Reparations Will Give You a Proper Understanding of Holy Scripture

This posting was sparked by a few events. First, I was in attendance at a "RoundTable" discussion entitled, "Politics and the Pulpit." It's a precarious topic because I do not agree that the Government, Political Parties or any organization can empower the Church. The Church's Power - and empowerment - comes from God alone. And, although I disagree with that premise, I honestly thought it was a commendable effort by the group's founder to engage Black Hill Staffers and others in discussion about issues of substance. Yet, the speech by Senate Chaplin Barry C. Black was indicative of foundational problem affecting our people.

Chaplin Black spoke of what he called our "dual citizenship" in heaven and on earth. And, you could tell from the subsequent discussion that many were uncomfortable with what was said. It reminds me of some of those plantation preachers who consistently and singularly preached the slaves obedience to his master.

Reparations will give you a proper understanding of Holy Scripture. And, with that proper understanding we will understand the importance of our role as a people. It is the preaching of misleaders that has us throwing away the Holy Bible as "a book distorted by White People for the subjugation of all others." It is the twisting of the Word of God that leads us to try and discredit Christianity as "the White Man's Religion."

The Holy Bible teaches submission, not subservience. Christ preaches meekness, not docility. There is no "dual citizenship." We owe our allegiance to earthly authorities only as they are in submission to God. Yet even when they are out of line, we do not resist their "authority" out of our respect for God.

There can be no "dual citizenship," for St. Paul tells us in Philippians: "our citizenship is in heaven." And, Christ tells us that "no one can serve two masters...for he will either love the one and hate the other, or hate the one and love the other." So, to tell someone that Christian Faith demands us to be "patriotic" is a perversion of the Truth.

Reparations will give you a proper understanding of Holy Scripture. And, it was that proper understanding that drove countless many of the Ancient Church to submit themselves to mutilation and martyrdom under Diocletian and other tyrants of old. It was that proper understanding that comforted numerous American slaves as they endured mutilation and tyranny of America's Diocletians and despots. And, it was that proper understanding that culminated in the "Era of American Martyrdom" that we refer to as the Civil Rights Era. (You may wish to read Wade in the River to learn more about this.)


Allow this clip to put things in perspective:


See: reparations will give you a proper understanding of Holy Scripture. And, by no means is this a political posting. I place that clip her for this purpose: how can on (Dr. Dobson) be so arrogant as to speak of someone twisting words of Scripture when Western Civilization itself was built on a perversion of Scripture? Do not accept this perversion! Take Action!

St. Paul also instructs us that we are to follow the Gospel as it was preached by the Apostles...and that any preaching of the Gospel (Scriptures) that is not in alignment with those early teachings must be regarded as invalid. When we do this, we will understand our role as a people...and as humanity.

Come and Get Your Reparations!