It is commonly assumed that we are trapped in what the Hindus call karma.  Forever paying the penalty or reward of our past actions and those of our ancestors.

This fear of retribution is supposed to fuel our present day actions toward the good.  Counting on our desire for reward to nudge us to proper behavior toward our fellow man.

It’s a noble thought that mankind will ultimately do good and bring peace on earth because of the rewards but millennia of the opposite outcomes sort of betrays that idea.

Man’s “innate goodness” has never overcome our innate selfishness.  No matter the system of Religion or governance it has always fallen back on a threat of dire punishment to encourage good behavior. 

The new birth Jesus introduced to us, which put us into a new bloodline, literally creating a new man in us, is the only true answer to our inborn bent towards wrong.   It’s not some new religious system setting the special “born-again” above all others.  It is an open door to a dying generation crying out for redemption from the madness of this current culture. 

Take the hand of the man who walked on water and gave his all to redeem you.