Christians Love and Accept Other
Christians
When Christ enters the heart to rule
as Lord and Savior, the whole life is changed.
The significance of accepting Christ
as Lord (and not merely as Savior) is best demonstrated in the
home by Mom and Dad. When parents truly set out to follow
Jesus Christ, the impact reaches to the smallest and youngest
member of the family.
Prejudice is a condition of the
human heart greatly influenced by the prejudices practiced
around us. Many children will accept the prejudices of
their parents without question, at least until they begin to
learn new ones at school or from peers later on in life.
Parents have the very best
opportunity to teach children to question all prejudices, and to
help guide them away from regarding others as somehow inferior
because of race or color or social standing or educational
background. The diversity of national origins, cultures
and language has enriched our American society in more ways than
can be measured.
We know from Scripture that God is
no respecter of persons. He is the same God to all people.
As the people of God we also need to practice the same kind of
love and understanding. And that understanding and love
begins in the home and in the fellowship of the local church.
No one should be shunned or otherwise discouraged from
participating in the local church because of their race or
national origin or their skin color.
In our homes and in our local
Christian gatherings, the adults are to set the example for the
children, loving other people and accepting all Christian
believers as brothers and sisters in the Lord. Especially
in the church, no human being should ever be judged based
on skin color or language or national origins.
People are people, and each one will
stand or fall before the Lord for the choices they make and for
the life they live, regardless of what they look like or who
their parents happened to be. Parents who teach their
children these things in the home with meaningful explanations and by
living examples will provide their families with the very best
kind of practical and spiritual education.
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