physically wounded. There's nothing I can do or say to make it go away and there's nothing I can do or say to make her feel "RIGHT" again. I know she's feeling guilty and ashamed. I know she hates to talk about it and she wishes it would somehow all go away. Her self-esteem has been taken away and she feels humiliated and violated. This young lady is the survivor of a previous sexual assault (as a child). So, I know recovery may be much more difficult and I greatly appreciate your prayers for her and her family.

God knows who she is.

She's a Christian and she understands that bad things happen to Christians but her problem is in thinking she deserved this because she believes it's a punishment from God for wrong decisions she's made. Self blame is a serious barrier to healing because feeling shame and guilt produces serious, negative, psychological effects. I pray she will direct all her negative feelings toward the assailant and away from herself!

Because of this happening to someone I love, I want to give you what information I can from human "experts" and then give you Biblical doctrine to stand on when faced with any trauma like this. This information will help you be better equipped to understand the "radical" reactions and unsound reasoning of the person it happens to.

First of all, the psychologist I've read (and what I studied in college) say the person will go through different stages of grief, anger and guilt. These stages of out-of-control emotions happen to anyone who suffers a tragedy. Each person will have these emotions at different times and each stage of their healing process will be different from others because we are all unique in our personalities and backgrounds.

Since rape is a painful, shocking experience it causes the person to want to retreat from the world and they may try their best to make it go away (like not talking about it, not wanting to leave their home and not wanting to press charges against the rapist). The rape victim feels violated and fearful and may become depressed—even suicidal. The victim struggles with feelings like their loss of control and may have changes in appetite, sleep habits or social functions.

Sometimes the rape victim may seem agitated or hysterical or may appear totally calm (still in shock - which could last a long time). The victim may have difficulty concentrating, making decisions, and dolling simple, everyday tasks. She/he have crying spells, anxiety attacks or show little emotion. The victim may even have poor recall of the rape or other memories. Remember, any response they have is not inappropriate, so don't ever try to tell the person not to feel they way they do (they can't help the way they feel!).

Listen, a victim of rape has been forced to endure a violent, traumatizing experience beyond their control to prevent. In addition to the psychological and physical injuries, the victim is often humiliated and degraded in their dealings with the criminal justice system. They are required to reveal and repeat every painful detail to police officers and investigators; leaving them feeling exposed, embarrassed, humiliated and frightened. The victim is traumatized again when they have to undergo the needed evidence-collection-examination, which is sometimes known as a "rape kit" at a hospital. Therefore, we need to consider these things as we try to help someone who's been a victim of rape.

Here is a great page to do research on rape and the aftermath of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_rape_and_aftermath

I realize some of you will not go to this page (because we are so bombarded with the "check out this page" syndrome), so I'm posting something from the page about what I believe is a very important thing for us to know:

"It has been proposed that one cause of victim blaming is the just world hypothesis. People who believe that the world is intrinsically fair may find it difficult or impossible to accept a situation in which a person is badly hurt for no reason. This leads to a sense that victims must have done something to deserve their fate. Another theory entails the psychological need to protect one's own sense of invulnerability, which can inspire people to believe that rape only happens to those who provoke the assault. Believers use this as a way to feel safer: If one avoids the behaviors of the past victims, one will be less vulnerable. A global survey of attitudes toward sexual violence by the Global Forum for Health Research shows that victim-blaming concepts are at least partially accepted in many countries. Many of the countries in which victim blaming is more common are those in which there is a significant social divide between the freedoms and status afforded to men and women."

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I've given you good information about how the rape victim may feel and act so now let's see what God's Word has to say to us about how to Biblically deal with any trauma.

First and foremost, here's what you can say to a person who is suffering from a tragedy...

"I may not understand what you're feeling but I want you to know if you ever need me I'm here for you." The victim needs to know you love them and care about what has happened (they need empathy along with sympathy). Just being there - perhaps not saying anything - perhaps doing some little something like buying flowers, or a nice card can make a big difference in helping them cope (as they try to process all the different components of the traumatic experience). Having a strong system of friends and family for emotional support can mean a world of difference. So, try to be one who will make a difference for the victim coping with trauma.

We know the "whole world is groaning and travailing together in pain" (Romans 8:21, 22), this pain is universal, affecting all men and women and children everywhere. God did not create the world this way, and one day will set all things right again. In that day, "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain" (Revelation 21:4). The Lord Jesus Christ, who was the only truly "innocent" and "righteous" man in all history, nevertheless, has suffered more than anyone else who ever lived.

