On Ferguson, MO. and Politics :

On Ferguson, MO. and politics :

There's always a danger in being too politically tainted.
It bothers me to see how many Christians are always leaning too far right or left and then they try and deny that they don't have a smell of politics on them.   

It's like a smoker who doesn't realize they smell of smoke while they're standing among non smokers. 
Christ didn't call us into politics even though morality always intersects with it.
For the Christian, it's sort of like being careful not to fall into legalism.    But many times, Christians make this mistake.
A lot of times, it's because certain people can never put themselves in the shoes of others.    It has to do with ignorance.  Prejudices are evil little ignorance's that all of us have, and sometimes, we don't even know we have them.    Most of us, won't even admit we have them.    For instance, I have prejudices.... but don't ask me what they are because I'll tell you,  "Mind you're own business"!    :)     It's human to have these things but for the disciple of Christ, we grow out of them as we become more Christ-like.

Many times, these things happen because people are immature Christians and haven't yet realized that OUR LOVE is what serves The Gospel of Christ to others .    

They take this understanding of love to be clique' ... but no, it's the most important aspect of the Gospel message. 
They're very zealous to wield their sword of Truth around ...   but their love is somewhere in their pocket.  
Put your sword back and save it for yourself.... and take your love out of your pocket, and use that instead.
You shouldn't even be holding God's sword in your hands UNLESS it's in LOVE that you're using it.   

Many people think that TRUTH is in competition with Love.
They'll say  "I am loving, because I say the Truth"....  But they'll serve you gold on a paper plate, or worst,  serve it to you by tossing it in your face. 

Tsk, tsk, tsk..... That's not the way to do it my breathren.    I don't need to be too experienced or too holy to know that much. 

I know that sounds like a lot of sentimentality but for anyone who has read my blogs and plenty of my FB posts, they know, I'm NOT wishy/washy.
My conscience is clean of that.  :)

I believe in Truth.   But just like The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 13:1 -  

"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal".

For some Christians, love is the fruit that takes longer to manifest in their daily growth in The Lord.     But the hope is that anyone who diligently studies The Word, will eventually get there.  


Now on the issue of Ferguson, MO.   It's simple;  we know only TWO facts:

Racsim and lawlessness will continue to exist until Christ returns and we know that none of us WERE THERE seeing what truly transpired on that day between that young thuggy boy, and Officer Wilson.      Therefore, to have an EXTREME opinion on either side....  not having been there to see what actually happen is just as ignorant and lawless as the looting and rioting thatis taking place over there.           

We know that the law is the law... it must be obeyed.   But we also know that man's law is like statistics, it can be corrupted.    Was the evidence in this case corrupted or unfairly represented ???  ....
THAT is what the people failed to show.       Of coarse, average citizens are not made up of an organized system  to collect, preserve evidence, and then present it to the court ... that's the collective task of the police department and the local judicial system.   

The argument that there are few black cops in that town isn't a good one.  Corruption in law enforement can happen regardless of those numbers. 
But humans as well as human institutions always need systems of accountability to keep from corrupting.   No law enforcement system is a law unto itself.      It's NOT the first time in the history of this country
where there has been police corruption.      There just needs to be better leaders to inact and enforce systems of accountability within the community at all times. 

But without a doubt ... our communities do not need the likes of those that call themselves "Reverends", to lead them.   Those that race bait and push their agendas; stir and arouse hate and conflict.   No healing ever comes from them, and no clear focus to empower and strengthen communities ever comes from them either.
What we need is true men of God in our cities,  with true Godly convictions, and out of them will grow citizens with Godly intentions.     Citizens need to focus revitalizing their communities first in their hearts and minds... and then in their institutions.   We need to be able to cultivate and grow our own fruit within our communities, and get on our own feet.

A good indicator of anyone who you don't want to listen to are people or agendas that spend way too much time focusing on past failors, past opressions, and pushing for the increase of hand-outs.    The bottom line is .... "What are we going to do about it"?    A question like this, moves you forward and keeps you thinking, and planning, and growing.   

Firstly, our schools and families need to be protected.   This is the starting point towards true healing. 

Too many times, when Christians get too involved in politics, they end up with the "us against them"  attitude... The old competitive,  "Yankees vs. Red Socks" mentality.
Well, life is not sports folks.   The innercities everywhere are our mission field.   They've long since been fed religion but what they truly need is Jesus straight out of the Bible, and let the healing begin. 

God's grace to all.