Black people have a history of hungering for God’s truth, and loving character.
“The first institution [the formerly enslaved] created was their church, to honor God who gave them freedom. Black Christians shared the truth of the gospel message apart from supremacy,” says apologist Lisa Fields. She underscores that Black people kept alive the truth that God’s heart is for our souls, and that our whole being matters to Him.
Christianity is unprejudiced, and empowering. Lisa describes this gospel as “holistic, socially engaged,” and “empowers [people] economically, and educationally” according to Scripture.
The Bible clarifies our relationship with our Savior; we’re created in His divine image (Genesis 1:27). Jesus’ parable of the sheep and the goats tells us He judges our love for Him by how we’re living in our relationships. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me’ ” (Matthew 25:35–36). The parable concludes: “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (v. 40).
God has distaste for discrimination, favoritism, and exclusion. He desires our love to reflect His concern for the soul and whole of each person.
