Discrimination leads to Elimination

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This is the 22^nd letter:

Text for the day: Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Our Theme for the day: Discrimination leads to Elimination

A few weeks ago I had gone to see a friend who was very sick. After ten minutes with him, he said to me, Elder all you hear on the news these days is nothing but issues with no solutions, or answers. I must admit, he was just about right with his statement. We can all agree if you have been around for the pass twenty five years that more Issues have arose than we can find answer. In every quarter of the world is some kind of issue. Issues in our family, schools, Governments, and sad to say even in the church, we live in a world filled with issues, and it’s not getting any better. But that is only one thing of the story, there is another concern that is calling for the prayers of the servants of God, and that is the spirit of discrimination. Although laws or legislations of Governments prohibit discrimination it is still going on. In some areas such as employments and training centers or some families, discrimination is shown to ethnic groups, on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age and disability. In other areas, discrimination covers areas such as education, social security, and healthcare, access to goods and services and housing.

What does discrimination mean? Both direct and indirect discrimination are covered by the rules. Direct discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably than another in a comparable situation because of their racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. An example of direct discrimination is a job advert which says "no disabled people need apply." However, in reality discrimination often takes more subtle forms. That is why indirect discrimination is also covered. This occurs when an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would disadvantage people on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation unless the practice can be objectively justified by a legitimate aim. An example of indirect discrimination is requiring all people who apply for a certain job to sit a test in a particular language, even though that language is not necessary for the job. The test might exclude more people who have a different mother tongue. By the EU's anti-discrimination policy

The Bible teaches that God disapproves of discrimination, as His called out people he has appointed us firstly, to lift high the name of Jesus. And secondly to treat all man equal, and as a brother or sister. The book of Colossians 3:11 says, “Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. He loved us, and as Gods blood brought children we should love all man.

Finally, anything that lessens physical strength enfeebles the mind and makes it less capable of discriminating between right or wrong. COL 346 by Ellen G. White

The apostle Peter understood the relation between the mind and the body and raised his voice in warning to his brethren: "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain from freshly lusts, which war against the soul" (1 Peter 2:11). Many regard this text as a warning against licentiousness only; but it has a broader meaning. It forbids every injurious gratification of appetite or passion. Every perverted appetite becomes a warring lust. Appetite was given us for a good purpose, not to become the minister of death by being perverted, and thus degenerating into "lusts which war against the soul." What is clouding your mind today, and causing you to have issues and a spirit of discrimination? As Gods servant, we can only serve from a pure heart. If you have problems in this area of your life today remember Jesus your elder brother is praying for you. For if we do not overcome discrimination it will leads to our Elimination form heaven.

Our Prayer for today:

Please join us as we pray for the spirit of anti-discrimination in a world filled with issues.

Remember, you’re the only Jesus some will ever see.

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These letters are written by Elder Kevin Santucci

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