Thrown Under the Bus Where Did it Start?

Thrown Under the Bus

Where Did it Start?

Throwing people under the bus started before buses

Adam threw Eve under the bus and Eve threw Satan under the bus

Throwing people under the bus, blaming others, scapegoating is a pipe line

None of us wants to take responsibility so we pass on the guilt and wrongs

Jesus came to stop the abuse of throwing people under the bus

Jesus was thrown under the bus for all of us

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. 1 John 1:8-10

Let’s get back to life before Adam threw Eve under the bus

It is time each one of us gets back to doing our job

Of putting the right names on God’s creation

Doing our job of ruling over the earth

In love, cleaning up our mess because Jesus forgives and became the scapegoat

Let’s get people out from under the bus and on the bus

 Jesus is driving where there is hope and forgiveness

Where Did it Start?

The earliest record of throwing someone under

the bus happened long before there were buses.

Casting blame on someone else to escape

our guilt started with Adam and Eve.

The parents of us all set the example.

It was a team effort.

Adam, Eve and Satan were all in it together.

We ought to be reminded that Adam and

Eve were living in an all exclusive resort.

The Garden of Eden had

everything anyone would want.

 Never a cloud in the sky.

Every day the sun shined on the land revealing the

beautiful landscape with plants, hills, water, and animals.

Food was everywhere for the taking.

Maybe the best part was you did

not have to get up in the morning and

wonder what you were going to wear.

This all inclusive resort was

created and paid for by God.

 

God wanted Adam and Eve to feel at home,

 to have ownership, so He asked them

to give names to the created things.

God also wanted Adam and Eve to know that

out of all creation they were second only to God.

They were given authority to rule over everything.

There was only one thing God restricted them from.

Something that looked good,

 but would destroy their lives.

That one thing came up for discussion one day

as Satan decided to team up with Adam and Eve.

They were all in the wrong together.

Adam and Eve felt the fear and guilt of their actions.

It was that fear that caused them to hide and

that fear that caused Adam to throw Eve under

the bus and Eve to throw Satan under the bus.

   

Our first parents modeled blaming others,

using an escape goat to cover wrongs.

We have learned well from our parents.

I can’t imagine anyone living past the age of five

not throwing someone under the bus in order

to escape wrong and to make themselves look better.

 

We all know we live in a

world that is not all inclusive. 

There is more shifting the blame on others for the

troubles of life than there are buses in the world.

What is so interesting is the same God

who created the all-inclusive resort

for Adam and Eve has come back.

God came back as an escape goat for all of us.

He took on our shame and guilt.

God, who did no wrong, was

thrown under the bus for us.

God made a way for us to

receive God’s provision again.

Our part is to admit our guilt, to not

blame others, but recognize our wrong.

It is called repentance.

Amazingly God says…

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just

and will forgive us our sins and

purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

If we repent God forgives.

Therefore, we should stop

throwing others under the bus.

We should not be shifting the blame.

We are all guilty.

 

If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out

to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

1 John 1:10

We are not going to change

the world by blaming others.

The blame game, throwing

people under the bus, is a pipe line.

Adam threw Eve under the bus

and Eve threw Satan under the bus.

All have sinned.

Jesus came to stop the pipe line

of throwing people under the bus.

It is time each one of us takes

responsibility for our actions.

It is time each one of us gets back to doing our

job of putting the right names on God’s creation.

Doing our job of ruling over the earth.

In love, cleaning up our mess because

Jesus forgives and became the scapegoat.

Let’s get people out from under the bus and on the bus.

Jesus is driving where there is hope and forgiveness.

Scripture Reading

1 John 1:8-10 NIV

8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.