Thursday, April 5, 2012

Freedom is subjective.

Freedom is subjective to most people, really. In Old Testament times a prayer many prayed daily was "Thank you God for not making me a gentile, a slave or a woman."

Some take pride in what they are not:
"The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector." Luke 18:11

Although Proverbs 30:12 states:
"Those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth."

In the New Testament we find these verses:
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28

"Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all." Colossians 3:11

I suggest
Until we are all free, no one is free. When one is oppressed, we are all oppressed. Protecting the status quo (for whatever motives) is a trap and a prison. It's time to put away the hate of the past, and progress. Stop hating everything and everyone that is different and open our eyes to the possibilities. Then, we can move toward a freedom that embraces everyone.

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