This message is taught by Amos Johnson Jr, PhD. He leads and pastors Church for Entrepreneurs. God has given him a calling to help believers succeed at their calling. He believes a fulfilled life comes from clearly knowing what God has called you to do and doing it.
Message summary & scripture references
Unfortunately, the United States of America has an inconvenient truth it needs to come to terms with—Christianity was used to justify slavery and promote racism. This dark seed is embed in the DNA of American culture and has caused (and still is causing) a fracture in the body of Christ. In today’s Daily Word, we are exploring this concept and discussing ways to reduce its effect.
Genesis 9:24-26 NIV
[24] When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,
[25] he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers. ”
[26] He also said, “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
Genesis 21:9-10 NIV
[9] But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking,
[10] and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”
Exodus 20:17 KJV
[17] Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Ephesians 6:5 NIV
[5] Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
[17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
[15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Genesis 1:27 NIV
[27] So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Galatians 3:26-28 NIV
[26] So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
[27] for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
[28] There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Acts 17:29-30 AMPC
[29] Since then we are God’s offspring, we ought not to suppose that Deity (the Godhead) is like gold or silver or stone, of the nature of a representation by human art and imagination, or anything constructed or invented.
[30] Such former ages of ignorance God, it is true, ignored and allowed to pass unnoticed; but now He charges all people everywhere to repent (to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins),
Matthew 19:7-9 KJV
[7] They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
[8] He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
[9] And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Exodus 21:16 NIV
[16] “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.
1 Timothy 1:8-10 KJV
[8] But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
[9] Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
[10] For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
Galatians 6:7 KJV
[7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
2 Samuel 12:10-12 KJV
[10] Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
[11] Thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
[12] For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Acts 13:22 KJV
[22] And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
1 Corinthians 13:12 KJV
[12] For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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