Racism and the Church

Racism has plagued civilizations for thousands of years. Racism as defined by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is an explicit or implicit belief or practice that qualitatively distinguishes or values one race over other races. In Exodus we see the racism of Pharaoh and the Egyptians towards the Hebrew people. In Germany we all have heard of Hitler's hatred of the Jews. We know of apartheid in South Africa. Racism has shown many forms throughout history whether murder or slavery. The church has been spectator and sometimes an active participant in these racial atrocities. As Christians we have a duty to stand up in the face of racism and to fight it in our own lives. We have been shown such amazing grace by God almighty and we have no right to refuse that same grace to those of other races. In Revelation 7:9 it says that in heaven there will be people from every tribe and tongue and nation. What better preparation for heaven than to join with our brothers and sister from every tribe and tongue and nation here on Earth. William Wilberforce was a Christian in England in the late 18th century who fought diligently in Parliament to abolish the slave trade in England. On February 23rd there is going to be a movie released entitled Amazing Grace which is a story of his life and his fight against racism in England. I hope that as Christians we will go see this movie and that it would inspire us to fight against the racism that remains in our day. Below is a trailer of the movie and if you want more information about the movie you can go to Amazing Grace Movie.