Heb 12:2 - 3 "We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne! So keep your mind on Jesus, who put up with many insults from sinners. Then you won't get discouraged and give up."

The sufferings of Christians should always be the means of developing a stronger dependence on God and a more Christ-like character।

God is loving and merciful even when, "for the present," He allows trials and sufferings to come in our lives. “For we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).

"By itself suffering does no good. But when we see it as the thing between God and us, it has meaning. Wedged in the crux—the cross—suffering becomes a transaction. The cross is a place of transaction. It is the place where power happens between God and us." —Joni Eareckson Tada in "When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty"


"The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." (Ps 9.9-10)

No one has suffered more than our Father in heaven. No one has paid more dearly for the allowance of sin into the world. No one has so continuously grieved over the pain of a race gone bad. No one has suffered like the One who paid for our sin in the crucified body of His own Son. No one has suffered more than the One who, when He stretched out His arms and died, showed us how much He loved us. It is this God who, in drawing us to Himself, asks us to trust Him when we are suffering and when our own loved ones cry out in our presence (I Peter 2:21; 3:18; 4:1). —RBC's "Our Daily Bread"

"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Romans 8:18

"Frequently it is when we are crushed and devastated that the cross speaks most powerfully to us. The wounds of Christ then become Christ's credentials. The world mocks, but we are assured of God's love by Christ's wounds." —D. A. Carson in "How Long, O Lord?"

We know that God can always protect everyone। We know that He has sometimes protected many. We also know that He will often protect some. We know too that God is sovereign and wise, not always choosing to do all of that which He is able to do.

God is able and willing to protect us except that God in His love and wisdom may allow our suffering a horrible tragedy for our ultimate good. We can only explain the tragedies we encounter in the context of the whole counsel of God's Word -- which includes the account of Jesus' death, the story of Paul's thorn in the flesh, and the description of Stephen's martyrdom.

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God says in the book of Peter that He, “cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7) God loves you! The Bible also says we should cast all of our anxiety, cares and concerns on God। So, instead of turning away from God when bad things happen, why not ask Him to help you get through the horrible situation?

My friends, Jesus is coming soon, and I cry from the depths of my heart, “Maranatha!” Come quickly, Lord Jesus!

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"The Lord bless thee, and, keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace " ~ Numbers 6:24-26.

In His tender care always,
Dot

A Warning to the United States of America

A Warning to the United States of America

by Jason Lovelace
http://www.raptureready.com/soap/L29.html


Key Scripture:
Judges 2.16-17 – "Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so."

The United States has long been a bastion of Christian ideals, religious freedom, and liberty. Everywhere U.S. Military Personnel have gone, fought, bled, and died, freedom has come on their heels, including the freedom to worship as one chooses. Unfortunately in these days of post-modernistic personal subjectivity, anything Christian has become more and more ridiculed, more and more marginalized, and seen more and more of Christian Freedoms curtailed n the name of Separation of Church and State. Could the USA be in God’s crosshairs for judgment? As Israel was judged, time and time again by God for her many trespasses, could God be warning the USA that such is coming to her?

The USA: Founded on Religious Freedom…
Like it or not, believe it or not, nor view it as really true, the United States of America was founded as a place where the worship of God was to be free. The second permanent colony in the USA was established specifically for the purpose of allowing the Puritans to worship God without the interference of the British Crown. In every subsequent colony, religious freedom, the freedom to worship God as one chose, was established. The freedom to worship God is also an inherent and unalienable right of all Americans, as written in the Declaration of Independence and established n the Constitution of the United States of America in 1789. In the first two centuries of the United States’ existence as a nation, God was freely prayed to, Jesus Christ freely spoken of, the Bible freely taught, and worship freely allowed in the US Public forum. Anywhere and everywhere one could travel in the USA, God – though not always followed nor obeyed, was, at the very least, respected. Even early TV Shows, movies, and literature, even if God wasn’t mentioned directly, nor given the proper obedience, He was respected for being God, even in such characters as Otis the town drunk of Mayberry from the Andy Griffith Show.

