St. Maarten is going down a dangerous path. As I drive through Philipsburg and Simpson bay at night it is a norm to see young boys and girls drinking and being intoxicating with strong alcohol. It then usually ends up in some sort of sexual orgy. What happen to our values and our responsibilities as mothers and fathers? I notice marriage in St. Maarten has become a mockery. I also notice children out of wedlock are a new style, when I was growing up it was consider shameful. I know many people marry today, and two days after you see them out kissing with another woman or another man. Usually this type of behavior is expedited when alcohol and drugs are use. Money cannot by happiness; the problem in St. Maarten is that God and values is thrown out the door. I did a small survey on my own; let me admit that I am not a professional surveyor. I ask 10 girls and 10 boys between the age of 15 to 18 years about alcohol and sex. The question was do you have more than one sexual partner and do you drink strong alcohol? Eight out of ten boy and girls say they have much more than one sexual partner and that they do drink strong alcohol. This was heart breaking. I ask myself are we upbringing pimps and prostitutes? Then I ask if they do go church sometimes. Only 2 out of 10 boys and girls go to church sometimes. It is crystal clear that St. Maarten is going down a dangerous path. St. Maarten have become a country of lawlessness. It is a norm in St. Maarten for young men and even women to visit these whore houses to be entertained. Our government should enforce the legal limit to make sure these laws are adhering to. This is what Christ said about those who drink alcohol. 1 Corinthians 6:10 lists drunkards among those who will not inherit the kingdom of God. "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, NOR DRUNKARDS, nor revilers, nor extortionist, shall inherit the kingdom of God. "Galatians 5:21 "Envying, murders, DRUNKENNESS, reveling and such like: of THE I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that THEY WHICH DO SUCH THINGS SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. "Proverbs 23:19-21, "Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty. "Proverbs 20:1 "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. "Isaiah 5:11, 22 "Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink. "Hosea 4:11 "Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. "HOW DOES GOD WANT US TO LIVE? Titus 2:11-12 tells us, "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. HOW DOES GOD WANT US TO LIVE? Titus 2:11-12 tells us, "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. God does not want us to even spend time with people who are drunkards. 1 Corinthians 5:11, 13 "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a drunkard, or an extortion; with such a one, no, not to eat... therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. "Ephesians 5:18, "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Holy Spirit." Let's start bringing up our children the right way to live pleasing to Christ and set St. Maarten back on the right path. We do not need pimps and prostitutes, what we need are young men and woman with self esteem to make St. Maarten a better country.
Yours truly,
Kevin James
