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1 Corinthians 16:13 exhorts believers to “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”. This call to strength and steadfastness has been exemplified time and again by Black ...
The terms used to describe people in the Bible – like "Ethiopian," "Cushite," or even "Gibeonite" – didn't carry the same racial connotations they do today. These ... Beyond individual figures, we must also consider the broader presence of Black people within the larger biblical narrative. The land of Cush, often associated with present-day ...
Unveiling the Untold Stories: Black People in the Bible For too long, the narrative surrounding the Bible has lacked the diversity reflected in its actual text. A common misconception paints the biblical world as exclusively light-skinned, omitting or downplaying the significant presence and contributions of Black people.
Smith taught that Black people were under the curse of Ham, [2] and the curse of Cain. [3]: 27 [4]: 256 He referred to the curses as a justification for slavery, [4]: 126 [2] and also taught that dark skin marked people of African ancestry as cursed by God.[3]: 27 In Smith's revisions of the King James Bible, and production of the Book of Abraham (part of the Pearl of Great Price) he traced ...
This playlist consists of three videos: 12 Black Women in the Holy Bible, 12 Black Men in the Holy Bible, and 12 Black Tribes in the Holy Bible. In each vide...
Luke 24:47. John 8:31-32 – Freedom from bondage comes through knowing the truth. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teachings, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”. John 8:31-32. Acts 10:34-35 – Root out favoritism.
The dissertation became A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in America. It's a history of passing told through the lens of personal stories. Once Hobbs began researching, the stories came...
Theologians and Bible teachers that exclude, explain away, diminish, or ignore the contributions of the Black people that God placed in Scripture might as well exclude the cross from Jesus Christ because in the Old Testament, Black people are the backdrops that God used to highlight His greatest acts.
In the first 200 years that black people were in the United States, they primarily identified themselves by their specific ethnic group (closely allied to language) and not by skin color. Individuals identified themselves, for example, as Ashanti, Igbo, Bakongo, or Wolof.
The Rev. Dr. Amos Brown was taking his usual Sunday afternoon nap in late July when a longtime congregant, Vice President Kamala Harris, called. “Pastor, I need for you to pray for Doug, for me ...