This study's goal: Let's see if we can identify the origin of evil

What is it exactly that causes a man to murder his neighbor? Is it the gun he picks up? Is it a disease? His environment? His economic status or lack thereof?

The wisdom of the Scriptures escapes so many. It makes them look like the idiots they are however.


Matthew 15

13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit. 15 Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us." 16 Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?

17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? 18 But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. 20 These are the things which defile the man..."

"WASHINGTON — If U.S. Sen. Ed Markey gets his way, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will again begin researching the root causes of gun-related violence in America thanks to millions in funding a bill he introduced Wednesday would provide."

Ed, I can give you a clue. The "disease" you're looking for is the evil in man's heart. Knowing this fact will lead you to the cure. It's a moral/philosophical question you want us to pay you to investigate. But the problem with the question as posed by you is that evil defies logical analysis. Evil is obviously present among us and it ruins our lives. People from all nations would benefit from your cure as they all suffer greatly from its manifestations as well. But you are asking a moral question that doesn't have an intellectual answer. Can evil itself be treated as a disease, as if a first step towards eliminating it could be found? No. If it could why hasn't it happened already?

This study, if approved, will be a misguided waste of the taxpayer's money! I'll bet dollars to donuts it will proudly conclude that the availability of weapons, especially handguns, is the "root cause" of murder and rampant violence. It's a case of garbage in and garbage out however. More futile tail-chasing, more cronies getting funded, more people from Washington DC telling us their lies and living off our income.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could actually identify the causes for rampant evil behaviors? That evil lodges itself in the human heart is indisputable as seen down through history, the horrendous acts of evil people are replete. But where in history do we see any cure?

Good must prevail over evil And where does one find such goodness? Goodness that treats evil, not just restrains it, can only be found when its presence is cleansed from our damaged hearts by God. That's the real transforming cure.

I'm sure that Ed Markey's study will bear this out.........NOT!!!
"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. These are the things which defile the man" Matthew 15