perpetrator is turned on and does not stop the destructive behavior, then it is the survivor’s fault; and Anyone who is raped or sexually abused wants to be raped or sexually abused.
As shown, sexual abuse survivors are not to blame. In addition, rape or sexual abuse occurs everywhere, regardless of social economic status, race, gender or religious practices. Yet contrary to the facts, the traditional beliefs remain. Why has this happened? Charles Crooks states, “Our experiences and training from others have most of us convinced that God is outside of us.” Our impression about God is that He is sitting up in the heavens above, away from us. If God is truly outside of us, then we are separate from Him. Moreover, we can think we are inferior to Him.
I have found from my own testing and examinations that God is not outside of us. One such test includes the authentic Greek to English translation of a bible verse. Revelation 19:6 (KJV) states, “For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” The original Greek word for ‘omnipotent,’ as used in this verse is pantakrator, derived from two Greek words, pas and kratos. These words mean ‘whole’ and ‘power and strength,’ respectively. Therefore, you can discern the intention of the original author of this verse. God is whole, encompassing everything.
From my observation, it seems that the Church and many other structured religions appear to teach this same idea. However, there is a paradox, for they also teach a contrary notion. We are taught that you must be ‘saved’ in order to have God come into your being, an action from a source totally outside of you. If God is everywhere, how can He be outside of you? If He is everywhere, is He not within also?
To consider God outside of