They Went a Whoring After Other gods…
A question: Is the USA still a Christian Nation? Is Christianity and Christian Values, and Jesus Christ, still the primary driving force in US Culture today? Looking at American Mainstream Media, one can soon and easily see that the USA is no longer the home to Christian Values that she once was. Today, US post-modern culture continually mocks and marginalizes values that fly in the face of what is fun, desired, and looked upon as civilized. Fifty years ago, a woman who was found to be with child by someone she was not married to, was viewed as one with clouded morals at the very least. In these days, single mothers are the new heroines, supported and upheld as examples of undying courage, unparalleled strength, and models to others. Single motherhood is just one symptom of a culture that has made sex and sexual desire one of its gods. Another example is abortion on demand. In ancient Canaan, the god Molech required the adherent to sacrifice his or her (or their) firstborn child on the altar. In today’s world, more and more expectant mothers are sacrificing their unborn children on the altar of sexual freedom, convenience, and self. More and more of the USA’s workforce and working-age population are sacrificing their values, their consciences, and their families on the altar of big money, corporate power, and/or financial success. It is easy to see that the USA is now a country where every other god under the sun is given privilege and place. Just as Ancient Israel under the judges, and later, the kings, which turned away from God, the USA has also turned away from the God of her forefathers.

Freedom To Worship or Freedom From Religion?
In 1962, the United States Supreme Court, in the landmark case Murray v. Curlett, made the decision to remove administration-sponsored prayer from Public School. Since that time, Jesus Christ and the freedom to worship his name have taken a long and hard slide downward. Where even into the late 1950s and even into the `60s, God was at the very least respected in US society at large, the long slide that leads us to these post-modern 21st century years now sees anything about God, any mention of Jesus Christ, and any quote from the bible ridiculed, mocked, and marginalized to the point that church by and large has become more of a social club than a soul-saving station. This is a fact that is most glaringly seen in mainstream media outlets. Hollywood rarely – if ever – presents the viewing public with anything that remotely uplifts the name of Jesus Christ. Quite often in modern motion picture production, the villain is some crazed maniac who happens to claim being saved and quotes Scripture verbatim. In television, Biblical ideals – once revered and respected — are now mocked, decried as ancient and unnecessary, with only the old, the feeble, the mentally challenged, or the ignorant being portrayed as believing in such. More and more in radio and modern music, every kind of filth and sin is glorified, while God is mocked, moral values defamed, and Christian values torn to shreds and cast out. Where homosexuality was once dealt with as a mental illness, it is now accepted even in many mainstream US Churches. Sex outside of marriage, once decried as totally sinful and immoral by the Church, now has seen some denominations declare that no matter what is done to teach them otherwise, teens cannot control themselves and have given allowances for sexual activity aside from marriage (mainstream media long ago cast aside sexual restraint and sexual purity as something unable to be accomplished [with the former] and only for spinsters and prudes out-of-touch with reality [for the latter]). God has slowly been replaced by something else, and that something else is bringing forth wretched fruit.

God is Still a Judge!!!
In these post-modern days, people who are exposed to or presented with their sins usually retort with, “Doesn’t Jesus say ‘Judge not lest ye be judged’? How dare you judge me?!?” Yet the fact of the matter is, these people go on their merry ways totally oblivious to the glaring fact that God will one day judge them, should they remain unrepentant of sin. The Bible is rife with example after example of the Lord God passing judgment and carrying out sentence against the children of Israel for turning away from him. Time and time again, after warning them through his word, through prophets, and through even miracles, God was forced to move his hand of judgment against Israel precisely because of their continual rejection of him. History is further rife with nation after nation being reduced from golden-age glory to ashes of destruction because her people turned away from Jesus Christ, rejected the Bible, and changed from God to false gods. From Ancient Rome, which persecuted the church of Jesus Christ, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, which once boasted a queen who read her Bible and prayed daily (Queen Victoria) to a nation where Islam is gaining serious ground on the church (which has all but ceased in being the soul-saving station she was ordained to be centuries ago). God still allows disaster when nations reject him; he still pulls his hand of protection away from countries – though historically Christ-loving – which have turned away from him.

