In the Bible, quite a bit is said about the use of the tongue. In the Book of James, New Testament, Chapter 3, vs 3-10, we find the following:
"We put a bit into the mouth of a horse to make it obey us, and we are able to make it go where we want. Or think of a ship: big as it is and driven by such strong winds, it can be steered by a very small rudder and it goes wherever the pilot wants it to go. So it is with the tongue; small as it is, it can boast about great things.
"Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame! And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself. Man is able to tame and has tamed all other creatures--wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish. But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison. We use it to give thanks to our Lord and Father and also to CURSE OUR FELLOWMAN who is created in the likeness of God. Words of thanksgiving and cursing pour out from the same mouth.
"My brothers, this should not happen".
With all that said, we can find the reason this boy killed so many people. The press has repeatedly said the boy when young was constantly insulted with cruel and highly uncomplimentary remarks by his peers. And as such they became the fatal poison St. James describes above poisoning his mind with lethal thoughts of revenge, which finally poured out of him with tragic and mortal consequences at Virginia Tech.
Therefore, in this situation, gun control was not the answer. School lockdown is not the answer. Having enough security officials on hand and in the school is not the answer. Numerous committees and investigatory bodies will not provide the answer. However, the Word of God does provide the answer. If we can't accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God, we certainly can see it provides a psychiatirc insight to a lot of the mental problems we all face.
Let the example of the tragedy be this, which can prevent similar occurrences from happening in the future-- Do not put people down either in our conversations with them or others but rather speak encouraging words to those who are less fortunate than we, thus building people up rather than tearing them down.
I am positive if the people who were in this man's young life had done these things, this incident would not have happened and all 33 lives would still be in our midst. So who killed all these people; those who put this boy down. And no prosecution can be brought against them.
So let's all guard our tongue in conversation with others.
"We put a bit into the mouth of a horse to make it obey us, and we are able to make it go where we want. Or think of a ship: big as it is and driven by such strong winds, it can be steered by a very small rudder and it goes wherever the pilot wants it to go. So it is with the tongue; small as it is, it can boast about great things.
"Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame! And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself. Man is able to tame and has tamed all other creatures--wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish. But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison. We use it to give thanks to our Lord and Father and also to CURSE OUR FELLOWMAN who is created in the likeness of God. Words of thanksgiving and cursing pour out from the same mouth.
"My brothers, this should not happen".
With all that said, we can find the reason this boy killed so many people. The press has repeatedly said the boy when young was constantly insulted with cruel and highly uncomplimentary remarks by his peers. And as such they became the fatal poison St. James describes above poisoning his mind with lethal thoughts of revenge, which finally poured out of him with tragic and mortal consequences at Virginia Tech.
Therefore, in this situation, gun control was not the answer. School lockdown is not the answer. Having enough security officials on hand and in the school is not the answer. Numerous committees and investigatory bodies will not provide the answer. However, the Word of God does provide the answer. If we can't accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God, we certainly can see it provides a psychiatirc insight to a lot of the mental problems we all face.
Let the example of the tragedy be this, which can prevent similar occurrences from happening in the future-- Do not put people down either in our conversations with them or others but rather speak encouraging words to those who are less fortunate than we, thus building people up rather than tearing them down.
I am positive if the people who were in this man's young life had done these things, this incident would not have happened and all 33 lives would still be in our midst. So who killed all these people; those who put this boy down. And no prosecution can be brought against them.
So let's all guard our tongue in conversation with others.
