in showing favoritism
another common area of discrimination is ancestry – we judge people according
to their race, their nationality, their ethnic background.
i heard of this black
man who went to a church in the south and he was trying to get in and it was
full of bigots and they wouldn’t let him in so he went to the pastor and told
him. and the pastor said, “you need to
pray about it.” about three weeks later
the pastor saw him and asked, “did you talk to the LORD about it?” and the man said, “yes, and GOD said, ‘don’t
worry, i’ve been trying to get in that church for 20 years and i still can’t
get in’”
another area is age
– you’re too young or too old.
also achievement
– our society gushes over winners and forgets losers. one minute you’re a hero and the next minute
you’re a zero. success and status are
key words. even in the CHRISTian world
we seem to have our super stars. james
says, “don’t do that. don’t ask for
special treatment.”
just a thought from
the front porch…
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