Conclusion – For the USA, It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg.
Many in the United States of America asked this question after the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks: “Is God Judging the USA?” For the USA, those terrorist attacks – as tragic and devastating as they were – were just the very tip of the iceberg. The judgments carried out on Israel, on Egypt, and on every other nation mentioned in the Bible as having turned away from God, are very graphic in nature, and such has yet to fall on the United States. For decades, the United States was the bastion of Christian Values, the haven for all those who desired to be free to worship God without Government interference. As stated above, however, all things Christian are now being herded into a corner and into an area of society that may well be the point of no return. The USA has replaced the God of her Founding Fathers with the false gods of self, convenience, lust, power, sex, and greed. If we, as the citizenry of the United States, do not turn back to God, worse judgments – far, FAR worse – than what we saw on 9/11/01 will take place. God – as he has done with every other nation in history – will remove his hand of protection, and the USA will surely fall just as Rome and every other adanced, technological civilization has fallen when they rejected God. Only a Holy Ghost Revival, the likes of which have not been seen since the 1800s, can possibly save the USA at this point. When Israel turned, she was saved, but when she continued down the path of idolatry and godlessness, she suffered. It will be the same for the USA if we don’t change out ways.

Prayer – Father, we need revival! Bring it to us, the USA, we pray, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Verse to Remember:
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
– 2nd Chronicles 7.14

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Drug remedies for spiritual problems:

Drug remedies for spiritual problems:

by Todd Strandberg

http://www.raptureready.com/rr-drugs.html

Each year, mankind spends hundreds of billions of dollars on drugs that provide relief for physical aches and pains. It would be nice if there were wonder drugs that could be applied to common spiritual problems. Thankfully, although we can't find such a quick fix, the Bible provides the only known source that offers cures for afflictions that plague the human soul. The only hindrance is our unwillingness to swallow the medicine that God has provided.


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Prayagra -- Remedy for spiritual impotency

Symptoms: Prayer dysfunction, mental confusion, and a host of other faith-related problems.

Usage: Prayagra's active ingredient is 100 percent prayer. A daily dosage will go a long way towards healing the body and soul.

Prescription: "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak" (Mat. 26:41).


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Repenticillin -- Helpful in treating persistent cases of diealitis

Symptoms: Sufferers refuse to believe they are spiritually sick and deny the existence of God.

Usage: Along with the forgiving power of the blood of Christ, Repenticillin works instantly at cleansing the soul.

Prescription: "But if a wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die" (Ezek. 18:21).


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Jackasspirin -- The pain remedy that goes straight to the source

Symptoms: People making donkeys of themselves by always wanting to get their own way; swelling caused by bloated pride.

Usage: Apply generously to stubborn mule disposition.

Prescription: "If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself" (Gal. 6:3).


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Sudafast -- The quick-acting fasting aid that also benefits the waistline

Symptoms: Gluttony, selfishness, materialism, lack of control of fleshly desires.

Usage: Effective in reducing cravings for worldly goods.

Prescription: "Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" (Mat. 15:24).


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Beengay -- Treats sexual orientation dysfunction

Symptoms: A tendency to direct sexual desire toward members of one’s own sex; an unusual fixation on fashion design; a tendency to make a grand entrance when entering a room; sufferers bristle at gay stereotypes.

Usage: Generates a strong realization of the eternal consequences of impure sexual thought and acts.

Prescription: "And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet" (Rom. 1:27).


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Praiselox -- For those times when you just don't feel like praising the Lord

Symptoms: A pessimistic attitude; defeatism; difficulty realizing what God has done for us.

Usage: Praiselox works with the Holy Ghost to remind people that the Lord is the source of our eternal joy.

Prescription: "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation" (Heb.. 3:18).


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Lust-X -- Treatment for over-active libido

Symptoms: frequent bed-hopping, sexually transmitted diseases, and broken relationships.

Usage: Drug of choice for controlling impure thoughts. When symptoms appear, take one with a cold shower.

Prescription: "For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live" (Rom. 8:13).


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Ibeprayin -- New and improved prayer remembrance formula

Symptoms: The lack of motivation to pray; dusty Bibles; some sufferers say the last time they prayed a lottery ticket was involved.

Usage: Ibeprayin is in the same family of drugs as Prayagra. This drugs works by reinforcing the commitment to pray.

Prescription: "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (Jam. 5:16).


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Slipitor -- Helps promote conviction for chronic backsliding

Symptoms: used for the prevention and long-term treatment of weak faith, nagging doubt, and the God-doesn't-love-me syndrome.

Usage: A regular dosage will remind sufferers that Jesus is the foundation we need to grasp.

Prescription: "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin" (Heb. 4:15).


