Thursday, September 17, 2009

Love Your Political Enemies: A Response to Jimmy Carter’s Comments on Racism - Valerie Elverton Dixon - God’s Politics Blog

Love Your Political Enemies: A Response to Jimmy Carter’s Comments on Racism - Valerie Elverton Dixon - God’s Politics Blog

My favorite part is this

Christianity is a hard religion to live. We do not tell people this when we open the doors to the church and invite them into salvation. It is easy to talk the talk of being saved, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Ghost. But it is difficult to walk the walk, to turn the other cheek, to walk the extra mile, to give up coat and cloak, to pray God’s blessing upon people whose actions are hateful. It is difficult to pray that God will walk with them and demonstrate God’s love and presence in their lives. I cannot do this in my own power. I can only do this through the power of God’s own Holy Spirit.

Grace and Peace!!

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