@@BrianShannon547 First off thanks for responding and blessings to you & your family. The subject of reparations when it comes to Americans from a slavery historical background seem to always be a punching bag and I get frustrated because I never hear any other group get singled out quite like us. Charities towards the Ukrainian people, Native Americans, Jewish and many other groups fall into the same or similar category and yet they are hardly ever mentioned in this regard. To be honest it is just about a social crime to mention the other groups in that regard. It saddens me because it appears that things are that way only because the consensus is that the group of people referred to as blacks aren't worth the investment or that we are worthless. I can't think of a group in America that deserves it more from this government than us if anyone at all is going to get financial atonement for the past and present. US government propaganda is the reason is the very reason so many of our people are walking around brainwashed into believing the democratic party is their saviors. The government has admitted to several crimes against my community and because of that I think that we deserve the same treatment as others that has been victims of a government. Thanks again and blessings to you and everyone else from this married (26 yrs) father of 3 adults from Georgia.
@@regrob16 Blessings to you and your family as well! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your heart concerning this topic. I confess that it is true indeed that there have been major historical atrocities done against blacks in America, through slavery, Jim Crow, racial segregation and discrimination. My contention is that while these things are indeed crimes against humanity and against God, Biblically speaking, as Christians, we are not owed anything because of historical sins against people who share our ethnicity. That was the purpose of Paul's teaching. We are not called to reach back to historical sins that were not perpetuated against us personally and even in the case of sins committed against us in our time, we are to respond with grace and forgiveness. I would agree that if I were "personally" defrauded by my government or by someone in an interpersonal matter, then it's ok to hold them accountable and call that individual to justice. For us to appeal to the government today or white America to say they owe us something has no Biblical warrant. I believe it is to ignore the goodness, mercy and common grace that God has shown us all today on an ongoing basis. Blacks in America are by far the most financially prosperous, healthy blacks in the world. We are endowed with more opportunity and access to education than any blacks anywhere in the world, hence the reason that people of color have flocked to America by the droves. I even believe that our passage to America was a providence of God for the sake of the spread of the Gospel. I believe it is unfortunate that we ignore the fact that We do have things like affirmative action, grants and initiatives designed to accommodate us here in this country. We take it for granted when we ignore those incentives to succeed by looking for government handouts, which I don't think you're advocating for as you stated. As a black man, I personally believe that an emphasis on ideas such as reparations shifts our focus from the most pressing issues facing blacks in America. Our communities are facing a 70% father absence crisis, which manifests itself in poverty, low graduation/literacy rates and rampant crime/homicide, and incarceration rates. If our government gave every person of color said reparations, our biggest problem would still be those things aforementioned. The #1 solution for the black community today is revival of belief in Christ and his Gospel which would manifest itself in the true revitalization of the nuclear family, which in turn would transform our comunities from the inside out. It was personally true of me having been born to a single mother, in poverty. I was not a victim of America. America personally owed me nothing, but I did discover that I had opportunities here that I decided to take advantage of and by God's grace and his Gospel, I turned around the legacy of my family history to create a new one where the Supremacy of Christ and the emphasis on the nuclear family became my narrative. Now my children have a better chance in life than I did without anything the government could give, which is in fact God's design. Our worth as blacks is not in whether or not we are worthy of reparations, but rather in the fact that we are made in the image of the Almighty God endowed with his ability to overcome adverse circumstances. Our worth is inherent in the price that Christ paid for us on the cross and if Black America understood that, the talk of reparations would be an afterthought. Thanks again for hearing my perspective, understanding that not everyone agrees. I do respect diversity of thought and hearing one's rationale for their position on these matters. God's grace and blessings be upon you!
I have been saved 50 years and this message from Brian Shannon was such a blessing to me. Thank you, father for Brian Shannon.
Thank you holy spirit for this word for the soul. May God bless you Pastor Brian 🙏
Amen and Amen ✝️
Thank you Pastor Brian 🙏💗🙏
This is a good teaching! Thank you for using your gifts from the Lord.
