If Anyone Wants To Follow Me On Instagram, I Post My Drawings There, I Draw Mostly Saints :D

If anyone wants to follow me on Instagram, I post my drawings there, I draw mostly saints :D

Lee Krasner // Franz Kafka

Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad Te, Deus.

Something that's been on my mind for a while is how Jesus dealt more harshly with men than with women when it came to sexual sin.

He tells men to (metaphorically) gouge out one of their eyes if they can't keep from sexually objectifying women.

He sits down with prostitutes and forgives the woman caught in adultery, telling her to go sin no more.

I do not think this is because God has double standards. I think Jesus did this because society has double standards.

Historically, women have often suffered the consequences of their sexual sins, and then some. Men on the other hand have often been excused if not outright celebrated for their promiscuity. We see this even among the ancient Israelites, despite the many laws and customs they had to discourage such behaviors.

Not to mention that historically, the vast majority of women in prostitution have been victims of sex trafficking, and most want to leave prostitution if at all possible.

I think this is among the reasons that Jesus said prostitutes would enter the kingdom of heaven before many so-called religious men. Because those who hit rock-bottom are more likely to realize they need help & salvation.

When Jesus was condemned by others for eating with sinners, among them prostitutes, he said "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick." He was there to help them, to free them from their circumstances and from the penalties of sin, not to justify prostitution. He knew they were suffering.