Prejudice

The Men of the Master choir .... MoM executive meets on Saturday morning to plan the way forward

20 January 2011

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

The question many people struggle with is: can a Christian be a Christian and still be prejudiced towards other people? This is a difficulty that we all seem to face at same stage or another, and this influenced by our own character, experience and exposure which reinforces our prejudices. In a multi-cultural setting as we have in South Africa and in many other places in the world we come across people of different cultures, beliefs and practises. Many of these are so different to what we expect so we reject this and in so doing we reject the person as well. So when people are different to us we should not reject the person and we do not have to conform to there culture, but to transform to Christ.

Christians are supposed to be accepting of other cultures, so when a person becomes a Christian they should then leave their old culture behind and become a new person, with a Christian culture. We need to be very conscious that we need to be open to others, but also to stand firm in correct Christian beliefs and culture. There needs to be a revival of  boldness, a speaking out of what we believe and why. This is why it is so important that we build relationships with people who are willing to be like minded and not with people who reject what we believe in and in the way we choose to live.

Be encouraged to review your prejudices and to pick your friends wisely.

David

Point to ponder: Christians must be different to others.

Question to consider:  Are you prejudiced?

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