In my faith, God the Son, My Lord Jesus, came, died, rose from the dead and ascended to heaven. Lord Jesus lives forever to intercede for me if I sin. Jesus' work should have been enough to set us free from evil chains of slavery, but God saw we chose to stay in bondage and hate our fellow man; we massacred the innocent, exploited the weak for our own selfish pleasure. The very people so blessed with food, roof, and clothing, yet continue to embrace the madness of hate; they have lost their simplest ability to reason.
For two thousand years God sent countless preachers, reformers, martyrs, or soldiers to fight for the good news of freedom from evil, but we still stayed in our bondage. We hear, 'I've suffered more than you so I deserve more than you,' or 'prove yourself to me, maybe you will be accepted,' or, 'You owe me.'
When people from other countries were betrayed by their own people, why didn't we as Christians have compassion on our neighbor and help them start a new life more abundantly just as we expect from Jesus? We were supposed to save them from evil, but instead Christians owned them...owned...enslaved...used. Evil says, 'What is yours is mine and I will take it because I want and deserve it more than you.'
In my life, I've seen groups like Panthers, Ku Klux Klan, militia groups, Nazis, Black Lives, fundamental polygamists, etc., all worship under a precious Cross of Jesus, yet demand higher level of life than their neighbor...human life. Groups like these do not know the One True God and do not reverence human life. Hate groups are so consumed with their insanity, they rush to tear down public monuments that preach co-exist and peace.
Injustice and evil are always with us until Blessed Messiah comes to finally heal the earth; the big question is, 'What do we do in the meantime?'
Jesus taught us that our neighbor is anyone...everyone. Jesus loved the whole world and gave Himself freely, why don't we?
Why did we do that to noble Native Americans?
Why did we do that to underprivileged, abused immigrants?
Why did we do that to poor widows and children we forced to work in our factories?
Why did we do that to the African who was betrayed by their own?
Why do we do it?
