Immediately both sides of the political spectrum argued about gun control and the right to bear arms as if either position had the power to prevent this or subsequent disasters. Others have angrily accused the University, the police, the Mental Health profession, and various others for not doing enough to prevent the violence.
As a follower of King Jesus, I am trying to come to grips with the fact that there are no easy answers or simple ingredients which could have prevented this calamity. Now is a time for mourning and for prayer and to lament our fallen condition. We live in a world that is completely broken and our only hope is the Gospel promise that things will not always remain as they are. Jesus, the Christ, struck a death blow to sin and death when He laid His life down as payment for the sins of mankind and in His resurrection, promised that He would make all things new.
We have the privelege of living out and proclaiming this message to all creation, so that they can repent of their desire to dissention and division and seek peace in the presence of the King. If only the church could preach this message to Cho Seung Hui, perhaps this could have been avoided. That and his repentance are the only thing that could have prevented the events that lead to 33 image bearers being destroyed. In this hour of sadness, I close reflecting on the lyrics to a song written by Robin Mark. "Rise up church with broken wings. Fill this place with songs again. Of our God who reigns on high. By His grace again we'll fly."
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i haven't heard a better explanation. if you don't mind i'm going to add a link to this specific post on my blog.
Thanks for the beautiful words.
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