Matthew 12:30 "He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad." Luke 11:23 "He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth." Who is Jesus Christ? What IS HIS Character? Righteousness. What does 'scatter' mean? 4650. skorpizó Strong's Exhaustive Concordance scatter, disperse abroad Apparently from the same as skorpios (through the idea of penetrating); to dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be liberal -- disperse abroad, scatter (abroad). What is scattering, dispersing, dissipating, wasting, Righteousness mean to a Country? i don't need to be a Christian to be 'righteous'. I can be righteous by keeping to 'righteous' things; such as keeping for the well being of widows and families. What widow, who has lived under the provisions of her husband is able to survive if her husband passes? Helping such 'ladies' in their need, not in ways of deceiving and having them seduced by lies and ideas of self pleasure, is righteous. 2 Timothy 3:1-6 "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts," Why 'judge' the one being led away captive and not the one who is leading away? How many 'widows' have been scammed out of their life savings or are under the care of violent nurse aides?
Youths of age of majority... are they responsible or not responsible for their actions? Is there or is there not a 'age of majority' opioid crisis in the U.S?
I believe that reading through the near death experience accounts of children give us a good idea of when personal responsibility kicks in. https://www.near-death.com/experiences/children.html
