Let's do more for God.
There are people in heaven who want to help people in hell, but it's too late, right?
They want to give them a drop of water to cool their tongue because they are tormented in hell,
but there are also people in hell who love to go to heaven, but it's too late.
Somebody told me this, to us Christians, the earth is the closest place
that we can get to hell, but to the unsaved the earth is the closest place that they can be to heaven.
Luke 16 verse, verse number 27, the Bible says,
This is the cry of people in hell see people in hell would love
For you to preach the gospel to their loved ones, right?
People in hell would love for you to preach the gospel to their unsaved mom to their unsaved dad to their cousins to their
Brother and to their children because people in hell would love to go to heaven. Hey, they request you
They request you to cry about you to send
for the good news to their loved ones.
But to us who are still living,
it's not too late to preach the gospel.
So I want you to notice the cries of people in hell.
The cries of hell is,
hey, I have five brethren that he may testify onto them,
lest they also come into this place of torment.
Nobody who goes to hell will wish
that other people will go to hell with them, okay?
Some people will say I'd rather rule with saving in hell than be with God in heaven, but saving is not ruling hell
They will wish to go out, but by that time it's too late
But if you are safe and you die you go you go to heaven
You will wish that you will help people in hell, but it's too late
You will wish that you will preach the gospel to them, but it's too late because you are in heaven, right?
So for us who are still living on the earth,
it's not too late for us to preach the gospel.
John chapter five, look at verse 24.
Very, very, I say unto you,
be that heareth my word and believe it on him
that send me hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation,
but is, notice, past from death unto life.
There's nothing wrong with remembering the past.
The Bible says multiple times we need to remember the days of vote,
remember all the ways that God has led us throughout all those years.
It can be a great reminder of how great God is.
It can motivate us to do more for God in the future.
But if you are only living in the past, then you are wrong.
What are you doing?
Today, in fact, God rebuked the church in Sardis and God said,
thou hast a name that thou livest and are dead.
So many Christians talk about the heydays of Christianity in the past,
and they will complain about what we have right now,
but we can still do great things for God right now, right?
We can remember the past.
It can motivate us.
We can learn from our past victories and failures, but don't settle.
we can always do more.
Obviously, numbers are just numbers, right?
You know, numbers can change on seasons,
you know, life in the areas.
But you know, what we can learn from this number
is very easy. Like I said,
the more hours we spend,
the more those we knock,
more people get saved.
It's that simple, okay?
So God has blessed our church tremendously and we should really praise him for what he has done
And we should rejoice in the Lord, but let's also not settle. Okay, Philippians chapter 3 look at verse number 12
The Bible says not as though I had already attained either or made perfect
But I follow after if that I may apprehend that for which also I'm apprehended of Christ Jesus notice version 13
brethren, I count on myself to have apprehended
The wiper head means attained, achieved.
Paul was saying that he did not count himself
to have achieved the final state.
But there's one thing I do for getting those things
which are behind and reaching forth
onto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the price
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
So what Paul was saying that is,
hey, keep running the race, right?
The only time you should stop running the race
is until you die, right?
And when you, when you go to heaven, you're still going to be working and praising God forever.
Okay. So never stop working. Keep running the race.
Good morning. Welcome to Shirt Foundation Baptist Church. Please grab your hymnal and turn to number
46. Number 46. My savior first of all.
When my life work is ended and I cross the swelling tide When the bright and glorious morning I shall see
I shall know my redeemer when I reach the other side And his smile will be the first to welcome me
I shall know him, I shall know
And redeemed by his side, I shall stand.
I shall know him, I shall know him
By the print of the nails in his hands.
Oh, the soul-thrilling rapture, when I view his blessed face,
And the luster of his kindly beaming eye.
How my full heart will praise him for the mercy, love, and grace that prepare for me a mansion in the sky.
I shall know him, I shall know him, and redeemed by his side I shall stand.
I shall know him, I shall know him, by the print of the nails in his hand.
Oh, the dear ones in glory, how they beckon me to come,
and are parting at the river I recall.
To the sweet veils of Eden, they will sing my welcome home,
but I long to meet my Savior first of all.
I shall know Him, I shall know Him,
I shall know him, I shall know him,
And the print of the nails in his hands,
Through the gates to the city,
And a robe of spotless white,
He will lead me where no tears will ever fall.
In the glad song of ages, I shall mingle with delight,
But I long to meet my Savior first of all.
I shall know him, I shall know him, and redeemed by his side I shall stand.
I shall know him, I shall know him, by the print of the nails in his hands.
You still have your hymn book open look over at the other page there at 45 when I read my title clear number 45
When I can read my title clear to mansions in the sky
and wipe my weeping eyes, and wipe my weeping eyes,
and wipe my weeping eyes.
I'll bend farewell to every fear,
and wipe my weeping eyes.
Should earth against my soul.
darts be hurled, then I can smile at Satan's rage and face a frowning world, and face
a frowning world, and face a frowning world, then I can smile at Satan's rage and face
That cares like a wild day, Looch, come and storms of sorrow fall.
May I but safely reach my home.
My God, my have my all.
My God, my.
Where shall I bathe my weary soul in seas of Hamley rest and not a wave of trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast.
Amen, good singing.
It's time for fans with Justin John.
We'll give the announcements.
All right, welcome to Shoe Foundation Baptist Church
on the Morning Service.
Raise your hand if you need a bulletin,
and Usher will bring one to you.
All right, let's look at the verse of the week, James chapter 3 verse number 17
The Bible says but the wisdom that is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle and easy to be entreated full of mercy
And good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisy
It's a great verse because we need to seek the wisdom of God because the wisdom God brings peace
Bring is good fruit and brings genuine Christianity and then without partiality. So let's look at the
Inside page, we are a church plant
of Sure Foundation Baptist Church in Vancouver, Washington.
Pastor Thompson is the pastor,
I'm the evangelist and the location leader.
We are on YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, and X,
so if you want to follow us, please do so.
Service times on the morning at 11,
Sunday afternoon service at 4 p.m.,
and Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m.
This coming Wednesday, I believe we'll be in chapter six
of the book of Ecclesiastes,
so please join us if you are able
So when in time this afternoon at 1 30 p.m. Are we going to an apartment complex?
Yeah, might be a little bit humid so bring some water and then
Saturday morning so many at 10 30 a.m. If you've never gone so many it's fine
we'll pair up with the talker so so many is a time where we go out and share the
gospel invite people to church we also have some follow-up cars please grab
some follow-up with your new converts and talk talk to them about baptism church
attendance let's refocus on the main things and then the praise report
salvation and last week's attendance attendance is for you for you to see we
I, you know, I did not count the Gary, Sony, Marathon, even though our church
people did join them, because, you know, I just let the Manic Baptist count, count
those Salvation's, just so you know. And then upcoming events, baby Joshua was
born two days ago, so...
