Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
AFRICAN AMERICAN HABERDASHERY
OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN GOSPEL HABERDASHERY
The Bible already tells anyone of color, who may be interested, how to free themselves from "white" American oppression:
"You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32.
It also says that "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge ." Hosea 4:6.
I cite but two examples from this great book of universal human panorama: spanning before and after times .
Our African American people are on the very precipice of our freedom, as the 400 years of Genesis 15:12-14 enter 2019. Events around us so demonstrate. There is no need to elaborate nor obfuscate nor remonstrate. We are witnessing.
Truth is a two edged flaming sword, however . Turning in all directions to dissuade any unworthy reentry into its garden.
Genesis 3:24. Men are gods who have learned good from evil. Knowledge is what has made mankind like unto gods . Thus, knowledge's lack diminishes mankind's godliness . One must know the truth . The truth is that "God" is first, last, in between, and eternally foremost . We have god's mind and earthly form, divinity encapsulated in earth, water, oxygen.
The next truth is that we too are gods Gen. 3:22; Psa 82:6. Therefore, we must be fortified with truth! We must be fully equipped with understanding, When we are armed about the girth with the belt of truth; when we wear the breastplate of righteousness; when we carry the shield of faith, are adorned with the helmet of salvation, while wielding the sword of the spirit, with our feet securely shod in the preparation of the gospel of peace, we are we holy; become integrally clean.
Ephesians 6 is our gospel, spiritual haberdashery ,armory, our secret closet. Our forebears made optimal use of this hidden haberdashery, armory, closet's various implements, in order to bring us here. By "forbears" I mean our mama and our daddy; my and you mama and my and your daddy; all of our grandparents, all of our great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, sisters and brothers. Each one has made full, frequent resort to that closet, armory, haberdashery !