There is nothing racist about
@Sue D. Post .
Of course not, I am the racist! and own it! beaten into submission, And training my 11 year old grandson to bow his head and smile, and submit, just like my mother and all of her sisters and her brother taught me. How to bow down. and lower the gaze!
About 6 years ago a local "Bible church" I attended, that was built i think it was about 1953, 'Polish and German,"immigrants"at that "Reformed Baptist" Historical church i would called. For almost 20 years i saw that church in our neighborhood. The Family that built that church, have streets name after them a Lake named after them. That church property worth about 6 Million Dollars i would imagine, including the church and a nice little quaint parsonage. When i retired. I said I going give them a visit. LOL. I walked in there The Bell Tower was like stepping into the past. When I turned the corner, it was speechless, and all eyes was on me. And I smiled, and sat down. And the "Pastor" preach his "sermon" I was amazed, happen so, I was sitting behind his wife and beside his mother, and didn't know it. I said into the ear of his, wife and whisper to his mother, that man knows his bible, and He showed light on something in their I never saw before ,that was pure TRUTH. Come to find out, we had went to the same" Bible College" and He "Finish in "Grand Rapids, Michigan".
The reason i am telling you this story is, after about 1 or 2 years, He and His wife ask me to do the services there. on their behave, for they have not had a "VACATION" For over 20 years and they wanted me to carry out the services, For the congregation like me, and they love the way i spoke. The Jewish, Germans, Polish, Greeks,. the pastor and his wife said, they will not come to church if we have a replacement to come in. But they like you. They wanted me to conduct 2 Sundays, I told them to may sure come they back, 2 is enough. {I don't think it was a "Nominal" in that congregation" I met relatives of some from Japan, Jewish, daughters and grand daughters in med schools. Only one man, claimed the pastors was real "Prejudice' it was the husband of one of the member. Who's family gather all around me every Sunday, Kids and grand children, Jewish. LOL that man was a "Roman Catholic" who didn't attend the services, but pick them up and brought them every Sunday! LOL! Pastor said watch him for that dude! LOL!
Once they got back, The went to a southern state i will not name. They told me they were "Shock" of the amount of "Racial Discrimination' they saw throughout the states especially among the southern states as they drove from state to state. And how a lot of black people lower their heads and how others spoke to them. They said to me, "Chris, we did not know it was like that!"! Only thing we knew was TV and news channels. They said: they were ashamed of how others treated the people we saw. I have had grown men cried and women in tears, white and Hispanic, calling people out how they have treated me behind my back in the open! Through out my years in this life! Clear up into my sixties! And many have wonder and said, how do you take it. Friends who have been of another color. Many have said to my face, since i have known you, My whole family knows you, i call them out, and tell them about you, From coast to coast>
And they have told me, in tears how many have talked about black people behind their faces. my friends have been "Marines, Pilots, and Helicopter Pilots, Lawyers, Heart Doctors, Real Cowboys, Farmers, Bull Riders, PhD's Mathematics, PhD's Computer Sciences, Ph,D's English, PhD's Music, PhD' Professor in Chemistry" Ph,D in "PhD in "Psychology",, heads of Department and Pastors. I said; friends of mines, just stopping by unannounced over my mothers houses looking for me. Just stopping by parents house, to talk. If i wasn't there, they would set down and talk to my mother and father and eat! My Mother and father cooked and baked, like "Michelangelo' painted pictures, Father always planted a garden in the yard. Just about everyday they cook! Summer timeout side fry fish on Friday, outside My Parents stayed in one city i was in another, But all my life I would stop their house about everyday. When i was not away. Even when i am out of town I always called my parents. Later my mother might called and say "Doctor _______" stop over today looking for you! he or she stayed over a long time. we had a good time. LOL
My father or mother didn't even have a high school education, She married at 17 i think, father at 20, I was born about 6 years latter. 1st born. they were married 56 years, My great grandfather and great grand mother, paternal was married in "1891" She was a American Indian, i have their Marriage license, and her picture. My Grand father paternal and Grand mother was married in 1920 and I have their Marriage License. And they all was "Reformed Calvinistic Baptist"!
One of my memory of my Grandfather, he had a lot money,, and all a lot of houses, and a lot of Coal and Ice trucks, and his dealings was with a lot of the Jewish, his lawyer was Jewish and I remember him always reading his bible, he had a deep tone voice! He was about 6'7 real big hands and big feet. And always wore a "Stetson Hat" LOL! My grand mother had Mink Stoles, and a Cedar Wood closet. And My Grandfather, Grand mother and Aunt was a Missionary to the "Canadian Indians". "Calvinist". and black!. And i got pictures to prove it. LOL! Somewhere around here.
I have wonder a lot about my life! My mother did too! She use to look at me, with such amazement, No matter what i did, She would tell people he ain't going to lie, if he did it , he is going to tell the truth, Mama, i did it, i don't know why, but i did it Mama, I am wrong Mama, I think a got a whooping every day for the time i was 5 until I about 12 or 13 years old. Everyday! GOD what is wrong with me, I told brother we get a whooping everyday, and i am trie of these whoppings. What you are going to do, he said. I said I am going to do what i supposed to do, without her even asking me to do something. Lord why do I do the things I don't want to do! Lord am I chasing women, what is wrong with me. You got to help me. I need NO one to answer those question. The day I became a "NEW CREATURE", New ears, NEW LANGUAGE, and I am sure it is not "glossolatia' and I need no one for a "Interpreter" of the events that have lace, the path of my life, like some of you well know!
(Romans 8)BSB
"AND WE KNOW:
that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him,who are called according to His purpose. For those
God foreknew, He also
predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers"
OH, how so many
of this world hates the "BIBLICAL WORD": "
GOD Foreknew:", also the term:
"Predestined to be conformed" into the image of His Son.
[the world can only shape things into the image of mankind, how can they do, any better].
Mortal man is mortal man, do we expect more from him? The 1st man is from the earth and The second from Heaven.
"The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven."
Was The 1st "Israel' born of dust? Mmmm and could there be a 2nd "Israel" from heaven? Oh does it not make any different? Just merely a waste of ink, a waste of time in studying such a thing? for there is only one "Truth"! But many applications about many things.
At Babel -- God created the various languages so that the people would Have to spread out to find those who spoke the same language. Prior to that time -- everyone had the same color and language. Skin color developed over time and did the various facial features. Over time and with marrying those who lived close-by the recessive genes started becoming more dominant.
Black-skinned people are definitely different -- not meaning to sound racial at all.
Look at Genesis 9: 21 - 27 -- Noah had gotten drunk and fell asleep in his tent. His three sons went to cover up their father's nakedness Apparently it was Ham, the father of Canaan, who was the 1st of them to see their father naked. And then he went to get his brothers who helped cover him up. vs 24 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger had done to him. Noah proceeds to 'Curse be Canaan; a servant of servants he shall be to his brethren."
Apparently That is what the curse entailed. The future children were born 'black'. Obviously there are lots of black people in this world. Mostly from Africa and a couple of other countries.
Whatever Did happen, God allowed it To happen.
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LOL! Noah,
"That dog don't hunt" they dug a hole and bury that one and long time ago, and i see he has risen from the grave'
"a little leaven will leaven the whole lump"! [
And the leaven did not begin there! But it sure found its way in the meal!]
you have a nice day.
