Each year,Black History Month invites us to reflect not only on the struggles and achievements of Black communities, but also wrestle with the deeper spiritual questions that shape our identity and faith, the Christian Today website reports today (Oct. 6, 2025).
One challenge is the misconception that Christianity is a "white man's religion."
Christianity was at times distorted to uphold slavery and colonialism.Passages of Scripture were from their context to excuse cruelty, while systems of exploitation were cloaked in the language of religion.
Moreover, many colonial missionaries dismissed African traditions, branding them "pagan"or "uncivilized."
Yet, this distortion does not reflect the heart of the Gospel, which is a God whose love knows no borders. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16). Jesus' life, death, and resurrection were never for one race alone.
The Bible already affirms this vision. Galatians 3:28 declares that in Christ "there is neither Jew or Gentile, slave or free, nor is there male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
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