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I'm A Black Christian, Yes, You Can Be Both

You can be for Jesus and against injustice.

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I'm a Christian. I'm black.

I love God. I love my people.

Jesus died for my sins. My Ancestors died for inequality.

Both great sacrifices that I benefit from.

But one I take to eternity and the other I just take to the grave.

What I know for a fact is, God is an artist. So detailed oriented, he made everything with such intention. I know that my ancestry was so specifically entailed to me, that me being black was no accident but a sketch in his grand design. God was and is always intentional.

Being a Christian means being a voice to those lost in the darkness by carrying a light of grace and a message of love.

My Christianity comes first, always. But my Christianity does negate my "blackness." Being a Christian doesn't mean you don't come in contact with the world, it just reminds you that you're not of it. America has embedded in its DNA a horrid history of abuse, injustice, and violence toward African Americans. Every day is a fight to rise above the hate and rise towards the goal of equality for all.

Being pro-black means to be in support of the advancement of black people.

You can be for Jesus and against injustice. For some reason, there's an underlying tone that if you speak on racism that it's divisive or that you're putting your identity in your skin color. As if you have to pick one — be black or be a Christian. That is wrong. You can be both an ambassador of Christ and be pro-Black.

Balancing my Christianity and my "blackness" is difficult at times. Being a voice for Christ can fill up a room but taking a stance for injustice can clear one out. So when it comes down to it, which do I choose? Being a Christian or being pro-black. See, if I'm really a Christian, which broken down essentially is Loving God and Loving People, then I'm already pro-black because if I truly love God's people, then I love who he loves. He loves his people, he identified with their struggle, and he made us in his image to do the same.

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