Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2021
Sunday, June 6, 2021
If you are doing what is wrong, fear (Rom. 13: 4).
Child abuse is a very serious sin. Whoever abuses a child causes him very deep damage. It betrays your trust and robs you of your sense of security. We must protect children from this evil act. And we need to comfort and help those who have been abused (1 Thess. 5:14). When someone in the congregation abuses a minor, it tarnishes the minor's reputation (Matt. 5:16; 1 Pet. 2:12). We do not tolerate among us those who do evil things without repentance and spoil the good name of the congregation.
If a person in the congregation violates the law — for example, by abusing a minor — he sins against the authorities (compare Acts 25: 8). Although the elderly are not
Authorized to enforce laws, they do not protect the abuser of a minor from the legal consequences of their sin. w19.05 9 pars. 4-7
How does God view the sins that one person commits against another?
It is above all a sin against Jehovah (Ps. 51: 4). When one person sins against another, he also sins against God. Let's look at an example taken from the Law that Jehovah gave to the nation of Israel.
This said that whoever robbed or defrauded his neighbor behaved “unfaithfully towards Jehovah” (Lev. 6: 2-4). There is no doubt, then, that a person who is part of the congregation and abuses a child, robbing him of his sense of security, is unfaithful to God and seriously dirties his name. For that reason, we see abuse for what it is: a detestable sin against God that we roundly condemn.
What Bible-based information has Jehovah's organization provided over the years, and why?
Over the years, Jehovah's organization has provided a wealth of Bible-based information on child abuse. For example, in the magazines The Watchtower and Awake! Articles have been published on how victims of sexual abuse can cope with emotional wounds, how others can help and encourage them, and how parents can protect their children. The elders have also been given detailed biblical instructions on what to do when someone commits this sin. The organization periodically reviews the procedures that the elderly must follow when these cases arise. In this way, we make sure that our way of dealing with this problem follows the law of Christ.
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