Tell that to some people who think they are the best thing that ever happened to the human race and that God somehow owe them an apology for placing others who don’t look or speak like them in the same world.
There’s racism at the work place, there is racism on the streets, displayed everyday on TV, and believe it or not there’s racism in the church. Let’s be honest, there is racism everywhere and it did not start today.
The early church had it’s own share of the challenges that go with racism and discrimination. Acts 6:1
“Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
Acts 6:1 ASV
Actually the need for Deacons became obvious because of disputes and squabbles caused by these issues and the disciples had to find a solution by the help of the Holy Spirit.
Racism is a function of the flesh and it is closely related to pride, selfishness, spirit of competition, contempt and hatred.
These are all traits inherent in the sinful human nature and the only way to overcome is by living the life of the spirit and allowing God’s kind of love to rule our thinking and actions.
Let us walk in the Spirit and so not fulfill the promptings of the flesh. Galatians 5:16
I am pretty sure all the demonstrations, riots and protests will not solve the problem of racism. They may surely help bring awareness to the issue – which is also important, but only the Holy Spirit and the love of God will take away racism from the innermost core of a man’s heart, and it is only those who genuinely walk in the Spirit that will be able to actually live this out.
Selah.
Laolu Oyeyemi