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Declaritin -- For timid believers who have trouble sharing the Gospel

Symptoms: tight lips, week spine, shaky knees and other fear-generated signs.

Usage: Contains the active ingredient: boldness. Use while firmly standing on the Word of God.

Prescription: "For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed" (Rom. 10:11).


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Trialinol -- For lasting relief of tribulation fear

Symptoms: A nagging perception that daily trials are beyond our endurance; the desire to cut and run.

Usage: Fortifies the knowledge that true hope is not in this life. Gives strength to overcome hardship.

Prescription: "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him" (Jam. 1:12).

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The Golden Rule

"THE GOLDEN RULE"

1. Where can we find the GOLDEN RULE?
The first place to look is in the Bible: Matthew, chapter seven.

[Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.]

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2. This "rule" serves as a perfect summary of the kind of righteousness the kingdom of heaven expects in respect to MAN'S RELATION TO MAN.

(But what is the "golden rule"? Was Jesus teaching anything new or original by what He stated?)

I. THE "GOLDEN RULE" VERSUS THE "SILVER RULES"

A. Many people believe Jesus was simply repeating what others had already taught.

FOR EXAMPLE...

1. The HINDU religion taught:

This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if to thee would cause thee pain.
~The Mahabharata

2. The BUDDHIST religion taught:

Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.
~Udana-Varga

3. The JEWISH traditions taught:

What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.
~The Talmud

4. The MUSLIM religion taught:

No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.
~Hadith

5. The BAHA'I faith teaches:

He should not wish for others that which he doth not wish for himself, nor promise that which he doth not fulfill.
~The Book of Certitude

6. And Yet Some Other Sources:

Do not do unto others what angers you if done to you by others.
~Isocrates 436-338 BCE

"Tzu-kung asked, 'Is there a single word which can be a guide to conduct throughout one's life?' The Master said, 'It is perhaps the word "shu". Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire'"
~Analects, 15.24

B. But Jesus' "Rule" was positive, while most of the above are not...

1. Jesus' "rule" requires you to do something favorably to others, while the others only prohibit you from doing something unfavorably to others!
a. Jesus ---> Do unto others what you want them to do to you.
b. Others ---> Don't do to others what you don't want done to you.

2. With the others, all that is required is that you don't harm other people; with Jesus, what is required is that you show kindness to others.

3. Jesus' rule is truly the GOLDEN rule, the others are SILVER rules (of value, yes, but not as much as "gold").

[The only exception appears to be that found in Hadith (the traditions of Islam); but then, some of Islam is admittedly based upon what Jesus taught 600 years before Mohammed.

So we believe what Jesus taught was something new compared to what "uninspired" teachers had taught prior.

But in another sense it was nothing new; rather, in a simple and easy to remember statement, Jesus gives us...]


II. A GUIDELINE FOR RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT TOWARDS OTHERS

A. That was in perfect harmony with the law and the prophets!

1. Just as we have seen in the rest of Jesus' teachings (cf. Mt 5:21-48).

2. This one "rule" summarizes what the Law and the Prophets were all about.

3. Just as the commandment "Love your neighbor as yourself" summed up the Law according to Paul - Ro 13:8-10.

B. A sort of "pocket knife" or "carpenter's rule"...

1. That is, something that is always ready to be used consult a friend, teacher, or book for advice, the "golden rule" can be guide for proper conduct.

2. Treat others as you would be treated, and it is unlikely you will ever do the wrong thing.

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CONCLUSION

1. Even in this way, we find that Jesus did not come to "destroy" the Law, but to fulfill it in every way, including summarizing its righteousness in ways easy for us to understand and apply!

2. Throughout the first twelve verses of Matthew 7, then, there is a continuous theme: the righteousness of the kingdom in regards to man's dealings with man.

3. And what are the basic points?
a. Be careful in your judgment of others.
b. Persevere in looking to God for help in making proper discernment.
c. In your treatment of others, treat them like you want to be treated

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PRAYER

Father help me regard everyone as your workmanship and therefore worthy to be saved. As I deal with others, help me live Your "Golden Rule". God help me be always ready to forgive my fellow man as you forgive me.

As I declare with David : "O Jehovah, my Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth, who has set Thy glory above the heavens! They are Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers; as for moon and stars, Thou hast ordained them. How great Thou art!" may I continually be reminded of your loving care.

The Golden Rule outline came from: http://www.ccel.org/contrib/exec_outlines/home.htm

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