Powerful words, thank you for being a devoted servant to our Lord. I will pray for the Holy Spirit to remain strong in you.
Thank you Pastor
Thank you!!!!
I guess when black Christians comment they're not allowed? Was wondering why my comment was removed?
I'm sorry that happened to you. You deserve to be heard 🙏
Sorry that happened to you brother, I’m pastor Brian from Cornerstone. Do you have a particular question or comment about the teaching?
@@BrianShannon547 First off thanks for responding and blessings to you & your family. The subject of reparations when it comes to Americans from a slavery historical background seem to always be a punching bag and I get frustrated because I never hear any other group get singled out quite like us. Charities towards the Ukrainian people, Native Americans, Jewish and many other groups fall into the same or similar category and yet they are hardly ever mentioned in this regard. To be honest it is just about a social crime to mention the other groups in that regard. It saddens me because it appears that things are that way only because the consensus is that the group of people referred to as blacks aren't worth the investment or that we are worthless. I can't think of a group in America that deserves it more from this government than us if anyone at all is going to get financial atonement for the past and present. US government propaganda is the reason is the very reason so many of our people are walking around brainwashed into believing the democratic party is their saviors. The government has admitted to several crimes against my community and because of that I think that we deserve the same treatment as others that has been victims of a government. Thanks again and blessings to you and everyone else from this married (26 yrs) father of 3 adults from Georgia.
@@regrob16 Blessings to you and your family as well! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your heart concerning this topic. I confess that it is true indeed that there have been major historical atrocities done against blacks in America, through slavery, Jim Crow, racial segregation and discrimination. My contention is that while these things are indeed crimes against humanity and against God, Biblically speaking, as Christians, we are not owed anything because of historical sins against people who share our ethnicity. That was the purpose of Paul's teaching. We are not called to reach back to historical sins that were not perpetuated against us personally and even in the case of sins committed against us in our time, we are to respond with grace and forgiveness. I would agree that if I were "personally" defrauded by my government or by someone in an interpersonal matter, then it's ok to hold them accountable and call that individual to justice. For us to appeal to the government today or white America to say they owe us something has no Biblical warrant. I believe it is to ignore the goodness, mercy and common grace that God has shown us all today on an ongoing basis. Blacks in America are by far the most financially prosperous, healthy blacks in the world. We are endowed with more opportunity and access to education than any blacks anywhere in the world, hence the reason that people of color have flocked to America by the droves. I even believe that our passage to America was a providence of God for the sake of the spread of the Gospel. I believe it is unfortunate that we ignore the fact that We do have things like affirmative action, grants and initiatives designed to accommodate us here in this country. We take it for granted when we ignore those incentives to succeed by looking for government handouts, which I don't think you're advocating for as you stated. As a black man, I personally believe that an emphasis on ideas such as reparations shifts our focus from the most pressing issues facing blacks in America. Our communities are facing a 70% father absence crisis, which manifests itself in poverty, low graduation/literacy rates and rampant crime/homicide, and incarceration rates. If our government gave every person of color said reparations, our biggest problem would still be those things aforementioned. The #1 solution for the black community today is revival of belief in Christ and his Gospel which would manifest itself in the true revitalization of the nuclear family, which in turn would transform our comunities from the inside out. It was personally true of me having been born to a single mother, in poverty. I was not a victim of America. America personally owed me nothing, but I did discover that I had opportunities here that I decided to take advantage of and by God's grace and his Gospel, I turned around the legacy of my family history to create a new one where the Supremacy of Christ and the emphasis on the nuclear family became my narrative. Now my children have a better chance in life than I did without anything the government could give, which is in fact God's design. Our worth as blacks is not in whether or not we are worthy of reparations, but rather in the fact that we are made in the image of the Almighty God endowed with his ability to overcome adverse circumstances. Our worth is inherent in the price that Christ paid for us on the cross and if Black America understood that, the talk of reparations would be an afterthought. Thanks again for hearing my perspective, understanding that not everyone agrees. I do respect diversity of thought and hearing one's rationale for their position on these matters. God's grace and blessings be upon you!