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out to the government to intervene by punishing those that are found to be involved in sex Slavery.
Government and community groups must be argued to improve social situations of young people and
the widows. Hash economic realities should not drive people into prostitution or sex trafficking.
The Church will do well denounce the evils of both prostitution and sex trafficking. But to practically deal
with this issue, the church should find ways to call on the government to act. The Church is required to
promotive strong Biblical family values, which will the basis for security and protection for women and
children. Some cultural beliefs must be challenged by the Church, especially cultures that allow parents
to sell or send the children into arears where they can be abused.

Consequently, the gospel must be the tool of change, the gospel has the power to change the heart of
both the prostitutes and the sex traffickers. Our duty is to reach out to those are despised by the our
societies.

Biblical Support
Ex. 20:14 You shall not commit adultery.

1 Cor. 6:18 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the 1immoral
man sins against his own body.

1 Thes. 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual
immorality.

Mt. 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; but I say to you that
everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

1 Cor. 6:12-13 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me,
but I will not be mastered by anything. Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will
do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the
body.

Gen. 39:10-12 As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with
her. Now it happened one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the
household was there inside. She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” And he left his
garment in her hand and fled, and went outside.

2 Tim. 2:22 Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who
call on the Lord from a pure heart.

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