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Bless those who persecute you!

"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (Matthew 5:44 NASB)

Christian Racism?

Love does not work evil to the neighbor. Then love is the fulfillment of Law.
(Romans 13:10 LITV)

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
(Zechariah 8:17)

I remember my freshman year in high school. I was picking through some books at my locker when I heard a young white boy call me a “nigger” from afar. I didn’t see him when I turned around but I suspected it was a racist kid I had heard about who frequented the hallways a lot. I didn’t fight the boy because being a black minority in a predominately white catholic school, I would have been expelled quickly. I appreciated my parents were putting out a lot of money for me to get an education at Calvert Hall. I have experienced racism from not being allowed to date white girls to not being allowed in a person’s home because my skin color. Such hatred should not be normal but there is now a norm in churches across America which is worse than 10 rioting Black Panther organizations, six KKK members hanging a Negro, or even Hitler himself. What is it? A racist church or a racist Christian! This can be an individual living under the banner of the name Christian, but hating another race. I talking about that old grandfather you have that talks about God but speaks evil of Jews, and whites. I speaking of the all black church that claims it loves Jesus but speaks damnable messages of black supremacy. This brings sure shame to Christ Holy name.

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. (2 Peter 2:2)

In witnessing to my grandfather-in-law I have run into this type of so-called believer. He has said that he believes in Jesus, but that the bible is apparently a white man’s book . He has made statements against Jews, while acknowledging the very Son of God, came as Jew into this world. I find many times in discussing Christ with him, he alludes to the fact that he doesn’t hate white people, he just doesn’t like them! He claims that the bible states about hate, not about disliking other people. Well, Karsten, did you show him the truth? Absolutely, boldly enough he cut me off while talking.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. (1 John 2:9-11)

The Greek transliteration for the word hateth is:

to hate, pursue with hatred, detest, VINES EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY says - of malicious and unjustifiable feelings towards others, whether towards the innocent or by mutual animosity. Of relative preference for one thing over another, by way of expressing either aversion from, or disregard for, the claims of one person or thing relatively to those of another, Mat 6:24; and Luk 16:13, as to the impossibility of serving two masters; Luk 14:26, as to the claims of parents relatively to those of Christ; Jhn 12:25, of disregard for one's life relatively to the claims of Christ; Eph 5:29, negatively, of one's flesh, i.e. of one's own, and therefore a man's wife as one with him.

See I like cheese pizza over sausage pizza. This means I prefer cheese pizza over sausage. Racist prefer one race (or like one race over another). They think one is superior to another which is unjustifiable in the sight of God. My grandfather-in-law cut me off saying that it is wrong for him to have to apologize or forgive a white man because the white man was wrong to him in the past. This is why he claims he doesn’t like them. But the scripture speaks otherwise.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (1 John 3:15)

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 John 4:20)

These people walking around saying they hate other races, or dislike certain races of people, they are not Christians. I am not speaking about being uncomfortable around another race. I felt very uneasy attending a predominately white congregation because I was comfortable around black people. I did not hate white people. The Lord Jesus Christ had to correct my feelings similar to Peter’s people pleasing in Galatians 2:11-14.

Brethren, it is not of Jesus Christ to hate another man based on the color of his skin. Not all Christians are black, not all Christians are white. Christianity consist of many different types of people who all love one another. Not every Hispanic who praises the Lord in your church was a gang-banger. Not every black man who is reading scripture from the pulpit has served time in jail. Not all Asians Christians come from countries suffering persecution. Not every bi-racial child is confused about his/her racial identity. Not every expository preacher is a white John MacArthur. Not all Middle Eastern Christians were former Muslims. Am I getting under your skin Mr/Mrs racist so-called Christian? Good! Repent and let Jesus get that mess out of you! If you dislike a particular race claiming you are a Christian yourself, the question now becomes, are you really a Christian? Jesus Christ would not hate another race. So why are you?


For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:26-29)

Will you love them?

One day I was watching TBN making fun of the preachers on TV. I then began to realize my hatred for these men. I repented and remembered this verse of scripture:

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. (Romans 13:8 ESV)

As we grow in Christ, we must put away our bitterness and hurt, our wrong judgment of the churches in America. Yes, there is false doctrine out there, yes a majority of it is bad. But did the scripture say write off everybody, did it say not to love them? No it didn't. But Karsten, it says to mark those that cause divisions. We should name names? Yes but do you love them? Would you love Fred Price, or Jamal Byrant if his bentley was broke down? Or would you tell them they need to get biblical? Look, we are to mark, not to slander, we are speak the truth in love, not call everyone a heretic we disagree with. Honestly, I am tired of seeing angry professing Christians. I am asking you and me too, to love, even the false teachers and the heretics. Love the one you disagree with. I wonder sometimes how we would treat those that have done us wrong if we met them again later in life. Would we love the erring church we came from if the woman pastor was sick in the hospital? Would we visit her? Huh come on, would you love?

I end with one of the most powerful words of the scripture.

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments. (Luke 23:34 ESV)