Jim Geraghty is a writer for National Review Online. The only person I agree with 100% (for obvious reasons) is Jesus Christ. The next person with whom I have the most agreement is Rachel (for obvious reasons!). Geraghty writes a lot, however, with which I can agree. I like someone who critiques others based on commitment to principle rather than to a politician with an “R” or “D” after their name. In one post, Geraghty wrote on, “You Aren’t Important Enough to be Conspired Against.”
In that post, he lamented the destruction or potential destruction of other human lives that have happened within a politically-motivated environment. The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The mail-bomber from Florida. The man who drove a van into a crowded street in Toronto. The shooter at the ball game among congressmen. All killings are not politically motivated but those four seem to have been. Those individuals operated within a framework in their minds where the “evil” perpetrated in society is the result / fault of some group (whether Republicans, Democrats, or Jews) who is wicked or evil.
But Geraghty came to a proper conclusion as he called for a “society-wide push to hammer hard truths” into peoples’ heads. “All of these men shared an inability to face the possibility that the problems in their life were a result of their own decisions and actions.” Donald Trump does not turn someone into a mass murderer nor does Bernie Sanders.
Geraghty is calling on Americans to accept responsibility for themselves. “If you’re having problems with your career, it’s your own …fault. If you’re having problems in your relationships, it’s your own …fault. It’s not because of the Illuminati, or the Trilateral Commission,…” etc.
Geraghty, of course, is absolutely right. But, these four tragedies illustrate a few other truths that need to be “hammered hard” into peoples’ skulls.
There is true wickedness in the world. Some people consciously choose to perform evil acts.
That evil has it source in one being: Satan himself.
The opposite of this evil, Good, also has its source in one being: God in heaven.
One day, the evil will be destroyed and the good will be rewarded.
We want to choose the Good over the Bad.
The path that leads from the Bad to the Good flows through the blood of Jesus Christ. He is the only line of demarcation between the two.
In order to learn about Jesus Christ, every man, woman, and child needs the Bible in their hands.
Here’s one more truth that ought to be hammered into every Christians’ head: You and I need to be teaching that Truth every chance we get! That’s how our society is going to get better. We can’t expect or wait for Republicans in Washington to make our society better nor can we expect or wait for Democrats in Washington to make our society better. It will be you and me, teaching the Gospel of Christ. Let’s get ‘er done!
Paul Holland
