Sept 13th, 2020: Our Real Identity

 Racism | Answers in Genesis

What does it mean to have an equal playing field? What color of one's skin should be to qualify for any government support? It is even more problematic when people can declare whomever they prefer to be in terms of their sexuality, skin colors and many more. Who is going to have to have the authority to say to someone else that you are not ____enough? How far down the line of our genetics code before we are not entitled to such help?


Many small business owner folks I know are from some other backgrounds with different skin colors. Why shouldn't they get help? They have been participating in the growth of the economy. Now they are close to bankruptcy because of the pandemic. Are we running a risk of creating another systemic discrimination toward people of other colors by having a special treatment for one group only?

Being treated equally is a biblical concept because we are all created in the image of God, and we should cherish one another that way? When we mistreat one another, we don't just damage each other, but we also sin against God. However, it is kind of absurd to think we can grant each other the real value of being human when we personally don't even possess the complete quality of that. Our governments might be able to offer us the status of citizenship but not the essence of being a human being.

Helping one another to prosper and to live out God's plan for each one of us individually has to be one of our priorities in seeing the fulfillment of God's plan for the world. The answer to racism cannot depend on our own attempt to bring about social changes only. It has to come from a sincere repenting heart and a humble spirit to acknowledge that we have treated one another unjustly and with the utmost contempt toward God. Maybe then we can all walk together toward God and have our true humanity restored.

1 John 4: 11
"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

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