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Brotherhood and Communities Our communities are not for everyone. Many can not join. However, those who are capable should. There are other ministries that open themselves to others over night so to speak; our communities are designed for long-term development. There are Christians from different backgrounds trying to reach others for Christ and help a hurting world. People need to hear about Jesus, and they need to learn to grow in His love. That is where a community can become a nourishing garden. Creating segregated communities is a way of overcoming racial strife through God's love and can be an example for the world. I have personally experienced living in various mixed-race communities that claimed to be institutions of God. I believe the biggest problem arose from top-down leadership wherein the leadership held to erroneous doctrine (which really hindered learning), for instance, women teaching men, condonation of legalized adultery, or some other error, not the variation of the peoples within. However, even in these places where the Bible is mentioned often as a source of direction, and I did notice others developing and their pleasant mannerisms (especially gentleness!), or at least trying to be part of a group with a goal of love, the racial issue was there too. We can make a big step of progress by parting our house (making rooms in our big community) appropriately according to our genetic tribes--the more we have in common (especially considering the example of the holy, patrilineal, formation of the Hebrew subraces, even as the tribes of the sons of Jacob) makes it easier for each race or subrace to develop and to identify themselves with Jesus and with one another. The love of Christ is amazing among groups that gather to glorify Him. Community living is a way of schooling in itself, which can turn immaturity into maturity, and it can give our leaders and groups an opportunity to develop their ability to be self-dependant and autonomous, not depending on others to provide or sustain us. Ideally, it would be great if our surrounding world could see us, people of different races caring for our own natural kind first, and loving one another also. Our Lord Jesus Christ preferred the Jew before the woman and people of Canaan (Mt. 15. 21-28). So did the woman of Canaan. She acknowledged Jesus' racial judgment (she did not demand unrighteous Affirmative Action). Love is our common bond, and loving our own first is our ethic. Brothers and sisters in Christ love one another regardless of their genetics (whether Japhethic, Hamitic, Semitic or mixture thereof). We are a family and family members need to communicate with one another, not just try to reach the lost of the world. However, we should respect each others' spiritual and natural desire to remain racially homogeneous and direct our communities as such. The Devil rears his (or her) ugly head more and more everyday through misassociation among the young. Let us teach our children the precept of racial homogeneity, and never forget the tragedy of Dinah. Let us build where our people can grow to their greatest potential, and not be hindered or violated. You can be part of a group now: express yourself or join! Sarah And God's Providence Dangerous Doctrine of Diversity "We feel that there is absolutely no reason why there should be any differences between the black and white races, if each stop to adjust and steady itself. We believe in the purity of both races. We do not believe the black man should be encouraged in the idea that his highest purpose in life is to marry a white woman, but we do believe that the white man should be taught to respect the black woman in the same way as he wants the black man to respect the white woman. It is a vicious and dangerous doctrine of social equality to urge, as certain colored leaders do, that black and white should get together, for that would destroy the racial purity of both." Marcus Garvey "The Negro's Greatest Enemy," published in Current History (18:6, September 1923) Christian Gifts: Discerning Spirits Northern European Descendant Christian Community God loves you whether you join a community or not, but it may be a great advancement! |