That's why that's what they're now here. Just keep praying for the recovery that everything will go well
Use the QR code for the wedding
Registry the wedding will take place
In Texas, so let him know if you want to attend so he might send you an invitation
so
And then Pastor Anderson will be preaching for us on Friday, September 5th at 7 p.m.
There will be no Wednesday night service that week and that week only, okay?
So if you see someone who only comes when Pastor Anderson comes to preach, but they don't come here regularly, we can all yell shame, shame, shame, okay?
Anyway move on. Join us for our annual fall fellowship at the local park on
Saturday September 13th at 4 p.m. We have a sign-up sheet on the food item on
the front table so please jot down the side dessert that you want to bring. We
will provide the main meat
for the grill so please join us this will be a fun time we will set up a
volleyball net there's a basketball court we can play some games we can eat
some great food and fellowship so please join us you can also invite your
friends you know to to join this event and Dr. Phil Stringer he's the vice
president of the King James Bible Research Council he'll be preaching both
services on Sunday November 30 okay so please save that date as well and then
I have posted a video on the social media about the details, about the address and time.
Please let me know if you're planning on coming, please email the church, you know, telling
me whether you are thinking about coming on Friday or Saturday or both, and maybe talk
to the people here who's coming, maybe you can call a pool, just to like save some money,
you know, that will be good.
And then on August 31st, that's two Sundays from now doing the afternoon service.
We'll have a man's preaching night.
If you plan on preaching, please let me know because there are certain...
Requirements for preaching. I also need to know your sermon topic. So please let me know ahead of time if you are planning on preaching
If you only know how to be safe or needs to be baptized, please see an usher or myself after service
We have a tub ready for you to get baptized and then a tight and offerings for the month of August so far
It's for you to see as well. Please stay faithful in your in your in your tight and in your tight and offerings
If you flip on the back side, we have the birthdays coming up.
We barely missed baby Joshua's birthday two days ago.
Obviously, that's the first birthday.
And then we have Miss Hannah's birthday on the 19th.
So that's where is Miss Hannah, right here.
OK, we will sing that during the afternoon service
so that you have to come back.
And if your information is in August, it's not on that list, please let me know by feeling it on the back of the card, of the communication card, and drop it when the offering play goes by.
So that's all the announcement. Let's sing one more song and then we'll take up the offering.
Alright, let's sing number 60, face to face.
Stand if you would, please. Number 60.
face-to-face right number 60 face-to-face number 60. Is that right? There you go.
Number 60. Yeah, I was pretty sure that was when we all get to heaven which is a
great song but number 60 face-to-face.
Face to face with Christ my Savior, face to face what will it be.
When with rapture I behold Him, Jesus Christ who died for me.
Face to face I shall behold Him.
on the starry sky face to face in all his glory I shall see him by and by only
faintly now I see him with a darkling veil between but a blessed day is
When his glory shall be seen, face to face I shall behold him, for me on the starry sky.
Face to face in all his glory, I shall see.
rejoicing in his presence, when our banished grief and pain,
when the crooked ways are straightened,
and the dark things shall be plain.
Face to face, I shall behold him, far beyond the starry sky.
and all is glory. I shall see him by and by. Face to face, oh blissful moment. Face to
face to see and know. Face to face with my Redeemer, Jesus Christ who loves me so.
Face I shall behold him, far beyond the starry sky.
Face to face in all his glory, I shall see him by and by.
Amen.
You may be seated.
Good singing, everybody.
This time the ushers can come forward for the offering.
It's a great song. Me and my wife love that song. I'll pray for the offering.
Heavenly Father, thank You for this date You've given us.
I pray that You bless this morning, Lord, and bless the preaching, and bless the
spirit here, Lord. And that You bless the ties in the offering,
and bless those who are faithful in their ties and offerings, Lord. We love You,
and in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
John 17 we're going to be in John 17. Oh good night act 17. We're gonna be act 17 this morning
If you don't have a Bible, please raise your hand. I shall hand you a Bible act 17
now when they had passed through and
pholists and
Apollonia they came to Thessalonica where was a synagogue of the Jews and Paul as his manner was went in unto them and
Three Sabbath days reasons with them out of the scriptures opening and alleging that Christ must knees have suffered and risen again from the dead and that his and then
This Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
And some of them believed and consorted with Paul and Silas,
and as it developed Greeks, a great multitude,
and the chief woman, not a few.
But the Jews, which believe not, moved with envy,
took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort,
and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar,
and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought
to bring them out.
to the people, and when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto
the rulers of the city crying, these that have turned the world upside down are come
hither also, whom Jason have received, and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar,
one, Jesus. And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city when they heard these things
and when they had taken security of Jason and of the other, they let them go. And the brethren
immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea, whom
Who coming did there went into the synagogue of the Jews these were more noble than those in Thessalonica?
And that they received the word of God with all readiness of mind and search the scriptures daily whether those things were so
Therefore many of them believed also of honorable women which were Greeks and of the men not a few
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea,
they came thither also and stirred up the people. And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul
to go as it were to the sea, but Silas and Timothy is abode there still. And they and they that conducted Paul
brought him unto Athens, and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Tumotheus, for to come to him
with all speed they departed. Now, while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred
in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry, therefore disputed he in the synagogue
with the Jews and with the devout persons, and the market daily with them that met with him.
Epicureans and other Stoics encountered him and some said what will this babbler say other some
He seemed to be a set or fourth of strange gods because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection and they took him and
brought him unto Aeropugus saying may we know what this new doctrine where thou speaketh is
for thou bringest certain strange things to our ears we would know therefore that these things what
these things mean
for all the Athenians and the strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else,
but either to tell or to hear some new thing. Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars Hill and said,
Emen of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious, for as I pass by and behold
Beheld your devotions. I found an altar with the inscription to the unknown God whom therefore you ignorantly worship
Him declare I unto you God that made the world and all things therein seeing that he is the Lord of heaven and earth
Well, not in temples made with hands neither's worship with men's hands as though he needed anything seeing he
Give it to all life and breath and all things he have made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell
on all the face of the earth and have determined the times before appointed and the bounds
of their habitation.
that they should seek the Lord if happily they might feel after him and find him, though he
be not far from every one of us. For in him we live and move and have our being, as certain also of
your own poets have said, for we are also his offspring. For as much then as we are the offspring
of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by
but now command all men everywhere to repent.
Because he have appointed a day in that,
in the which he will judge the world in righteousness
by that man whom he ordained,
where he have given assurance unto all men,
and that he have raised him from the dead.
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead,
some mocked and others said,
We will hear thee again in this matter. So Paul departed from among them,
how be it certain men clave unto him and believed, among the which was Dianeseus,
the Arphagite, and the women named Damaris, and others with them. Brother Alex, could you please pray for us?
