How Not To Read The Bible - Week 2
Often, during the Christmas Season, we are surrounded by those we love the most. And there’s something beautiful about that. But. If love is the highest Christian ethic, and loving everyone is the way that CHrist loved, then that’s a good deal more difficult. Jay Kim speaks about two ends of the spectrum of people who are challenging to love: one because it’s easy to forget about them (namely, the global poor and those in need) and the other because we don’t WANT to love them (our enemies).
It’s an unfortunate fact of US history that before and during the US Civil War, the Bible was quoted, preached and cited by Southern leaders and preachers as justification for the owning of human beings and the supremacy of white people over other races. There are a number of verses in the Bible that seem - on their face - to condone and even endorse slavery. This has led some people - even today - to wonder if the Bible is actually pro-slavery. So is it? What are we to make of that? And in a racially-charged and combative world, is the Bible the problem or the answer to the issues we face around race?
