The black church was instrumental in the The Civil Rights Struggle. Being black, brown, or yellow is not a sin. Despite the injurious, negligent, and improper practice of Christianity by some whites, by their past beliefs and subsequent acts of racism, in the name of Jesus, there is nothing in God's word that says, implies or assigns any wrongdoing to natural citizens of a country moving to get all its benefits. Descendants of slaves were born in this country; ancestors had invested in its bedrock and foundation; its wealth. America had laws of inequity, unfairness, and injustice for these descendants of slaves. It was America, not the struggle, that was out of God's will. Immigrants and other minorities in this country must credit black leadership for making it a lot easier for them to step right up and walk right into basic opportunity, chance, and right, something we blacks in America did not have. Descendants of slaves were the pioneers of the initiative, approach, concept, and work in major promising civil rights in America. We led and prepared the way, facing the serious difficulty and danger through slavery, desegregation and the press for civil rights.
We, who call ourselves born again black Christians, can not continue to help or permit stuff that is against Christ's teaching. Remember the bible's account of the woman caught in the act of adultery and shoved by a group of men before Jesus to punish? The group of hypocrites did not bring the man that was in the act with the woman. Well, Jesus did not say, “Go on girlfriend, do your thang. Forget these jokers.” No Jesus told her to stop committing adultery and cautioned her accusers about finger pointing and urged them to be more understanding; more compassionate and to remember their own failures. As a culture, we seem to understand only part of this exchange. We do not want the finger pointers, but we do not say stop either.
The love that Christ teaches is not one that provides approval and legislation of any and every kind of act. We are not to do that. Loving someone does not include agreeing to sanction or accept any kind of behavior. It is a forgiving love. It is giving another chance love. It is a patient love. It is recognizing none of us are mistake proof love. But let us not forget, it is a help you to be more like Christ love. Saying stop is an important element that should not be left out of the exchange.
Praising the Lord, like was done on Celebration of Gospel, is necessary, right and important, but we have to avoid even the appearance of being hypocritical about our own tendency to enable and accept blatant wrong doing from those among us. It's self deceit and it's self defeat and we all know, God is watching! What we believe should be evident in how we live! What are you seeing?
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 8:31PM
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