Thank you Lord for having us in church, Lord. Thank you Lord for the liberty you give us in Christ, Lord.
edified by your word. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. You're in Acts chapter number 17.
Let's start reading from verse 24. Acts 17 verse 24. The Bible says God that made the world and all
things therein seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
Neither is worship with man's hands as though he needed anything.
seeing he give it to all life and breath and all things.
Notice verse number 26,
and had made of one blood all nations of men
for to dwell on all the face of the earth
and has determined the times before appointed
and the bounds of their habitation.
And title of the sermon this morning
is called the three fifth compromise.
The three fifth compromise, okay?
Who has heard about the three fifth compromise?
in this congregation.
Well,
Essentially, back in 1787, after the U.S. Constitution was being framed,
delegates faced a, you know, a deadlock because the southern states wanted to
count all slaves just for the representation in Congress, even though
the slaves had technically zero votes. This would have given the south, you know,
southern states more like power because they will have more Congress
dedicates, argued that slaves should count as zero for the, for the, for the representation,
okay? So essentially, they eventually came to a compromise that the slaves will be count
as three-fifth of a person, just for this apportionment for the seats, okay? That's the summary of the
three-fifth compromise, and the result of the three-fifth compromise is the southern
political power was reduced compared to counting 100 percent of every single slave,
but then the very institution of slavery still remained untouched.
So, basically, the South want to count the slaves as one whole person, but then the North want to count zero.
So, essentially, they reach a compromise, so they decide to count the slaves as three-fifth of a person.
Now, the common argument is, you know, the compromise meant that black people were literally three-fifth human.
But the problem of that argument is the text never
attracts the actual human worth, only the legislative seats.
But it was still a compromise nonetheless, OK?
Doesn't matter how you put it, which argument you have,
it's still a compromise.
That's why it's called the three-fifth compromise.
Now I'll talk more about slavery later in this sermon.
But based on the Constitution, Article 1,
that says this, representatives and direct taxes shall be a portion among the several
states which may be included within this union according to their respective numbers which
shall be determined by adding the whole number of free persons including those bound to service
excluding Indians not taxed three-fifths of all other persons so notice the
wording here because we can have a few important observations in this class
because this class never says black people or slaves are worth three-fifths
of a human being it says three-fifths of all other person
Because the phrase all other person, I believe that was the framers indirect way of referring to the enslaved people without using the word slave.
Because I think they are just dancing around with the words, just not to offend people.
But the entire clause is about apportionment, okay? How to calculate...
representation in Congress as well as taxation, not about assigning necessarily a moral or
a biological word to a person, but it definitely can be viewed as a racist compromise, okay?
Because when you hear the word three-fifth compromise, you know, the first response is
you are counting, you know, the slaves three-fifth of a person, okay?
The first argument is, the three-fifth compromise is a racist dehumanization, which I can totally
see the point because the critics argued that by counting slaves as only three-fifth of
a person, the founders literally enshrined the idea that the African slaves, they were
And some modern clergy and historians have called this compromise a stain on our nation's conscience.
From this perspective, this clause was about consolidating southern political power while entrenching slavery, treating slaves as fractions just for political gain.
someone have said that the 3-fifth compromise was actually a pro-slavery measure because
it's a tragic example of human worth being quantified by numbers.
So, I see that point.
The 3-fifth as a racist dehumanization, but then the second argument is the 3-fifth is
actually an anti-slavery measure on the Southern power.
often in conservative or Christian circles.
That's pretty interesting.
Argued that this compromise was actually
a strategic move against slavery's influence,
against slavery's influence because by counting
the slaves three-fifth of a person,
it essentially limited Southern state
to have as many representation in Congress.
And essentially, that kind of led to the, you know, eventually it led to slavery getting
abolished.
Okay, so we have both arguments.
The first argument is it's a racist thing, it's a pro-slavery thing, but then the second
argument is that's an anti-slavery thing just to limit the Southern power, eventually,
abolition of slavery. Now turn a little bit to Proverbs chapter 11. Proverbs
chapter number 11. So which view is correct? I think both contain truth and
both require context, okay? Because I think it was a compromising effort just
to keep the nation together, no matter which side you are on, okay? That's why
it's called a three-fifth compromise. In Proverbs 11,
Look at verse number one Proverbs 11 verse number one
The Bible says, a false balance is abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
So even a political compromise technically limits evil based on the argument, you know,
talking about the harsh slavery in the U.S.
But that's still dangerous because it still legitimizes evil, right?
Because even though the three-fifth compromise, based on some commentators, it was used to
You are still essentially calling slaves three-fifth of a person, right?
That's why it's called a compromise.
And when looking at the standards given by God and given by the Word of God,
God's standard is never partial.
righteousness because the end does not justify the means okay it's called a
compromise for a reason doesn't matter which side you are on some argue is for
slavery some some argue is anti-slavery doesn't really matter it's still called
the compromise so the scope of this sermon is really about racism in general
okay so
Among the U.S. kids between age 10 to age 11,
10% of black children and over 5% of Hispanic
and Asian children reported racial or ethnic discrimination
compared to 2.8% of white children,
around 31.5% of high school students
have encountered racism with the highest prevalence
So, like, don't complain about yourself, okay?
Asian got the highest, 57%, followed by multiracial and black students, about, like, 46%, okay?
having countered discrimination, over 50% of black Americans and 35% of Asian Americans
have experienced racial slurs or insensitive comments, okay? Certain words people use,
obviously that depends on the context, you know, anyway, but, you know, racism is a real
issue in America, but let me just say this, that racism has no place
in Christianity. Because the Bible is very clear, God is made of one blood of all nations of man
for to dwell on the face of the earth. Amen. So point number one this morning,
I just used the three fifth compromise to kick start the sermon. So point number one,
I want to talk about the national compromise with slavery. The national compromise with slavery.
But I do want to preface this point by saying that history is not often black and white.
Because I'm going to talk about the civil war this morning, okay?
And I believe the winners get to write the history books and the losers tend to romanticize the story.
And I do believe many quotes are taking out of context to support either positions, okay?
So if you disagree with what I'm going to say, I don't really care.
I will try my best to give you a balanced view.
Just say this, let's unite on what the Bible says on this subject, okay?
Because people have different ideas about the Civil War, the North versus the South.
Was it really about slavery? Was it about the state rise to own slaves?
Was it about rejecting the federal government overreach?
Was it about rejecting a Jewish central banking system?
Was it about Lincoln's desire to be a dictator?
You know, I have no problem with that.
Was it a fight about local small state government?
Okay, so people have different theories behind that.
But let me just say this,
that not every official story is false
and not all conspiracy theories are false either.
Right, concerning everything.
9-Eleven,
Per horrible, you know all kind of things not all official stories false and not all conspiracy theory
It's false, either.
So this morning, I want to give you
seven different ideas and theories about the Civil War.
