This
post is part of a series examining the “strange woman” doctrine.
The
concept of a “strange woman” is an unofficial
doctrine**
held by some Independent Fundamental Baptists concerning sexually
abused girls: They become human garbage and things to be used, to be
dispensed with in whatever way is convenient to those who have charge
over them. Note that many doctrines in a high demand group are not
formally documented but become part of the oral tradition or the
hidden
curriculum**
of their culture and are often more powerful rules than the formally
stated ones.
Ron
Williams of Hephzibah House offers a very lengthy sermon about this
insidiously taught doctrine causing pastors confront occurrences of
sexual abuse in their congregations and in educational settings.
(Full sermon transcript available HERE.
Audio available HERE.)
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Part II, Dinah's
Preventable Defilement
But
Dinah, for her part, had responsibility too, she was culpable she had
her responsibility.
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Part II, Far Country Disease
But
Dinah, for her part, had responsibility too, she was culpable she had
her responsibility.
[.
. .]
She
violated the principle of Titus chapter 2 and verse 5. Now I
understand that Titus had not yet been written, but for our benefit
the principal of Titus 2:5 is that we should love out homes. . .
Because may I say, if you’re not contented with your home then
you’re not going to be contented anywhere.
[.
. .]
And
if you start thinking that someplace else is better than your home,
you’re gonna get the far country disease, and you’re gonna get
the same kind of mind set that Dinah apparently got here.
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Part II, Far Country Disease
She
was curious, and you’ll see especially if you’re a young woman,
but this is true of young men and young women, but when you put
yourself away from the protection of your home and your parents you
put yourself in a very vulnerable position and you put yourself in
the tender mercies of the devil and the people of this world. And
watch out, what’s going to happen. Chastity and purity goes hand in
hand, in Titus chapter 2, with staying at home.
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Part II, Far Country Disease
Now
according to the Jewish historian Josephus, there was a feast or a
festival in Shechem, and as our text tells us here she went out to
see, that’s the idea of learning their manners, learning their
customs, learning their fashions, in other words Dinah was not a
separatist.
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Part II, Far Country Disease
But
Dinah didn’t, as she went out to see the daughters of the land, she
should have known that we live in a world filled with sin. And
believe me, we do.
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Part II, Far Country Disease
See
a person that’s content with God, content with family, content with
home, content with what they’ve been taught is not going to go out
curiosity seeking how do the Pagans of this world live. Because
that’s dangerous. But rather she would have been content to stay at
home, she would have been content to be a separated person. . . .
But Dinah didn’t, as she went out to see the daughters of the land,
she should have known that we live in a world filled with sin. And
believe me, we do.
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Part II, Far
Country Disease
But
Dinah developed this curiosity because as bad as Jacob was on this
occasion in his life, as much as he’d been on spiritual vacation
for ten years....[S]he went out to see the daughters of the land
because she noticed they’re different than we are. We look
different than our neighbors do and that ought to be the testimony of
a believing home.
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Part II, The Predatory
Nature of Men
Egyptians
and Canaanites consider women as game. . . . But Egyptians and
Canaanites look at women that way. You’re game, to be stalked and
hunted, and the mindset of the modern Egyptian and Canaanite is of
being a predator.
[.
. .]
And
if you’ve ever heard of the concept of ‘predatory sex’ that’s
exactly what I’m describing right now. . . . So it’s open season
on girls.
[.
. .]
If
you knew what the average man of this world was thinking you’d
carry a weapon.
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Part II, Defiled Young Women
and the Dishonor of Womanhood
May
I say in this story, Dinah was unchaperoned. She wasn’t with her
brothers, and she wasn’t with her daddy, she was all by herself and
that’s how she lost control of this situation.
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Part II, The Predatory Nature of Men
No
doubt Dinah reasoned... “Boy, look at that neat stuff going on
around here. Well I’ve never seen anything like this before. Boy
this is really exciting and interesting.” until she suddenly lost
control of the situation.
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. .]
And
by the way, if you’re a Dinah in this kind of a situation, the
devil will put in your path peers, friends so-called, who will
encourage you. So girls, may I plead
with you, stay under the protection of your mom and dad. Stay under
the protection of those that God has placed over you. That’s the
safest place in this world to be, if you’re under God’s authority
you’re as safe as God wants you to be.
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Part II, The Predatory Nature of Men
Dinah
here was like a moth flying around a flame. You ever see a moth
flying around a flame? It’s like that little moth is empty headed,
propeller brained moth, you know.
[.
. .]
“Oh?
How pretty mmm zap!” A moth will fly right into a flame, and zzz
their gone. That’s the way Dinah was here. Empty headed, propeller
brained, like a fish biting at a bait, “oh look at that worm. Boy
that looks good.” until their hooked.
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Part II, The Predatory Nature of Men
And
by the way, if you’re a Dinah in this kind of a situation, the
devil will put in your path peers, friends so-called, who will
encourage you.
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. .]
Anyone
who starts criticizing your home, starts criticizing you parents,
starts criticizing their rules, is not your friend. They’re poison.
Please understand this, if someone starts criticizing your God given
family that is not a friend. That’s someone being used of the devil
in your life.
