More concerning Conecticut Massacre: EFX Of A Violent Culture and Mental Health

December 16th, 2012

Excellent roundtable discussion on Meet the Press on gun regulation/control, urban vs rural America, violent culture/entertainment, NRA, the 2nd Amendment, mental health, religion etc. All sides and angles! A great start.

I gave some thoughts about some of the above earlier, yesterday and Friday. But let me give more, especially pertaining to our violet culture and this era through a post I tweeted in response to another, and also the Christian perspective through scripture.

Before I talk about Christianity, let me talk about this generation; my generation. We have grown up with violent rap lyrics, graphic video games, raunchy humor, soft porn and hard porn has even been more acceptable. We did not grow up on channels 2, 4, and 7 as the only national channels. I caught part of that last, "spiritual" culture, but also spent a great part of my youth with 100s of cable channels, video on demand, and no such thing as kid friendly primetime hours. In this, the vulnerable has suffered and did become disturbed and actually violent whether actually mentally ill and/or hardened and desensitized, but of sound mind. I'm not sure which depraved scenario is worse.

On the otherhand, the tough hearted and tough minded got stronger. Responsible parenting, love, and correction in any home finds a way no matter how violent the environment may be. For every tragedy and evil person that we can possibly point to that may have been influenced adversely, I will show you 5 that are fine and even most successful and would not kill. But I do believe all of society, not just this generation is morally challenged. It is not the violent entertainment, but the lack of sound teaching and expectation of good character, integrity, care and consideration for one another.

Below is my response to a post. It will be followed by scriptures to represent the Christian point of view, but not much explanation. I need people to be noble and search the matter out themselves from meditation and study. This, self study and meditation, will also help to cement justice in the hearts.

**Response**

I can make sense of it (the violence). We all wring our hands and say something about these major tragedies and displays, but when all other evil conduct and unrighteousness is done, we say no condemnation instead of correcting matters. I watch violent movies and love all video games. And I grew up with these things. Yet, I preach and walk in total love and peace. The difference? I've been born again. Marvel not I say....You must be born again. If morality and laws  prevent certain activities that aren't sin themselves worked, then the OT should've been enough. But Romans 8 says the law COULD not.... So, let freedom ring. Let preachers and Christians go forth and do what they are called to do. And let the righteous pray, for the prayers of the righteous availeth much.
But please let's not take away the things that make America beautiful. This is right, even as we grieve and sorrow over every child lost, every lost adult, and all surviving parents, relatives, loved ones, and friends.
Peace In,
Yulanda K.

The Christian point on view on good character, mental health, evil culture. (Scriptures only)

*Mental Health
1 Corinthians 2:16
For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?  But we have the mind of Christ.

*Mental Health/Managing the Continuing Taking In Of Violence or Evil, Without Sin

Hebrews 5:12 For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who *by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Mark 7:19 Because it enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the draught, purging all meats? 20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man. 

*Good And Fine, Even Righteous To Be Angry, But Without Sin.

Ephesians 4:26
Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath:

John 2:15 And when he had made a whip of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

Matthew 5:22
But I say to you, That whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whoever shall say, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Titus 1:7
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

*Good Judgment and Training For the Purpose of Change, Not Condemnation

Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment on all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaks great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

*The Only Way to Truly BE And Remain Good No Matter What

John 3:7
Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.

I Cor 13:4 Love suffers long, and is kind; Love envies not; Love braggs not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Does not behave itself unseemly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil; 6 Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 LOVE NEVER FAILS: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now stays faith, hope, Love, these three; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE.

Please meditate and study. The safest place in all the world is the will of God. Have a perfect heart towards all people and all your works will be perfect. For all the good will of God is for people and is perfect.

Yulanda K.

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