And within each theory, I'm going to give you
the mainstream view, and then the economic,
and the federalist view, and alternate,
and the conspiratorial view, okay?
So the first major theory people talk about
when addressing the Civil War is slavery
and the expansion of slavery, okay?
So, here's the mainstream view.
That slavery was the central cause.
As openly stated in many southern succession documents,
southern leaders believe restricting slavery's expansion
into new territories will lead to its eventual abolition
threatening their economic system and way of life.
Okay, that's the official story.
But then based on the economic and the federalistic view,
slavery was not just a moral issue,
it was the foundation of the South Agricultural
economy. Debates over slavery were also debates over economic control. But then you have the
alternative conspiratorial view.
which is some argue slavery was only used as a rallying point or smokescreen
while deeper motives about power, finance and the geopolitical strategy
drove this entire conflict.
So these are the three different views about the theory of slavery.
Here's the second theory.
Stay rights versus federal authority.
Here's the mainstream view on that.
Southern leaders frame succession
as a defense of state sovereignty.
But the right, most in dispute,
was the right to maintain and expand slavery.
So the mainstream view is,
even though the South were fighting for stay rights,
they were still fighting for the stay rights
to own slaves, okay?
Here's the federalism view.
Beyond slavery, there were genuine constitutional disagreements
about the balance of power, whether the federal government
could dictate state policies on trade, infrastructure,
or finance.
Now here's the conspiratorial view.
That was seen as a part of a broader struggle
against the growth of a centralized authority
at the expense of local self-governance, OK?
That's the argument about stay-right versus the federal authority.
Here's the third theory, banking and currency.
Here's the mainstream view.
This was the secondary factor.
Most pre-war disputes centered on slavery and territory, not banking.
Here's the economic view, southern destruct of centralized banking dated back to Andrew
Jackson's dismantling of the second bank of the U.S. Many feared a strong national currency
and national banking system would consolidate economic power in the North.
Here's the conspiratorial view on that.
That's getting interesting, sought to centralize U.S. finance, financing both sides of the war.
and attempting to control U.S. currency, okay?
So now the Jews were in the picture.
That's the conspiratorial review on that.
The fourth theory is it's about tariffs and trade policy.
The mainstream view being tariffs were not a primary trigger.
The economic view is high protective tariffs
benefit northern states more than the south.
But then the conspiratorial view is
tariffs are sometimes framed as tools
used by the elites to shift wealth
and control between the regions, okay?
Now the fifth theory is about
federal infrastructure spending.
The mainstream view is that's only a minor factor.
compared to slavery and the political disputes.
The federalism view is the southern politicians argue
that federally founded railroads, canals,
and harbors overwhelmingly benefit the northern states.
Here's the conspiratorial view.
Such projects could be seen as part of a coordinated effort
to concentrate economic power geographically.
The sixth theory being foreign influence theories, the mainstream view being there's no credible
historical evidence that supports a foreign plot as a cause of the Civil War.
The federalistic view is some people acknowledge the foreign markets and the creditors influence American trade policy
but without a unifying...
conspiracy and then the conspiratorial view is works like Dixieland
deceived and dissent into slavery alleged European banking dynasties
such as the Rothschild and foreign powers sought to weaken US US
independence financing both sides and encouraging secession
Now the last theory, theory number seven, is the post-war narrative and the so-called lost cause, okay?
The mainstream view is that the lost cause narrative
was solely
the
was solely due to the Confederacy fighting no, but
just to portray the Confederacy fighting nobly just for stay rights rather than slavery
but then the federalistic view is
And this framing also downplayed the real economic grievances.
And then the conspiratorial view is sometimes this was viewed as a cover-up to actually
obscure some deeper political of the financial motives for the war, okay?
So seven different theories from three different perspectives.
I mean, it doesn't really matter which position you guys take, but what we can all agree on
that is, many people died in this war, right?
Many people died in the civil war.
We can argue about the financial side, and some are really deep, some are like...
Some theories require you to really look into the quotes in its context, because people take, you know, the general's statement out of context.
They will take the state narrative out of context to support either positions.
So what we do know is many people died in this war. About 620,000 to 650,000 soldiers died.
Among that many people, two-third of them actually die from diseases like pneumonia, typhoid, malaria, rather than combat wounds.
475,000 soldiers were injured. There are 60,000 documented amputation.
and they were not fully aware of the germ theory, so many people actually died due to this amputation.
We have entire towns destroyed or depopulated, especially in Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
In the south, we have an estimated property loss of 1.5 billion dollars.
By the way, that's $1860.
Okay, that's like a lot of loss.
Railroads, farms, and factories, they were completely destroyed.
And as a result of the political consequence of that is,
The official end of slavery of the 13th Amendment in 1865.
And then we have the reconstruction area.
The federal military occupation of the South
lasts till 1877 to enforce the new laws
and to protect so-called slaves.
And then we have the expansion of the federal power.
Well, after the Civil War, we had the federal authorities strengthened over states setting a president for a more centralized national government.
Okay?
So I believe the truth is sometimes in the middle.
You know because harsh slavery is wrong right whether whether that's the
central cause or not because many people in the north they had slaves also, okay, and
But the other thing is having a centralized federal government is not inherently wrong
Just like having more localized state governments is not inherently wrong wrong either
Right. No, there's nothing inherently around depends on how these systems are they are actually executed
Just like I wish, you know
The ruling against abortion is a federal ban rather than a state ban, right? Because there are certain issues
Yeah, I'm for a federal overreach concerning certain moral issues, right?
But concerning some civil things taxes. Yeah, it might be more beneficial for a state rule on that, right?
So, you know, you cannot make a blanket statement that a strong federal government is like inherently wrong because
because they should federally ban abortion
adultery, murder, sodomy. There's nothing wrong with that, okay. Now turn the Bible to Exodus chapter 21.
Exodus chapter 21.
So the Bible strongly condemns harsh slavery in America. And that's a fact, okay.
It doesn't matter if you believe the slavery was the main issue or a supplemental issue.
But the Bible does condone certain type of slavery or rather indentured servitude.
I will talk more about it later, but the Bible puts guidelines on how we should treat our
servants.
Okay?
You are in Exodus 21.
Look at verse number 16.
and he that stealeth a man and selleth him,
and if he be found in his hand,
he shall surely be put to death.
This is talking about kidnapping, human trafficking.
The Bible says such person shall be put to death, right?
The Bible puts the death penalty on traffickers
and the kidnappers, right?
So if you look at...
between 1500s till the 1800s, millions of Africans they were captured often through tribal wars
instigated by the by the European traders and circular Europeans and
and the American merchants, okay?
And you know, I think that fits this verse, right?
And that was totally morally wrong
and legally wrong based on the word of God.
Now some people would argue that we will actually say,
we'll actually protect their life from the African wars,
but we still stole them and we still stole them
and sold them, right?
Doesn't matter which, you know, romanticized story
that you want to push.
