Under God, there is no righteousness in shifting blame away from where it is rightfully due.
2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”
Until we appear before God, it sometimes may not be easy as to who should bear the blame. In Genesis, Eve gives Adam the apple to eat. God had already told them not to eat from the Tree of good and evil, but Eve, being tempted by the serpent, ate from it anyway and gives the rest to Adam. When God asks Adam if he ate the apple, Adam’s response In Genesis 3:12 is “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
Adam is clearly blaming Eve for his having eaten the apple. Is it really Eve’s fault that Adam ate it, since God had told him not to eat from the Tree? Adam could have refused to eat the apple, telling Eve that God said not to eat from the Tree, but he didn’t. Some may argue that before he ate the apple, he knew nothing about good and evil, and about where God stood on the subject, therefore he might be excused from eating the apple, not knowing any better. But after having eaten from the Tree, thereby knowing good from evil, there was no excuse for Adam not to take the blame for eating the apple, for that would have been the good thing to do instead of blaming poor Eve.
But we have seen since then that there is a tendency for people to blame others for the bad things that they themselves may have had a hand in. We see it today in politicians and organizations who put the blame for bad things on, for instance, entrances and exits, mental illness, heavy overcoats, when their attention should be directed to the very things that directly caused the carnage that we see on the news in places like schools. We also see the neglect that such people have, to direct their attention to that which caused the carnage, looking for ways in ensure that instruments of death don’t fall into the wrong hands.
Those in government, failing to do this, have ignored their household. Those who support such government figures have ignored those who need safety from carnage, focusing instead on filling their bellies with their own agenda which does not promote fruitfulness among God’s children in general. Jesus in Luke 16:15 says, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.” Amos 5:12 says, “For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.” Ecclesiastes 7:29 says “See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Under God, problems are solved when the true causes are addressed.
2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”
Until we appear before God, it sometimes may not be easy as to who should bear the blame. In Genesis, Eve gives Adam the apple to eat. God had already told them not to eat from the Tree of good and evil, but Eve, being tempted by the serpent, ate from it anyway and gives the rest to Adam. When God asks Adam if he ate the apple, Adam’s response In Genesis 3:12 is “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
Adam is clearly blaming Eve for his having eaten the apple. Is it really Eve’s fault that Adam ate it, since God had told him not to eat from the Tree? Adam could have refused to eat the apple, telling Eve that God said not to eat from the Tree, but he didn’t. Some may argue that before he ate the apple, he knew nothing about good and evil, and about where God stood on the subject, therefore he might be excused from eating the apple, not knowing any better. But after having eaten from the Tree, thereby knowing good from evil, there was no excuse for Adam not to take the blame for eating the apple, for that would have been the good thing to do instead of blaming poor Eve.
But we have seen since then that there is a tendency for people to blame others for the bad things that they themselves may have had a hand in. We see it today in politicians and organizations who put the blame for bad things on, for instance, entrances and exits, mental illness, heavy overcoats, when their attention should be directed to the very things that directly caused the carnage that we see on the news in places like schools. We also see the neglect that such people have, to direct their attention to that which caused the carnage, looking for ways in ensure that instruments of death don’t fall into the wrong hands.
Those in government, failing to do this, have ignored their household. Those who support such government figures have ignored those who need safety from carnage, focusing instead on filling their bellies with their own agenda which does not promote fruitfulness among God’s children in general. Jesus in Luke 16:15 says, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.” Amos 5:12 says, “For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins— you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and turn aside the needy in the gate.” Ecclesiastes 7:29 says “See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Under God, problems are solved when the true causes are addressed.
