People Are Good?

In 2010, 20 million men, women and children died of starvation. In the same year the movie, “Sex In The City 2” made 228 million dollars opening weekend.

Atheists wonder why God has any reason to be angry with us. Atheists tell us that if we just had more education, greater wealth and depended entirely on advances in science then our social ills would be healed, because people are basically good at heart.

20 million preventable deaths.

Good at heart - hmmm

This year, just in North America, we’ll spend:

. 22 billion renting videos and DVD’s,

. 95 billion on Lawn and garden supplies,

. 389 billion on Restaurant meals,

. 24 billion on salty snacks,

. 16 billion on chocolate,

. 5 billion a year on anti-aging creams,

. 10 billion on mother’s day flowers and gifts,

. 30 billion on pornography,

. 50 billion a year on lotteries and another

. 50 billion on illegal gambling.

Perhaps our problems lie a bit deeper than what advances in science and education can address.

Yesterday, 25,000 children died of preventable causes. It'll be the same today and tomorrow. We “good” people could put an end to it, but we don't.

We in North America think we're pretty awesome. Why, we save whales that swim up on the beach. We make it almost an expectation for mothers to kill their children when pregnancy comes at an inconvenient time. We tolerate almost everything. Oh my but we're tolerant. Those things make us good. 

The kids?

Oh, ya, the starving kids. Well, it's probably their own fault in some way or another. Besides, we've barely got enough money to take care of our own family. We need another computer and our fourth pair of shoes and . . .

“I am concerned for the poor, but more so for you. I know not what Christ will say to you in the great day. I fear there are many hearing me who may know well that they are not Christians, because they do not love to give to the poor. To give largely and liberally to the poor, not grudging at all, requires a new heart; an old heart would rather part with its life-blood than its money. Oh people! Enjoy your money; make the most of it; give none away; enjoy it quickly for I can tell you, you will be beggars throughout eternity.”

Robert Murray M'Cheyne 1843 – died at 29 – speaking of the mercy and generosity of Christians as the evidence that they were indeed Christians.