Obviously, we did save them in some perspective, but we still treated them harshly.
Okay.
Let me just read to you Isaiah 10 verse 1.
The Bible says,
"'Wall unto them that decree unrighteous decrees,
and that right grievousness which they have prescribed.
To turn aside the needy from judgment,
and to take away the right from the poor of my people,
that widows may be their prey,
and that they may rob the fatherless.'"
You know, people take away the rights of the basic human being and treat them harshly,
which the Bible, you know, speaks against, because slaves were people too, right?
They should have basic human rights.
Amen.
Again, I will talk about that later.
They should have basic human rights.
The rights should not be based on race with no legal protection, okay?
Because the Bible is definitely against harsh slavery in America, but let's take a look at what the Bible says about indentured servitude
Because we should not shy away from the fact that the Bible does allow certain type of slavery.
I used the word slavery just for a more mainstream verb.
Obviously the Bible used the word servants, but I think it depends on how you like to define the term, right?
How that is different from the American harsh slavery you are in access 21. Let's read from verse number one
access 21 verse number one
but I will says
Now these are the judgment which thou
No, actually, let's look at verse number two and access 21 verse number two
I was as if thou by and Hebrew servant six years
He shall serve and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing
So the first attribute about the biblical survey to this, there's a time limit, right?
You are allowed, you know, if you buy a Hebrew servant, he's only supposed to stay with you for six years and go through the seventh year.
This is not a lifelong thing, okay?
Because the whole purpose of this is to give the poor a chance to recover.
Right that that's the whole rationale behind it. By the way, this is a voluntary
Servitude not not kidnapping even though you were buying a servant, but that's a voluntary thing
Okay, now go to access 22 access 22 look at verse number one access 22 verse one Bible says
If a man shall steal an ox or a sheep and kill it or sell it
He shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep
Based on the Bible, if you steal something, you are supposed to pay back four-fold, five-fold,
depends on the item. Look at verse number two.
If a thief be from breaking up and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Verse number three, if the son be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him,
for he shall make full restitution. If he have nothing,
If the thief had nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
So based on the biblical system, if you steal something, you're supposed to pay it back, right?
Pay it double, fourfold, fivefold.
But if you don't have things to pay back, you shall be sold for your theft.
So I think that's a better system because rather than being put to prison,
the thieves should be able to work and pay back what they have stolen.
right? That's the biblical servitude, right? That's way better than putting people to prison
that, you know, most likely they don't like do anything, but we should be able to, you know,
own them and work for us until they pay back and then they can go free, okay? I think that's a
just system, okay? Keep a place in the book of Exodus. Go to Leviticus 25. Leviticus chapter 25.
Again, that's not talking about black people.
Anybody who has stolen from you should be able to pay back, right?
And that person will be considered as an indentured servant.
Let me get a 25.
Look at verse 39.
And if thy brother, notice that's your brother, that's your kinsman, if thy brother that dwells by thee be wax and pour, if he becomes pour and be sold unto thee, that shall not compel him to serve as a bond servant, but as an hire servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee, basically that's every 50 years.
And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
So basically, if a servant is part of your king's men, that servant retain family rights and the eventual freedom, right?
Now this applied to this like jubilee call clause actually applied to all
Israelite lands and servants
So if a Hebrew had to sell himself shortly before jubilee that that person will serve only till the year of jubilee
Even if that's less than six years because
Because we just saw in the book of Exodus that a serving was only supposed to serve six years and go free in the seventh year.
But if that hits the year of Jubilee, the year of Jubilee takes the presidents, right?
So you kind of pay less if that's closer to the year of Jubilee. That's how you treat that verse.
Now go to Deuteronomy chapter number 20. Deuteronomy chapter number 20.
By the way, I preach a whole sermon series in the book of Leviticus, so feel free to check it out.
Do it on my 20, do it on my 20, look at verse number 10.
Do it on my 20, verse number 10.
The Bible says...
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it, and it shall be, if it make the answer of peace and open unto thee,
then it shall be that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall
serve thee. These are the war captives, right? So the Bible says, if you, you know, going
on a just war, talking about, you know, the children of Israel, they are going against
a country, a city, and then if you want to make a peace offer, if they agree to your
peace offer, then you shall take them as servants, right? That's what the Bible says. Look at
Refuse the peace treaty, but we'll make war against thee, then thou shall besiege it, and when the Lord thy God hath delivered
into thine hand, thou shall smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword."
I agree with that verse also. If they don't want to remain peace, if you guys have a war, if you, you know, overtake the city,
you will kill every male, not women and children. That's what the Bible says. I agree with that.
Now turn the Bible back to Exodus 21, go back to Exodus 21
Exodus 21, so the Bible does condone certain types of
Servitude, but the Bible also instructs us on how we are supposed to treat them. Okay, Exodus 21 look at verse number 20
Exodus 21 verse number 20
Acts 21 verse 120 the Bible says and if a man smile he's servant or he's made with a rod that he died under his hand
He's actually be punished if you you know beach or servant slaves maids and you know and then you know if he dies
You'll be punished because servants have rights to right but then look at verse verse number 21
This can be a controversial verse, but let's believe what the Bible says. Okay look at verse number 21 not
Now, we're standing if we continue a day or two, he shall not be punished for he has his money.
I believe that.
If you punish a servant, if you beat a servant, if it does not die right away, if we continue a day or two...
Then then then the slave owner will not be punished because the slave is the possession of the master
That's what the Bible says. If you don't like it, you know, whatever the Bible says it, okay?
I believe it. By the way, I will give you a balance to that later. Okay, but just believe what the Bible says, okay?
Look at verse number 26
Jump down to verse number 26
If a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
And if he smite out his man's servant's tooth, or his maid's servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
So if you break the eye or tooth or some body parts of the servant, that slave is free.
That servant is free. That servant just let go, okay?
Now go to Leviticus 25. Go back to Leviticus 25.
You might think that's harsh, but you know, I will show you a logical. I mean a biblical balance to that clause
Okay, so don't
So don't say I'm a white supremacist because I will show you a verse that will change your mind
Livics 25 look at verse number 41
But we should start this argument with what the Bible says
Love is 25 look at verse number 41 the Bible says
And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family,
and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return, for they are my servants, which are brought forth out of the land of Egypt.
They shall not be sold as bound men, but shall now rule over him with rigor, but shall fear thy God.
Now this is talking about a Hebrew servant, a servant that's of your own kindred, that we should now rule over him with rigor.
or cruelty. Those people are not the bound servants, but these are the higher servants.
Now look at verse number 44. Both thy bound men and thy bound men which thou shall have shall be of
the heathen. People who are not from the nation of Israel, that the heathen that are round about you,
of them shall ye buy bound men and bound maids, moreover of the children of the strangers. That's
and of their families that are with you, which they beget in your land,
and they shall be your possession. You should be able to own their whole family,
and you shall take them as an inheritance for your children. You can pass them down
after you to inherit them for possession. They shall be your bondmen forever, both over your
bride and the children of Israel. You shall now rule one over another with rigor.
