{"id":519,"date":"2016-02-28T10:15:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T15:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchnetworks.org\/htcb\/?p=519"},"modified":"2016-03-06T11:08:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T16:08:32","slug":"ye-did-run-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.churchnetworks.org\/htcb\/2016\/02\/ye-did-run-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Ye Did Run Well?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ye<\/a><\/p>\n

Ye did run well?<\/h1>\n

Gal 5:7<\/h1>\n

The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Church at Galatia, asks a question about having been set free from the strangle hold of sin, and having begun the race of Christian service what now hinders them from obeying the truth?<\/p>\n

I would also ask that of Black people today. Having been set free by the power of God despite barriers<\/strong> <\/span>of racism and having begun this race for freedom<\/strong><\/span>, what now hinders us from obeying the truth that once made us free?<\/p>\n

Speaking of truth, I read an article recently that a Presidential candidate told African Americans at a Baptist church in North Charleston to be afraid because they face barriers in economics, health and education<\/strong>. This candidate said also, \u201cwe have to be honest about systemic racism which is still a problem in America.” The audience roared with applause! This statement indicates that the responsibility for the problems<\/span><\/strong> that plague our community ( high level of crime, high level of poverty, high level of drug abuse, high level of fatherless\/broken homes, high level of incarceration, high level of illiteracy, etc.<\/em>) are all due to \u2018barriers<\/strong><\/span>\u2019 that have been placed in our way by ‘others’<\/strong><\/span>. Or in other words we are not succeeding because \u2018others\u2019<\/span><\/strong> are keeping us from achieving the same rights and privileges that they are enjoying. Of course this Presidential candidate promises to bring down these barriers<\/strong> <\/span>if they are elected.
\nIs this assertion true? Is what the candidate said \u2018honest<\/strong>\u2019 about what the problems really are in the African American (Black) community?<\/p>\n

Are we in the condition that we are in due to \u2018barriers<\/span><\/strong>\u2019, and systemic racism<\/strong><\/span>? While it is true that racism and barriers still exist<\/strong>, are they the reasons that many African Americans (Black) families are failing to achieve success in America? I say NO.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Thomas Sowell notes the following:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n