Dear Editor,
What is it all about? What part of the Bible do not we understand? I often find myself in discussion with people who lean more towards science than the Word of God. This letter, however, is not about the controversy, but I’m just wondering why when over and over we see things happening as predicted, we blatantly ignore them or even do contrary to what is predicted?
We then want to blame others or want others to side with us. I was explained that that is logical. It stems from the way you are, you expect others to be. Titus 1:7 says: For since a church leader is in charge of God 's work, he should be without fault; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunk or greedy for money.
I Timothy 3:3 adds that he should not be a violent man but gentle and peaceful, he must be able to manage his own family well and make his children obey him with respect and also, he must not love money.
1 Timothy 6:6-10 continues to say: What did we bring into this world? Nothing! What can we take out of this world? Nothing! So then if we have food and clothes that should be enough for us (A livable wage). But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which will pull them down to ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is the source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered astray from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows. I am writing this because on Wednesday morning, I got a call from Aruba and was told: "We are fighting Maduro down here and all you are fighting the RST. The person went on to say: "But that is nothing new for Sint Maarten".
And that got to me. When I paused to respond, the person continued: “By now one would think that they have learned, but that has become a way of life for Sint Maarten politicians. My response to that was to explain what I had heard a popular reporter in the USA, Willard Scott, who was well versed in American politics and was asked if he was interested in vying for office, answered " I am too straight for that".
If we are going to continue referring to the behavior of our young people, we will have to behave ourselves in a manner for which we will not be arrested, in order to be a different kind of example for them.
Russell A. Simmons
