1 John 3:4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
The lawlessness, or the consistent rebellion against God’s law should never be or become a habit in a Christian’s live.
Sin is to be turned away from, fought against, resisted and cut out as with a scalpel of unfailing objective.
The sin of racial prejudice, is a sin of the heart.
Sin is deep rooted and can crop up overtly even in the mind of the advocates against it.
Genesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Our Creator God told Noah in Genesis 8:21 …”I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth;”
Blatant hatred or sublet animosity toward an ethnic, racial or culturally different groups is sin. Sin is anything which displeases God.
Racism is a loudly voiced sin or the whisper of sin within.
The source and reason for racial bias is in human nature. People are born with a sinful nature. That is why prejudice, hate, evil and all forms of unfairness never goes away.
The sin of prejudice, is in all groups of color against other groups of color.
Red, brown, black, yellow or white, all groups need the help of Jesus to find freedom from sin.
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From The Threshold, Volume Two, page 108 lyric
Guilty ashes whisper lies from the past. Rebel curse sparks the evil outcast.
Fanning sins unlock inmates inside. Quick the knife, cut out the “I” in prIde.
A sin whispers like wind, sparks me, me igniting sin. White Shadow of Light, shine on me, pray be in sight.
Darkness lurks, fighting for lost control. I cry for Christ, Lord of eternal soul,
Living Word, my truth in this duel. Jesus is my hope, my precious jewel.
My Lord, my White Shadow of Light, In Your grace, I am home.
My God, my White Shadow of Light, In Your grace, bring me home.
White Shadow of Light, shine on me, pray be in sight.
Fading sins have a rebel inside. Quick the knife, cut out the “I” in prIde.
Thank You, Lord, all grace from the start. You are King, ruling in my heart.
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Sin is living in all people, all people sin. No one is perfect accept God.
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Narrow mindedness has walled up an intolerance toward God, in a range of indifference’s. For many God is not real.
Rather than a fair discussion about the God of the Bible, He is slightest, not noticed and treated as less than worthy by most people.
Casually ignoring God and choosing to prevent yourself from finding the truth about God is just as sinful as out-and-out hostility to our Holy and Just God.
When human beings and human laws ignore the will of living God of the Bible they are ignoring the only Absolute authority and have ignored God’s wisdom and perfect help and guidance.
By being bias and prejudice against our Creator God, humans are only left with the best of human ways, laws and justice which have been failing steadily.
Far short of God’s plans and remedy for sin found in Christ, are the repeated human failures, thus attempts for a better society will always be doomed without the wisdom of God.
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Individually prayer seeks the will of God. Prayer also seeks God’s strength to endure whatever our temporary earthly conditions are.
What is surprising in the rising incidences of racial prejudice is the missing element of group prayer.
Black people or African Americans, are not joining in a public common goal to petition the Lord for help in their quest for equality.
Obviously human laws, regulations and incentives are not reaching the desired outcome of eliminating racial bias, bigotry and hatred.
They can’t because racism is a sin of human nature.
In fact human efforts to bring about a fair and just society have failed. Prejudice exists against the poor, the less intelligent, against people of color and those who speak a foreign language and so on.
Prisons are full, and a variety of crimes even those based in prejudice will worsen as society moves farther from God.
Some Americans are in extreme poverty living in the streets without food or shelter and that problem never goes away.
At the same time of gross negligence toward our veteran’s healthcare and the healthcare of the poor we are the most OBESE society in the world.
The world deteriorates and people are preoccupied with temporary things. Harmful things like too much food, alcohol, drugs, and gambling continue to filter out thoughts of God, life after death and the soul.
Death looms large in the wake of increased natural disasters, rising attacks of terrorism, and waiting in the wings is the yet to be publicized euthanasia. Pro-advocates of more death stand ready to save our financially broke healthcare system.
Meanwhile God is increasingly ignored.
Christians of all colors, races and ethnicities are united, in silent and unseen prayer. Obediently seeking God’s will they are not among the majority protesting against the God of the Bible and the ten commandments.
Deuteronomy 4:29-31 But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Verse 30 When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the LORD your God and obey His voice
Verse 31 (for the LORD your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you,
King David, a man after God’s own heart instructed his son Solomon the best way he could by directing him to seek God.
1 Chronicles 28:9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts.
Continue verse 9 If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.”
Ephesians 1:3&7-8 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Verse 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
Verse 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
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To bring about a better life that is pleasing to God, people have the means when they receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
With God, by God, in submission to Christ Jesus and through obedience to the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit the sin problem in our heart can be overcome.
Producing a more loving acceptable society can only happen in surrendering the “I” in our prIde and loving others as God has already loved us through Christ.
Our motivation to be loving toward all people can only be made manifest by first receiving God’s gift of salvation in the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Eternal love comes from an eternal God who calls all to receive His gift of grace and be at peace with Him in Christ Jesus.
Peace with God in your life shines peace on others.
By knowing and trusting your assurance of eternal salvation in heaven, love for others is a gift Christians share because they are living in joyful hope.
To help ease the sin of racial prejudice and help lessen the tension of manifesting our sin nature we need a Savior.
Jesus is the only way to a more complete life with God’s love and the only way to eternal life.
Matthew 22:14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Now is the time to stand with the truth and wisdom of God.