The Root Problem: Absence of God, Not the Presence of Guns

Evil in this world is relentless. And evil doesn't stop itself. It must be stopped by the force of good. “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).

Another school shooting is devastating—one is too many. May the Lord comfort those grieving and show Himself as Savior in these vulnerable moments.

It is in the wake of these tragedies that the woke mind virus blames it on guns. But a 14-year-old with a gun is not the root problem. It is a symptom of godlessness. When a society removes God from the public square, the moral compass is lost, and evil takes advantage of the vacuum. The same people who advocate for removing guns are the ones who already pushed for removing God—from schools, from culture, and from the conscience of the nation.

A young person driven to such darkness is not simply a victim of their environment but of a deeper problem: the rejection of God’s truth. When God is taken out of the equation, what remains is a worldview where life is cheap, and there is no objective sense of right or wrong. The breakdown of the family, moral relativism, and indoctrination through godless propaganda have left many young people lost and hopeless.

The issue is not the tool, but the heart. As Scripture says: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9). Without God, we are left to our own wickedness, and no amount of legislation can change a heart hardened against Him. Until we turn back to God and His Word, we will continue to see these heartbreaking consequences.

The problem is not the presence of guns. The problem is the absence of God. But there is hope—when we turn back to the Lord Jesus Christ, He promises to heal and restore. As Scripture reminds us, "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14).

Our lives and land need healing. Instead of blaming guns, each person is individually responsible for bringing back God into their lives and communities.

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