When we loose courage and will to do what is right which is sin or evil (crime) becomes the way of life. God said above all things the heart of man is desperately wicked, he said who can know it. My friends the best criminologist cannot stop crime, they only tackle the effects. It is our nature to sin (do wrong things). The laws suppose to punish breaking the law, but if the law does not call wrong bad, then people commit what they call circumstances beyond their control, which is a lie (God call it sin). People will sit down all day talk nonsense and mind other peoples business, but from the moment you talk about God their gone. That's the human nature we love to sin. The only power that can correct crime or sin is God. But God will not help you. God said you must be willing to turn away from your wicked ways. The average person feels shame to speak about God, but men and women proudly boast and talk about how much women or men they had. That is so irresponsible and childish. We must act like responsible adults and mind our own business. If children are making children which are already wrong, how can we accept them to have values if we do not teach them? More importantly we need the courage to stand for right teach it and be it. Until we are good leaders in all aspects of life then we have a chance to harvest a good future. Leaders with out values are prone to lead a nation to destruction. What is most surprising to me so call Christians do not believe a man of God should be into politics? Ask God who he prefers to lead the world between Martin Luther King or Hitler; I am sure he will say Martin Luther king. That how it was in the past, leader had to be a man of values. No person is perfect, but a leader must and should be a man with the will to do justice, peace and righteousness which will foster wealth and health and prosperity.
Education alone is not wisdom, for the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Wisdom is all inclusive; it comes with character, values and education with love for your people. The only way to defeat crime is to practice values and teach it. If we don't do that we will continue to live in sin. Sin is the breaking of God law. And the wages of sin (or your earnings of sin) is death. This crime wave in StMaarten is because we do not want God into our daily lives; this in turn invites evil (crime). If you hate to hear about God you might be already loss, but if you welcome him hope lives on and the turn for a better life can be. A sin full man like your self cannot save you. Putting more police on the street is good but that is only the effect. To deter crime human must be taught the difference between wrong and right, more importantly we must make our fellow man understand the wages of sin is death. We have to change the man heart and mind to think good only then we can deter crime along with real punishment. Stay tune for more as next time I am back into political mode.
Yours truly,
Miguel Arrindell
