Saturday, May 30, 2020

God Doesn't Know Color............and neither should we

The answer to racism has been written in the Bible for thousands of years, all we (as a people) have ever needed to do is pay attention. God created man in His image and from man, woman was created to be his companion. God did not define all the differences or intricacies of man nor woman but simply man and woman. We, as a society, should endeavor to do the same.
Below I have included the parable of "The Good Samaritan" from Luke 10, (edited) as an example. A "Christian" being a person who endeavors to follow the teachings of Christ.
The Parable of the Good (Christian)
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?

So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among (bad people), who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a certain (religious man) came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a (second man), when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. But a certain (Christian), as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the (bad people)?”

And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

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