Story comments - Reporter-Times.com/MD-Times.com

Hot topics » Obituaries - May 20, 2013 Lambda Theta chapter elects ... Hospital guild to host book ...

Decline in standards will haunt us

read more recent story comments Reader comments

Brooklyn
Tuesday, February 21, 2012: 3:32 pm
More from Brooklyn

I don't know if you are refering to the Martinsville educator/coach that was caught in a heinous situation or not. The educator/coach did commit a heinous act, but the actions by many since then have been nothing but positive. A guy put his entire life on hold for several weeks to come back home and help a group of high school kids that he didn't know. Another guy decided to try to raise funds and support for the team and succeeded beyond his expectations. Several people donated money and many others lended support in any way that they could. Yes, this all started with a heinous act, but a lot of people responded in a great way. You seem to be kind of a 'glass is half empty' sort of guy. I think that the real problem today is with people like you who would rather complain than get involved or recognize those that are involved and doing great things.

Rod1
Tuesday, February 21, 2012: 7:20 pm
More from Rod1

Brooklyn said:
I don't know if you are refering to the Martinsville educator/coach that was caught in a heinous situation or not. The educator/coach did commit a heinous act, but the actions by many since then have been nothing but positive. A guy put his entire life on hold for several weeks to come back home and help a group of high school kids that he didn't know. Another guy decided to try to raise funds and support for the team and succeeded beyond his expectations. Several people donated money and many others lended support in any way that they could. Yes, this all started with a heinous act, but a lot of people responded in a great way. You seem to be kind of a 'glass is half empty' sort of guy. I think that the real problem today is with people like you who would rather complain than get involved or recognize those that are involved and doing great things.

I guess i am with ya on that.lets look at the good in people.

Chuck2810
Wednesday, February 22, 2012: 11:32 am
More from Chuck2810

Blind...

Blessed
Wednesday, February 22, 2012: 12:26 pm
More from Blessed

I only want to give sayings that I have always tryed to live by-----"JUDGE NOT LET YEA BE JUDGED" " IF YOU LIVE IN A GLASS HOUSE DO NOT THROW STONES" so get up each morning and look in your mirror and see what is looking back at you.. All of us have done wrong things in our lives, so be involved in a POSTIVE way not just THROWING THAT STONE...

jdigger
Wednesday, February 22, 2012: 9:36 pm
More from jdigger

It is hard not to throw stones when the people in power are throwing so much Bull

Blessed
Thursday, February 23, 2012: 12:51 pm
More from Blessed

No one said life would be easy. All I know is you only have control over yourself, and no one else...so make sure you don't go down to other peoples level.

RaynBo
Thursday, February 23, 2012: 6:23 pm
More from RaynBo

Ummm Blessed.... Perfect I am not, to myself I do keep.... BUT when we have a pervert running through the halls of a local school I am not going to ignore IT! But I am glad to know your the type of guy that keeps on walking when you know a child is getting hurt! Great morals

nobodyimportant
Thursday, February 23, 2012: 7:34 pm
More from nobodyimportant

Blessed probably needs no defense from anyone else about his or her statement, but I'm gonna meddle anyway.

The Pharisees were self-rightous and Jesus called them on it with the young prostitute. His pont, and I believe Blessed's as well is that our human nature is to look at someone who commits what we think is a big sin, such as murder, rape, molestation, etc. and say "shame on you, I am certainly not like that." The thing is, we are exactly like that because we all sin and God isn't up there taking count and saying, "bad sin....not so bad sin...major sin....minor sin."

We are programmed to look down on other instead of looking at ourselves. When Jesus taught us to take the plank out of our eyes before trying to remove a speck from the eye of another, we was calling us out just as he did the Pharisees. We are not good enough to be able to look down on another, and we can't get good enough.

None of this is to excuse nor minimize the actions of Mr. Wolf. I pray that he suffers the just consequences of his actions according to man's laws. But that isn't the end of it. God will also judge and Mr. Wolf has the opportunity to get that sin covered under the blood of Christ just as do all of us with our sins.

8 comments found