1. Make peace with your past, so it doesn't spoil your present.
2. What others think of you is none of your business.
3. Time heals almost everything, give the time some time..
4. No-one is the reason of you happiness except for yourself.
5. Don't compare your life with others, you have no idea what their journey
is all about..
6. Stop thinking too much...Its alright not to know all the answers..
7. Smile, you don't own all the problems in the world..
Daily thoughts of random nothingness....and my attempts at photography.....
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
History Lesson
They
were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family
would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would
wake up. Hence the custom; of holding a wake. England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer. And that's the truth. |
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. Racial separatism is the belief, most of the time based on racism, that different races should remain segregated and apart from one another.
Question: "What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?"
Answer: The Old Testament Law commanded the Israelites not to engage in interracial marriage (Deuteronomy 7:3-4). However, the reason for this was not primarily racial in nature. Rather, it was religious. The reason God commanded against interracial marriage was that people of other races were idolaters and worshippers of false gods. The Israelites would be led astray from God if they intermarried with idol worshippers, pagans, or heathens. A similar principle is laid out in the New Testament, but at a much different level: “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14). Just as the Israelites (believers in the one true God) were commanded not to marry idolaters, so Christians (believers in the one true God) are commanded not to marry unbelievers. To answer this question specifically, no, the Bible does not say that interracial marriage is wrong.
As Martin Luther King noted, a person should be judged by his or her character, not by skin color. There is no place in the life of the Christian for favoritism based on race (James 2:1-10). When selecting a mate, a Christian should always first find out if the potential spouse is born again by faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:3-5). Faith in Christ, not skin color, is the biblical standard for choosing a spouse. Interracial marriage is not a matter of right or wrong, but of wisdom, discernment, and prayer.
The only reason interracial marriage should be considered carefully is the difficulties a mixed-race couple may experience because of others who have a hard time accepting them. Many interracial couples experience discrimination and ridicule, sometimes even from their own families. Some interracial couples experience difficulties when their children have skin tones of different shades from the parents and/or siblings. An interracial couple needs to take these things into consideration and be prepared for them, should they decide to marry. Again, though, the only biblical restriction placed on whom a Christian can may marry is whether the other person is a member of the body of Christ.
The above information is pulled from Google Search ----- in case you want to reference it for yourself....
I have often wondered why so many people hate people of another race.... it is my belief that we are all equal value and come from similar if not the the same situations.......
It breaks my heart to hear some of the language that comes from people and the stipulations. People often run for the bible and try to quote scripture -- well I have given you scripture to back up the things I speak of............ It is a shame that to this day people can still loose their own families for being with people of the opposite race..
In the south racism is still so heavy that when you are faced with it sometimes it feels as if our heart is being ripped open for the first time.... Before you decide to turn your back on someone because of color try knowing the instead..... You may find your best friend or the love of your life....
Thanks for reading....
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