𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗝𝗲𝘄, 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲.

In the colonial period, Western Europe for the most part exported its image of a white Christ worldwide, and white Jesus often shaped the way Christians understood Jesus' ministry and mission. Some 19th- century Christians, eager to justify the cruelties of slavery, went out of their way to present Jesus as white.

𝗕𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸-𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿- 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀' 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 (𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟰:𝟭𝟴).

As a black Jew, Jesus was an ethnic minority in the Roman Empire. #Jews were marginalized by #Romans, #Greeks, and other non-Jewish groups in many imperial cities.

As an infant, Jesus was a target of ruler-sanctioned infanticide, fled to #Egypt as a refugee, and faced Roman tax collectors' exploitation. Throughout his life, he knew the pain of being a member of an ethnic group whose culture, religion, and experiences were #marginalized by those in power.

Since Jesus belonged to an ethnic minority, we are compelled to re-evaluate who Jesus was and with whom he identified as he fulfilled his mission. When people who were on the outskirts gathered, Jesus was among them, not only because he ministered to them but because he was one of them.

As an ethnic minority, Jesus didn't simply care about people who were victims of Rome-sanctioned violence, he was a victim of Rome- sanctioned violence.

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿. 𝗧𝗼 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀, 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱.

In order to follow Jesus in his mission today, we often must choose a love that is based in solidarity. Many well-meaning Christians minister across a social gap, but whites can minister to people of colour without truly seeing them as equals, and higher-income people can serve lower-income people while knowing little about their daily lives. Jesus was among them, not only because he ministered to them but because he was one of them.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲- 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀' 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

This involves seeing non-European cultural perspectives and customs as valid and valuable, listening to people who are marginalized, and demonstrating with our words and actions that both spiritual and social liberation are central to the gospel.

Culled from chapter:8 Pg:169 of #JesusIsABlackMan #AnInconvenientTruth
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