Did you see the difference between the Hebrew servants versus the healing servant?
Because Hebrew servant has a time limit until the sixth year or until the year of Jubilee
But, you know, and then after that year of release that Hebrew servant can go back to his own inheritance
Ensuring no permanent loss of the property and the family freedom, right?
And there's no harsh rule that shall not rule over him with rigor
But concerning heathen foreign servants, these are permanent bound men, right?
So where did you get them from?
They could be bought from surrounding nations or from strangers living in a nation of Israel.
And they have a permanent status.
Those servants could be retained for life and passed down as inheritance based on verse 46.
I believe the reason being foreigners, they do not have land inheritance in the nation
of Israel, so they do not have a Jubilee release system like the Hebrews did, okay?
By the way, they are still protected despite of this permanent status because the abuse
Forbidden and the kidnapping and then the in and then the involuntary act was still a capital crime based on the Bible
Okay, now go to do you know me 23 do you know me chapter number 23?
You might think that's unreasonable, but that's what the Bible says if someone is a heathen or a foreigner
You can buy them you can own them forever and pass on to your children. Okay now
Before you again, you call me a wise supremacist. I'm gonna show you this passage, okay?
Do not me 23 you look at verse verse number 15 most will miss this verse, but if you truly understand this passage
Everything makes sense
Do not me do not me 23 you look at verse number 15
The Bible says
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master, notice the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee,
he shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place,
which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best.
Thou shalt not oppress him.
To the Bible says here that if a servant ran away from his master, and if he
Ren to you that you're not that you're not supposed to return him back back to his master, right?
That's what the Bible says and you know you shall now appraise him
Okay, so I believe this can act as a check
I'm the on the masters knowing that a servant could leave the masters had the incentive to treat the servants well
Right because they could they could run away
And you know, they were not supposed to be brought back to you, right? So so like this will force
the slave owners, the masters, to like, treat them well.
Because even with the permanent status of the bound men,
it was still voluntary in practice because an abuse servant
could walk away and not be forced back, right?
That's a logical balance, you know?
Actually, if you read some biblical account and certain laws given in the Bible, certain
servants they choose to stay because they are married into the family because they were
treated so well.
That is biblical slavery.
That's the biblical indentured servitude.
Knowing that they could leave, the masters had the incentive to treat them well.
And one thing to notice is based on the Bible, this indenture servitude is not even about race, right?
It's not about race.
Now, we will not talk too much about the reconstruction period after the Civil War, just for the sake of time.
But after the war, we have four million freed people. They were homeless, jobless, and they were, and they were
extremely vulnerable. We have refugee camps,
that were meant for safe havens, for those free men,
but those camps, they were so overcrowded
and many people actually died due to the diseases, okay?
So I believe neglect is part of the compromise
from both the North and the South.
That you cannot say, you know,
the South is more like wicked,
considering the North literally starting to death,
you know, you can look at some balance perspective on that.
And many people only talk about the black people being slaves.
But let me just show you this.
Chinese laborers, they were imported after the Civil War
to replace free back slaves.
So if you look at the transcontinental railroad,
Chinese worker made up to 90% of the labor force
in these dangerous mountain sections.
explosions, falls, and harsh winters with little recognition.
And then we talk about the Japanese slave camps during the World War, right?
So people only talk about the black slaves, but right after they freed them,
they replaced the black free slaves with the Chinese, okay?
So, they did not learn, you know?
So, anyway.
So point number one, I talk about the national compromise with slavery.
I believe both the North and the South, they compromise.
It's not a perfect situation anyway.
Many people died and hard slavery is wrong, okay?
So point number two, I want to talk about the modern compromise immorality.
Because every weekend we heard some news of some young black men shooting, shooting each other in Chicago,
Baltimore, and the other cities. In 2024, there are over 600 homicides annually for the past few years.
The vast majority of both victims and the perpetrators are young black males aged from 15 to 34.
Now, someone asked my buddy Lieutenant Governor, Micah,
back with In Your Life, okay?
What are we going to do to bring some racial,
social, economic equity back to Indiana?
Fair question, right?
I like equity, I don't want racism, okay?
So here's Micah's response.
We are going to stop incentivizing the the deconstruction of the nuclear family within the inner city black black culture
That's the first thing because it hinges on everything
When you when you incentivize black women to have children outside of the wellock where they get more money every time they have a child
That you know, they've that they've not married
They don't have a father figure at home that destroys the black culture
This has been the absolute linchpin on this destruction.
That's a great response, right?
You know, how do we bring racial, social equity back?
We should promote a strong family, right?
Because what's the ultimate issue of the inner city violence?
The breakdown of the family.
caused by fornication and the absence of father figures.
So the real solution is not more programs or police presence, right,
but going back to biblical morality and strong two-parent families.
Because in many urban neighborhoods today, over 80% of children are born out of wellock.
That that that is pretty bad with no marriage. There's little to no father figure 80% within most urban neighborhoods
And a heritage foundation study found a direct correlation between single-parent families
and violent crime rates.
States with lower percentage of single-parent homes have dramatically lowered juvenile crimes
and vice versa.
There's one that says there's a 10 percent increase in the father's homes correlates
with a 17 percent increase in the juvenile crimes.
So the absence of the father of the dead is a single biggest
factor of poverty and crime. Why? Because a father provides structure and the father provides
discipline and a model of manhood, okay?
Because when a father is missing young boys, you know, they often turn to gangs to find family and and
protection, right? And we have young girls. They are more vulnerable to the exploitation.
Shockingly, research cited by the same heritage study noted that in stable, married, two parents, black families, the crime rate is as low as in stable, white families.
You know why? Because it's not about race at all. It's about a family structure.
You're right.
Turn the bubble to Genesis chapter 18. Genesis chapter 18.
So it's not about the skin color, but the same culture, okay?
Because among married black families, crime is low.
Among broken white families, crime is high.
Because the real culprit is fornication, which leads to fatherless families.
And the Bible says in Hebrews 13 verse 4, marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled,
but homeowners and adulterous God will judge.
Relationships outside of the husband and the wife is the same and God said he will judge the homeongers and God will judge the
God will judge the adulterers and God will judge the fornicators to
Then say 18 look at verse number 17. This is 18 verse number 17
The Bible says, And the Lord says, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do,
seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations
of the earth shall be blessed in him.
Notice verse number 19.
For I know God said I know him I know Abraham that he will command his children and his house sold after him
And they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he had
Spoken of him. I think that's a pretty I think that's a powerful verse because God knows that Abraham
He will command his children now my question to you is that well God said the same thing to you
that God knows that you will commend your children and your household, right?
We should have strong father figure within each family.
