And yet we are no closer to a solution today than we were on the day that Cain slew Abel. The world is filled with conflict and suffering and warfare. James says that the problem originates within man. There is something desperately wrong with man. Man is the great enemy of mankind.
Man is the problem.
Paul says in II Timothy 3 that the last days will be dangerous, perilous times because men will be lovers of self rather than lovers of God. It is man that causes the distress in the world. It is man that is behind all antisocial behavior. It is man that is behind all forms of conflict, whether it be global warfare or fighting in our homes and businesses between husband and wife, children and parents, or between employers and employees. You see, there is a warfare going on in our own hearts.