Revised on November 25, 2024
The United States is experiencing a severe problem with mass shootings and violence.
The recent mass shootings and Bazaar news story of two schoolgirls in Florida who wanted to murder classmates, drink their blood, and kill themselves to be with Satan bring this epidemic to light.
They raise a critical question: What drives people to commit mass shootings?
Individuals from various backgrounds are looking for the main reasons behind abuse and violence, as well as solutions to stop it.
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The Epidemic of Mass Shootings and Violence
According to the “Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012,” signed into law on January 14, 2013. The “term mass killings means three or more killings (excluding the perpetrator) in a single incident, and occurring in a place of public use.”
Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012
According to data from the “Mother Jones” investigation, we have witnessed one mass shooting “every month” since 2018.
We’ve seen children killing children in two mass school shootings, a gunman opening fire on a Waffle House, Veterans Home, Car Wash, and Newsroom.
The combined death toll of 43 is climbing higher as a mass stabbing attack occurred in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday, June 30, 2018.
After the shooting, nine people went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators are still investigating “why” the suspect targeted these individuals.
Analyzing Actions for Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness
After each incident, professionals and citizens research the perpetrator’s past using scientific knowledge. Searching for motives, they analyze actions and mental status for mental illness signs and symptoms. There were no warning signs (red flags) or prior history of mental illness in some cases.
Research data on mass shootings cite a history of;
- Erratic and Behavioral Problems
- Psychopathic Tendencies
- Severe Mental Disorders
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Violent Behavior
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Childhood Abuse
Research and Analysis of Mass Shootings
The Psychology of Science
Over the years, the psychology of science has become the “go-to” source for discovering the motives and identifying the cause of abuse and violence.
Many believe (trust) in the diagnostic analysis approach for researching, identifying, and diagnosing mental disorders (the most cited cause of abuse and violence). And rely on the healing abilities of medication to fix a wide variety of cognitive and mood disorders.
According to Psych Central,
Mental disorders are characterized by problems that people experience with their mind and their mood. They are not well understood in terms of their causes, but the symptoms of mental illness are scientifically valid and well known.
Moreover, the mental health disorders and conditions list is extensive and covers various categories. Again, “they are not well understood in their causes.” However, “the symptoms of mental illness are scientifically valid and well known.”
In other words, humanity doesn’t completely understand the causes of mental illness, but the symptoms are well known. The visible signs are noted and categorized into a new “holy bible of psychiatric disorders.” And the list grows with each new printing.
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I have a question.
How can you successfully diagnose and treat a mental health disorder when you don’t understand the root cause?
Suppose you don’t understand the root cause. You can’t resolve (heal) the source of the problem. Because you can’t be sure the diagnosis is correct and that treatments are curing the root of the problem.
Is it possible,
The New Mental Health Bible is a way to rationalize the sinful conditions of humanity?
The Psychology of Science
- Science of Psychology
- Psychology Definition, History, Methods and Facts (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- Mental Disorders & Conditions – DSM
What about the Real Holy Bible?
In searching for motives and answers for violence, it’s essential to discover what the “Real Holy Bible” (the Word of God) says about humanity’s problems.
The only other option is to analyze data, believe we have mental health problems, and have the ability to fix the situation ourselves.
I learned the hard way those are band-aid fixes and not a wise choice, and your perception of His truth is the key to understanding and solving the epidemic of abuse and violence.
Searching for the Motives for Mass Shootings and Answers for Healing
It’s heartbreaking to watch professionals and citizens search for motives and answers with scientific knowledge instead of seeking the Word of God for wisdom and believing in His eternal truth.
It is grievous to grasp the “cloak of deception” distorting physical, behavioral, and mental conditions and concealing the realities of humanity’s spiritual situation.
Society seems “unaware” of the spiritual condition—the mind, heart, and spirit of people who walk in darkness. And are the servants of sin and ruled and governed by the powers of darkness, Satan.
Many fail to comprehend the nature of sin. And trust in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as the “only” solution for healing and salvation.
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The Nature of Sin
Years ago, I thought sin was something you did (murder, kill, steal, and others) or didn’t do. In this context, sin was only an “act.” It was something you chose, could opt out of, and had “the power to control and fix.”
I was “unaware” that sin was foreign to the mind, heart, and spirit, came from an outside source, and could attack and govern a person’s heart, thoughts, and actions.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 KJV
I didn’t know sin was a violation of God’s moral law. That sin entered the world through disobedience and opened humanity’s eyes to the knowledge of good and evil. And that;
We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 KJV
Bible Study Dictionary
Living in the Darkness
In the darkness, humanity wrestles against the prince of the power of the air, the devil, or Satan—the father of lies, rebellion, and iniquity of sin against God’s moral way of living.
He is a master of “psychological manipulation.” And perverting God’s divine wisdom and eternal truth. He roams about the earth as a roaring lion seeking whom he can devour.
His primary purpose is to rob, kill, steal, and destroy everything God created for good. He seeks to be God and to rule God’s creation. Once the most beautiful angel in heaven, the devil or Satan became God’s enemy. And His creation (humanity)!
Blinded to the Truth
I became blinded to the absolute truth. The attacks of sin come from an outside source. The prince of the power of the air, the devil or Satan, and evil “permeates humanity’s mind, heart, and spirit.”
The heart, mind, and spirit drive a person’s beliefs, motives, behaviors, and actions.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 KJV
More importantly, you live in darkness and become enslaved to sin. Sin’s byproduct (consequence) results in a morally corrupt heart: perverse thinking, a dysfunctional mindset, unlawful behaviors, and immoral actions.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but have pleasure in them that do them. Romans 1 28-32 KJV
The Consequences of Living in the Darkness of Sin
In the final analysis, I unknowingly lived in the darkness of sin. As a result, I had a dysfunctional mindset (reprobate), an altered spiritual condition (dead), and became governed by the rulers and powers of the darkness (sin) for twenty-two years.
In addition, it was an “altered spiritual condition” (dead – not alive as created by God in the beginning).
The Altered Spiritual Condition Characteristic (The Black Flags)
- The eyes are blinded to the truth by the iniquity of sin.
- The heart is ruled, inflicted, and defiled by the iniquity of sin.
- The mind is corrupt, inflicted, polluted, and dominated by the evil of sin.
- The spirit is dead in the trespasses of sin.
- The powerful forces of sin govern the motives.
- The actions are driven and regulated by the iniquity of sin.
I never grasped the necessity of having my blinded eyes opened to the truth of God’s Word. To turn from darkness to light or the need for transformation from the power of Satan unto God and receiving forgiveness of sins.
When you trust in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin, your heart becomes cleansed of the iniquity of sin. And your body becomes filled with the Holy Spirit, the power of life. You are not the same “dead” person anymore. And in time, God will destroy the adversary’s mental strongholds over you.
What Are the Motives Behind Mass Shootings, Abuse, and Violence?
As shown above, the motives for mass shootings, abuse, and violence become evident to individuals whose eyes see the truth of God’s Word. People who trust in Jesus Christ (the way, the truth, and the light) for salvation walk in the light.
The causes or motives are plain and straightforward: SIN (rebellion against God).
Ultimately, humanity fails to believe in the truth – Jesus Christ. Society relies on scientific knowledge, self-diagnosis, and self-made resolutions. For this reason, these band-aid fixes will never solve the epidemic of sin.
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