We should rebuild this so-called nuclear family structure, right?
We should instill strong family values.
We should be able to commend our children and our household after God.
So, what's the real solution to the inner-city black violence, Hispanic violence, white violence,
people walking down with the Nazi flag just like yesterday?
What's the real solution for that, okay?
Not throwing money at different programs, not defounding or refounding the police,
but restoring the family according to God's order.
Strong male leadership and godly fathers.
male supremacy. Because young people must be taught that fornication is the same
with long-lasting consequences, right? We should be pure...
Teal marriage and stay pure during marriage because because many people will say hey
They should be pure until you're married. No, but about so you should still stay pure
During the marriage because because the physical act between the marriage is still pure and
Glorious according to according to what the Bible says. Okay, don't listen to some female
Christian who is teaching you about
About about like marriage online who are entirely fem feminist if you know, you know, but anyway
Liz rose anyway, uh skip
So racism is not what's causing black teens to shoot each other
They are shooting each other. Why are you calling us races?
Racism is not what cause black people to shoot each other.
Now, I do not deny that there are real hate crimes
when a white person shoots a black person.
That happens, but racism is not
what cause black things to shoot each other.
This leads me to the next point,
because people want to destroy the black community.
The real people that hate black people is not me.
It's those people who want to destroy the black community.
And one of the pioneers that wants to destroy the black culture is the founder of the so-called
Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger.
So as I said, point number one, the national compromise with slavery, point number two,
point number three, the deadly compromise of life. So Margaret Sanger was a birth control
activist and she was actually a devout eugenist. That is someone who believes in improving the
human race by getting rid of undesirable populations.
History shows that Planned Parenthood's origin was entwined with racist goals to reduce the black population.
By the way, this is not a conspiracy, okay?
That is documented in Sanger's own words, okay?
Back in 1939, Sanger started the Negro project.
That's what it said. I'm just reading, okay?
The N word, okay?
The Negro project is an effort to push birth control in the black communities.
In a letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, Sanger wrote these chilling words.
And I quote, we do not want war to get out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.
She went on by saying this, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea
Let me translate that for you.
Sanger was recruiting Black clergy members
to help sell contraception and sterilization to the Black
folks just to reduce any suspicion that this was
a plan to wipe them out.
So Sanger strategically recruited Black clergy members
just to hide the whole plan.
She was using black clergymen to sell all those wicked devices.
Sanger also spake at the Ku Klux Klan Women's Meeting in 1926.
By her own recollection of words, you know, that she did that,
she also advocate for compulsory sterilization of the unfit group.
She referred to certain people as human weeds and morons
Sanger's magazine birth control review published articles by different
Eugenicists and even Nazi sympathizers back in the 1930s. By the way, this is the founder of the planet Planned Parenthood. Okay
Today, we have 79% of the surgical abortion clinics
placed in or near minority neighborhoods.
I believe that's down on purpose.
Black women are 15.5% of all U.S. women.
Okay, so black women are, you know,
comprised with 15.5% of all U.S. women
all abortions back in 2019. That's pretty bad. It's four to five times
higher than white women because because they because they were there was an
there was there was an agenda to you know get rid of them. Go to members 35,
members 35. In New York City, recent years more black babies have been
So I believe this is a silent genocide because since Roe v. Wade over 20 million black babies have been aborted
That's for that. That's actually far more than the entire black population back in 1960s. Think about that
the abortion alone has
decimated the African-American
Community more than any KKK ever could
Okay
What about the Bible says, thou shalt not kill. The Bible says, children are in heritage of the Lord.
You are in Numbers 35, look at verse number 16. Numbers 35, verse number 16. The Bible says,
And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer, the murderer shall surely be put to death.
So this is exactly what abortion is. You are inserting and
instrument of iron and just rip the baby apart and just suck it up, okay?
You know, the Bible says, you know, that person, that person who conducts the
abortion shall surely be put to death. By the way, you cannot say that you are
pro-life without believing in the death penalty, because those
abortion doctors didn't need to be tried and to be put to death by the
government so we can protect innocent life.
Proverbs chapter number six
Some people asked what about the
Women who wants to get an abortion, you know to me, you know, I don't want to prescribe the death penalty on them
Necessarily speaking because because many of them they were they were like deceived. They were fed the false information, right?
So so I think at least the abortion doctors should be able to get the death penalty
But then the moms, yeah, I mean it depends on their motive, but I sing slibly most of them they they don't know the whole story
Okay, they might be punished by a second degree murder, but I don't think that would be a first degree unless they you know have some
true intention in it
Proverbs chapter 6 look at verse number 16 Proverbs 6 verse number 16
Obviously, if I become the president, that would be the case.
Proverbs chapter 6, look at verse number 16.
The Bible says, these six things that the Lord hates.
So God does hate something.
So, yea, seven are an abomination unto him,
a proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
So we talk about a national compromise of slavery.
But I believe abortion is the modern day three fifth
Basically, people were treating some lives as less valuable for the sake of convenience
or different ideology.
I'm able to just stand a long sermon on abortion on another day, but so the more the story is we should choose life
Right, you know people try to argue all kind of exceptions of the abortion
But most of the abortion most of the exceptions is totally playing on your emotions
Rape victim. I mean, it's always a ten-year-old girl getting like raped. Why is that your best argument, right?
So anyway, we should choose life because God hates the hand that shed innocent blood
Go back to Genesis chapter number one. Genesis chapter number one I
Said point number one the national compromise with slavery point number two the modern compromise
Immorality point number three the deadly compromise of life
Lastly point number four
God's uncompromising truth on race and justice.
Here's the thing, all humans share the same origin.
First of all, Genesis chapter 1, look at verse 26.
The Bible says,
And God said,
Let us make men in our image after our likeness,
And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
And over the fowl of the air,
And over the cattle,
And over all the earth,
And over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image,
In the image of God created him,
Male and female created he them.
And we are all descendants from Adam and Eve.
So all humans, it doesn't matter what skin color, ethnicity, you are,
we all share the same origin because the Bible says he has made of one blood all nations of man.
Go to chapter number three.
Genesis chapter number three.
Look at verse number 20. Genesis three, verse number 20.
The Bible says,
Adam called his wife's name Eve because she Eve was the mother notice this of all living
This means Eve was the mother of the blacks Asians Caucasians
Indians native Americans everyone right
You know Eve was the mother of all living because there's only one race the human race
We all bleed red. It's own. It's all one blood. Okay, skin tone differences are caused by a
Varying degree of melanin that's a pigment produced by cell in the skin and human DNA is
99.9%
Identical and a small
Baration of the skin color is biologically insignificant. Okay, because we're all made of xx or like xy chromosomes
Okay, it's very simple. Go to x chapter number 10 x chapter number 10
Acts chapter 10, look at verse number 34. Acts chapter 10 verse number 34.
