Dan57 said:
The money changers in the Temple was a sensitive issue, but Jesus didn't exactly address the situation with hopeful encouragement. God flooded the earth because all he saw was wickedness. So I believe Christians should show concern and their objection to certain things (evil). To stand aside and display a passive attitude could be construed as "I don't care". There's a lot of evil in the world and it should bother a Christian. That said, controlled anger is key, we shouldn't condemn others and always remember that vengeance belongs to God.. jmo
The more I look at this world, the more hopeless I get in it getting any better. The "I don't care" attitude works well for me, knowing that, for one, God said things are supposed to get worse, and two, knowing this is so, seeing the word of God give me assurance, keeps me sane. At some point, one should become so jaded at the evil in this world that it really shouldn't bother them that much anymore. I may be born in this hell hole, but I'm not of it. I'm just sitting back and watching the world make its own bed, watching it produce the rope that the Lord Jesus Christ will hang them with come judgement time. When that day comes, it will be poetic justice at its finest hour. Woe to those who bare children in this world, for if its anything I'm concerned about at all in this world, its the children's future, or should I say, a lack thereof. I have nieces and nephews, so I of course will have some concern concerning their immediate future, it most certainly doesn't look like a very bright one.