This episode argues that the most successful modern revolution is not violent but ideological: the widespread adoption of socialist thinking, especially regarding moral responsibility. Biblically, guilt rests on the individual sin is “my own most grievous fault” and true social order depends on godly character and repentance. Socialism, however, shifts blame from the sinner to his environment, treating criminals as victims of circumstances, upbringing, or economics. This mindset increasingly absolves individuals of responsibility and even blames families or society when someone goes wrong. The author warns that if we instinctively excuse wrongdoing by blaming anything except the sinner, we have embraced the first principle of socialism. Believing that man is responsible leads us to seek change through Christ and transformed hearts; believing the environment is responsible shifts hope to legislation and revolution. Echoing the Berkeley protestor, the passage concludes by asking whether we have joined this ideological revolution by adopting its assumptions about guilt and human nature.

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