I like the idea of wiping the slate clean.

I also like the idea of making yourself accountable.

I'm not sure I agree with either your theology or your methods.

I don't think you can really make a case from Scripture that if you commit an offence against man's law and don't hand yourself in that you will have to answer to God for it.

God judges us for offences against His laws. Sometimes they are in harmony with man's, sometimes not. Plus there are plenty of man mad laws that I'm sure God couldn't care less about. Jaywalking for instance. If a Christian jaywalks... by your apparent reasoning he should go and turn himself over to the police for fear of facing God on judgement day. I just don't see it being like that.

Secondly, I don't agree that sex with a minor is automatically going to stuff up his life. It may, but its not automatic. I've heard a few testimonies from being around the BL boards that show cases where this is just not the case. In most testimonies I've heard its more the social reaction to being "gay" that stuffs people around.

Thridly the police may not be the most helpful people to go to in the best intrests of the child either. Interrogation, counselling and well minded but ignorant professionals can intervene to make a low impact sexual encounter into a trauma of epic preportions. The system is neither Godly or fairminded, nor is it necessarily psychologically accruate. Going to the authorities can actually cause more harm to the child than it prevents.

If some one is struggling with temptation then I think going to another Christian is far more helpful. In my experience most Christian pastors are pretty ignorant and helpless on this stuff... but I'm sure there are some who can help. I have been to a couple of excellent Christian counsellors who have really helped me. And then there is cblf. I think we do more here for each other than perhaps anywhere else.

Well theres my oppinion for you.
Blessings
Cat.