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Reparations
Using Evil to Destroy Evil

James.3:10 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Evil destroying evil creates more evil, and sometimes greater evil, this is not a new thought or idea it is a fact of history since mankind has been on earth!
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James.3:11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?

To label something as evil, and then to think that a greater evil is needed to destroy it, thus, when the so called evil is gone then what is left, but the evil it took to destroy it!

1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

Hitler believed the Jewish people to be evil, yet, he did not have his facts correct, if he had, he would of known the basic truth of God that each person, and generation, pays for their own sins not the past sin of other whom have die! Its not a continuum of paying for the sins of our forefathers.

Ezekiel.18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.

This truth is lost in our world today, but not in God's world, which is the only one that should matter to us professing to be Christian's. In other words, let speak God's truth because ultimately he is the final say in our lives as a Christian, is he not?

Ezekiel 18:20 The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.

Foundational Truth

There is not a Christian on earth that could be a Christian if they had to pay for the sins of their parents, and their parents parents, before God accepted them as a Christian's.
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Romans 3:24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

Now we know that's truth, so why such hatred for certain groups over and over again if it not to make others pay for what their ancestor did before they where born? Not only did, but creating a continual debt of guilt, ultimately, leading to constant degradation of the entire nationality in demanding rights of compensation for past sins they had nothing to do with!

Jmaes3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Power Play Based on Greed For Revenge

Why would Christian's who's entire standing in Christ is by being freely forgiven their past sins, and daily sins, allow themselves to play into Satan evil propaganda of racism! How can using evil to destroy evil create no evil? Can we plant to the flesh and not reap corruption from the flesh; who are we kidding but ourselves?

Galatians 6:8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Galatians 5:13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

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What is man's equality when its formed by hate that we would not want done to us? How plainly Satanic is this evil can you imagine God saying:

“I never die, I know all mankind's injustices; humans all come from one sinner, so I demand each person pay a debt clear back to Adam!”

Christ flatly and fearfully condemned a person for not forgiving the debt of their brother after his own debt were forgiven. Do we remember that fearful and sobering story?

Matt.18:21 Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"
18:22 Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
18:23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
18:24 When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.{Ten thousand talents represents an extremely large sum of money, equivalent to about 60,000,000 denarii, where one denarius was typical
of one day's wages for agricultural labor.}
18:25 But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
18:26 The servant therefore fell down and kneeled before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!'
18:27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
18:28 "But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii,{100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent.} and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
18:29 "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!'
18:30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.
18:31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
18:32 Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

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18:33 Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
18:34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him.
18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

How does charging someone, anyone, for their parents past sins, not an evil for a Christian's? what new teaching is this, have we gotten to believing the lie! Lets us be clear here, racism is racism even when it is cloaked behind equality in the name of reparations; making people pay for the sins of people in our past is as unchristian of plot that has ever been perpetrated upon on mankind in its history of this world!

Luke 6:37 Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
13:9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet,"{TR adds "You shall not give false testimony,"}{Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21} and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18}

Hiding hatred in our hearts for certain skin colors by using laws to pay back evil for evil for what others have done to us by whatever noble causes; is still racism!

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God is not a racist, he does not judge us by skin color, personality, height, weight, nationality, groups of peoples, and/or anything else under the Sun when we come to him asking for forgiveness and then we forgive the sins that have been done to us.

Acts 2:21 It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'{Joel 2:28-32}

Romans 10:13 For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."{Joel 2:32}

1 Timothy 2:4 who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

A Christian's that has Christ in their hearts overcomes the evil with good, what is good? Now listen, the question is, what is good? Good to God the only one Jesus call good? It is for us to freely forgive others as we have been forgiven, the Golden Rule!

Mark 10:18 Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except one--God.

Matthew 7:12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

We may owe a debt in this life for things we have done in this life, or taken from others, but we do not demand, hate and destroy others if they choose not to pay us back. Moreover, we do not expect people to pay for the sins of their parents that is not of God or Christ!

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Matt.5:43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,{Leviticus 19:18} and hate your enemy.{not in the Bible, but see Qumran Manual of Discipline Ix, 21-26}'
5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
5:45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?

Rev.22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" He who hears, let him say, "Come!" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Reparations is a godless scheme to cause division and hatred to divide and conquer for power over others. For humans to have peace in them is to forgive injustices that have been done to us. We are to seek peace, not demand justice from people who did evil in our past before we were born. Reparations is one more plague being brought upon mankind for the evil of wanting revenge; it will reap the fruit of the works of flesh. It is a justification for evil in a person heart who is a racist; it is the purest form of hate by those cloaking themselves in sheep's covering, but inside are ravenous wolves!

Matt.7:15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

James 2:4 haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Titus 3:2 to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
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2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Romans 12:17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Romans 12:21 Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.