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10/09/2012
My Thoughts
It doesn't matter what culture people are raised in, they are aware of the importance of their ancestors. An example can be found even in a recent popular movie called 'The Avengers.' There is a scene where the 'good' guys are sitting around a table talking about the 'bad' guy. One of the good guys, Thor, speaks up and says, 'he is my brother' but when it comes to light that this 'brother' has killed a lot of people in 48 hours, he adds, 'he was adopted.' Why did he say that? He said it to distance himself from the tainted blood of an undeniably poor ancestry.
If this is how every human thinks than its just natural to be racist. A person always has the tendency to defend their family and in doing so they will naturally put down others.
This is the opposite of God's plan. Currently, instead of looking back to our fathers, grand fathers, great grand fathers, etc. etc., to show how good or clean we are, He wants us to focus on the fact that he has extended to us the opportunity to be adopted into his family, as sons and daughters, not as grandsons and granddaughters. Once we claim that Christ is our salvation from the wrath of God, then we claim the God of the universe as our Dad. We have bragging rights to this Dad. We can approach his thrown boldly as a son or daughter to ask for things, we have freedom in knowing heaven is our inheritance.
Love,
Dad Wallen