God offers salvation to every man, no matter what external circumstances, such as socioeconomic status or nationality, might apply to him. God does not offer salvation only to the Jew, just because he is a Jew, or only to the Gentile because he is a Gentile. The Greek word translated “respecter of persons” in the King James Version of Acts 10:34 (“God is no respecter of persons”) is prosopolemptes, a word that refers to a judge who looks at a man’s face and instead of at the facts of the case, and makes a decision based on whether or not he likes the man Under Roman law, for example, a defendant’s societal status was weighed heavily along with evidence. Any human judge might show undue favor to a plaintiff or a defendant because of private friendship, bribery, rank, power, or political affiliation, but God, the perfect Judge, cannot be tempted by any of the things that might tempt a human judge to show unfair partiality. Now I wonder if my child walks from the store in my neighborhood wearing a hoody, will he be shot, just because of the fear,ignorance, and stereotypical preconceived ideas that society chooses to adapt to justify their stupidity toward other races. God heal our world!
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:50:25 +0000
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