Posted on 11/30/2014 5:15:33 AM PST by IChing
Arguing and even rioting over racial controversies are among the most obsessive activities in our modern society. Where does it all end?
A couple of years ago I came across an essay which explained racial differences in terms I’d never encountered before. The author’s basic message was that white Europeans were at one point about as savage and culturally undeveloped as Africans or so-called native Americans, but that they later achieved highly advanced civilization not through some kind of rapid evolution or manifesting some latent, inherent superiority — it was the advent and spread of Christianity throughout Europe, exponentially more than anywhere else, which helped inspire and result in drastic advancements there in language, writing, art, social mores, jurisprudence, economic and political systems of cooperation, and breakthroughs in technology, medicine, and so on.
Meanwhile, the populations of Africa and other continents remained mostly in a state of relative barbarism because of primitive spiritual darkness, the Gospel having not been spread nor taken hold to anywhere near the degree it had under the commands of certain European leaders who were powerful evangelists for Christianity. Sure, there had been and were empires and comparatively (in ancient context) somewhat advanced culture in various parts of the world prior to, during, and after the birth and widening worship of Christ, however white Europeans were the ones who had the Holy Spirit basically injected into their midst through dedicated, aggressive religious and political agencies, and through the game-changing phenomenon of Gutenberg’s movable-type press, making possible an untold number of Bibles to be distributed, mainly throughout Europe.
Accordingly, the theory (as I expand on it) goes, the transcendent truth and will of God of the Christian faith, above and in lieu of primitive pagan religions and secular systems, gave Europeans a new consciousness, and a special role in the world and its frontiers.
The mysticisms and social influences of Confucius, Buddha, Brahman, and whatnot also fostered notable developments in civilization and culture in the East, however no other religion has ever been so bold as to proclaim the singular trump card in the Son of God Himself here on Earth, laying it down as supreme and quite beyond any other teaching anywhere, commanding the consciences of men like William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
I needn’t even discuss Mohammed. Let’s just not go there right now.
If Jesus Christ really is the only true way, as New Testament scripture says, then it would appear that whichever race or races happened to have carried the Gospel the most would largely wind up with a special responsibility and position, wouldn’t it? That responsibility would chiefly include the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) — making “disciples of all nations.”
A few people reading this are, I’m sure, recoiling in shock at the suggestion that blacks lag behind whites in various ways primarily (among other less important factors) because collectively, historically, they lag behind in being converted into Christianity and bathed in the Holy Spirit over the centuries. That is exactly how I interpreted the theory, for what it is worth. It’s actually much less politically incorrect than the usual theories on race differences.
Reading that essay turned most of what I’d previously focused on regarding race differences on its side. At the time I stumbled into it, I considered it, then promptly lost it in the shuffling frenzy of worldly controversies and the usual race theories. I cannot recall the essay’s title/author, just the basic ideas in it. From time to time I remember it, though, and I’m glad that it sort of stuck in my cognitive craw.
I’m glad because I figure that if the author is right, then all of the negativity and strife around race issues in this country may be resolved after all, if indeed Jesus Christ is the antidote to worldly (and in that case, false) assessments about racial matters. Spirituality, not biology, nor secular social science, would be the real determinant of general conditions for races relative to each other, for race relations, and for humans being able to actually transcend race.
It’s a thought worth thinking, given the situation in which we find ourselves.
Yeah blacks are the racists
This seems to be correct or at least correlative but it doesn’t explain Rome.
More to it than that.
I can’t remember who the participants were, but the story goes that during a debate, an atheist was asked by a Christian apologist this question:
If it was late at night in the inner city, would you rather confront a group of young men from a gang, or a group of young men coming home from a Bible study.
The atheist chose the latter.
Merely Libtards attempting to avoid both observable reality and all IQ test results. Races have different IQ scores.
Little IQ is needed to become an acceptable member of a society. Acculturation is essential and acculturation is best done by a married mother and father assuming both parents are themselves acculturated.
Absolutely true, till recently.
Unfortunately, cybernetics is increasingly creating a situation where there is very low economic demand for any role low IQ individuals are capable of performing, while there is increasing demand for services only high-IQ people are capable of providing.
I suspect the group affected by this enlarges by about one IQ point every two or three years. That interval is probably decreasing.
Yes, yes, but do you suppose the work of the Holy Spirit improves intellect? Especially over generations?
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Good. I recall that too.
The Romans’ and Greeks’ technological and cultural achievements, as well as those of the Chinese and whoever, are admirable to the extent that they represented progress up to a point. But the heathen barbarism was always there, as it still is in much of Chinese life under that Godless regime today.
One can of course point, as leftists always do, to the sins of supposedly Christian conquerers and governments over the centuries, however a good standard to use is the old “you know a tree by its fruit.”
I had a pastor who thought AA was useless because alcoholism was just a case of mistaken identity - if drunks would only realize that God is their Father and Christ is their Savior, they wouldn't need anything else. That doesn't explain that i have seen priest/nuns/pastors, etc., at meetings over the decades...
Feeding the spirit is always a viable and desirable option, but we also need to understand that Human nature is what it is and that it also needs to be addressed at the Human level too.
“If Jesus Christ really is the only true way, as New Testament scripture says, then it would appear that whichever race or races happened to have carried the Gospel the most would largely wind up with a special responsibility and position, wouldn’t it?”
I completely disagree. No one has special authority in any way.
Responsibility = Authority. Can’t have one without the other.
People have the responsibility to God, no to or over anyone else.
Explain the Great Commission, then
Paul said that God ordained the limits of the nations and their positions, so as to best permit them to hear the gospel.
Thus those nations which had the gospel, were permitted to have extensive influence in the world—and not for their own benefit, but for the benefit of the rest of the world.
(There was nothing otherwise about a cluster of islands off Europe, devoid of any resources except coal, to suggest that they would be able to absorb India, half of Africa, Australia, Pacific Islands, etc. etc. The idea would be absurd were it included in a gaming option.)
“Great Commission”
You mistake the word of Christ for a command of authority. A commission is a command of authority.
Jesus said to evangelize, which is a far cry from having authority.
Authority means I can hold you against you will to hear my word and to do as I need to command your obedience. Sounds like Islam, actually.
Intent upon driving traffic to the Clash blog, I see.
You’re going off the rails
But there are millions of Africans who are Christians. Ethiopia has been Christian for nearly 2000 years, longer than most of Europe. And we see little cultural advancement. Central America has been Christian for 500 years.
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