In all the CJ classes I've taken, the question most often asked is: why do people commit crimes? Students are usually then called upon to give their thoughts. I always say that it falls upon how each person was raised, and it does, in a way.
It is true that a person's upbringing has a large impact on how they will behave as adults. But, the real answer runs deeper than that. The true answer is simple, it is in the act of forsaking the Lord, either momentarily or perpetually that crime occurs. When a person steals, rapes, murders, or commits any other crime, they have forsaken the goodness of the Lord. All stop. If you were to follow the Lord's ways for all time, then you would never commit a crime; not even of the most minute, or petty caliber.
When a person forsakes the Lord, they embrace sin, and its evil root, Satan. There is nothing else. It is proven throughout history that a God fearing society is a safe society. Look at the history of the US; we all know the stories. People used to leave their doors open, children would wander about without having to fear being kidnapped, despite all the firearms there were almost no shootings, etc. etc.
Look at the history of other nations that kept faith with God. They prospered, they were safe, crime was minimal. This fact will never change. Raise your children to obey the Lord. To do anything else would be amoral by any standard. Look at the Ten Commandments, and look at Jesus. No person alive can truthfully claim that God is not the fountain of all that is good.
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