" What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love, and wisdom ..." Robert F. Kennedy
Human wisdom and love are flawed.
The reality is that both sides of the division in our country believe that they are operating in love and wisdom. It is human wisdom and human love that not only allows but promotes the division. So the above quote, though admirable and somewhat lovely in its own right, is empty of power to effect unity.
Jesus said " wisdom is justified of her own children ". He was saying you can find support for whatever you choose to believe.
The divide in our country has a Political and Social manifestation. But it is really a Spiritual divide:
- Those who acknowledge the God of the Bible as the source of Wisdom and Love on one hand.
- Those who believe in man as the definer of wisdom and love on the other.
These two will never be unified. The Bible states it this way: " What communion has Light with darkness? "
The solution to the divide is for one side to win in the sense that the other side ceases to oppose and joins up. This is why Jesus commanded us to go everywhere preaching the Gospel. To convert the unbeliever - the other side.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. - this is Wisdom
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - this is Love