Acts chapter 10 verse 34.
The Bible says,
Then Peter opened his mouth and said of a truth I perceive that God is no
respecter of
persons. The word
of others in his judgment and suffers his opinion to be biased by them.
to the prejudice of, to the prejudice of kander, justice and equity.
So the Bible says we should not be a respecter of persons, okay?
In terms of judgment, we judge people based on what's true.
What's according to the Bible or not, okay?
Look at verse number 35.
But in every nation, notice it's every nation, nationalities,
ethnicities, skin color, okay?
in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him.
So God accepts every nation, every people group that fear him and keep his commandments.
This also means not all Jews are bad.
And just because the Jews may invent something great doesn't mean it's a conspiracy, okay?
In every nation, he that fear thing and work of righteousness is accepted with him.
Go to James, chapter number two, go to James, chapter number two.
The Bible says, if ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
But the verse, you know, the thought does not end there because the end of verse number eight, we have a colon, right?
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well. Look at verse number nine.
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin and are convinced of the law as...
transgressors. So based on James 2 verse 8 and 9, being a racist is a sin, right?
You are being a respecter of a person. The Bible says ye commit sin and you don't
really love your neighbor if you are a racist. Because verse 8 and 9, they are
connected. But then you have verse number 10. The Bible says, for whosoever shall
keep the whole law and you are offending one point, he is guilty of all. If you are
a respected person, then you have sinned and you deserve to go to hell.
right? That's what the Bible is saying here. So being a racist equals not loving your neighbor
equals you are a sinner because again all have sin but being a racist is also a sin
based on the Bible. Go to Revelation chapter number seven. Revelation chapter number seven.
A vision that Apostle John saw after the rapture,
Revelation chapter number seven, look at version number nine.
The Bible says, after this, I beheld and lo,
a great multitude, which no man could
number of all nations and kingdoms and people
and towns stood before the throne,
and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms
in their hands, and cried with a loud voice,
saying, salvation to our God, which
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
So the Bible says, you know, it doesn't matter which nation, skin color, kindreds, towns, you know, that you are a part of.
If you are saved, you will go to heaven, because race is a social construct.
The biblical concept is tribes, towns, and nations, okay, aka ethnical and cultural groups.
But they all come from Adam, and we all need the same Savior, okay?
Just like what the breast doctrine said in one sermon, there's no white supremacists in heaven.
There are only Christians in heaven, okay?
You know Peter Rockman may think every like Gulliver body is white, but that's not and I don't I don't really believe that
Anyway, the Bible says there's neither Jew nor Greek, there's neither bound nor free, there's neither male nor female, for we are all one in Christ Jesus.
In Ephesians 2,14, God has broken down the middle war of partition between the Jews and the Gentiles, because we are all one in Christ Jesus, if you are saved.
Go to Mark 11, Mark 11.
Ephesians 2.16 says, And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross.
How do we have unity in Christ?
We are all saved.
We all have the same faith.
By one body by the cross.
Colossians 3.11 says, Where there is neither Greek nor Jew circumcision, nor earn circumcision,
Barbarian, Schetian, bound, nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
And if you are saved, you are part of the same family, because having is a place of all nations,
we all share one faith, and I believe the local churches on the earth should be a preview of that.
That's why I don't believe in a black church. I don't believe in a Chinese church
I don't believe in a Mexican church. Obviously, there are some language thing
You know, I'm not faulting that but but the Bible says in Mark 11 look at verse number 17
Mark 11 verse number 17 the Bible says and he taught saying unto them is it not written my house the house of God
The local church my house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer
But he had made it a den of thieves
So God's house, the house of God, should be called the house of prayer of all nations.
So let's welcome all nations to this church, right?
Because in India, we have a lot of Hispanics, Haitians, Nigerians, Filipinos.
The only one real Chinese here, you know, it should be a house of all nations, but give
us heaven as a place of all nations.
You know, we are a very inclusive group of people, if you are saying so, but let me also say this, okay, that even though there's only one race.
Even though we all share the same color of blood the human
But but there are different cultures within each ethnicity, okay?
I believe we should embrace them as long as they are not against the Bible, right?
Certain culture have different type of clothing that eat different kind of food. They have different kind of greeting styles
We should embrace them and we should learn good cultures from each ethnicity
I believe we can learn a lot about manners and respect from some Asian cultures, right?
You know, I don't know what you learn from the white culture, but...
Anyway, go to Micah, chapter number six. Micah, chapter six.
This will be the last scripture, not Micah Beckwith, okay, but the prophet Micah. Micah, chapter number six.
But there are also different stereotypes of each culture. We have different genders
You know there are no different stereotypes within each culture gender ethnicity. There's nothing wrong with recognizing
the stereotypes
What I mean by that the Chinese are good at math. That's not a racist comment. That is observation
All women are bad drivers. That's not a sexist comment. I'm kidding.
Just like real, there are different stereotypes. It's not wrong. It's not racist.
There's nothing wrong with recognizing certain people who have certain cultures.
By the way, ICE deporting the illegals is not racism if they are truly illegal.
Amen.
Right?
And the illegals should not have the right of due process.
I said it.
Anyway, so point number one, I said,
the national compromise with slavery.
Point number two, the modern compromise in morality.
Point number three, the deadly compromise of life.
Point number four, God's uncompromising truth
on race and justice.
Micah 6, verse 6, the Bible says...
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord and bow myself before the high God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings with calves of a year old?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
So he's asking hey will God be satisfied will God be pleased with all these physical offerings the thing I do look at verse number 8
He has showed thee, O man, what is good, and what that the Lord require of thee.
Notice, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.
So what's the point of the sermon?
Do justly, okay?
Don't treat people under skin color, don't be partial with people based on their skin color.
We need to reject racism.
God made us one blood, right? We need to reject moral compromise
Moral compromising family impurity and in life. We need to stand firm and never compromise
On the truth, which is only found in the Word of God. Amen. Let's close in a word of prayer
Thank you Lord for the Bible and thank you for that you are a just God and that you are a fair God
Well, I pray that will treat people
With respect, I pray that this church will be a house of God for all nations.
I pray that we'll have more people coming, more people being fed the truth from your word.
And I pray this in Jesus' name, amen.
Let's sing number 56 when we all get to heaven number 56
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, sing his mercy and his grace.
In the mansions bright and blessed, he'll prepare for us a place.
When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be.
When we all...
us we'll sing and shout the victory. While we walk the pilgrim pathway clouds will over spread
the sky but when traveling days are over not a shadow not a sign when we all get to heaven what
the victory. Let us then be true and faithful, trusting, serving every day. Just one glimpse
of him in glory will the toils of life repay when we all get to heaven.
the victory onward to the prize before us soon his beauty will behold soon the
pearly gates will open we shall tread the streets of gold
We'll sing and shout the victory. Amen. Brother Miguel, could you close some order prayer?