Gaining God's Favor
The Fallacy of racial supremacy42 total reviews
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
My Daddy called them Sunday morning Christians. They went to church on Sunday morning, and when the church was over, they returned to their regular beer-drinking, cussing, nasty selves. Good poetry.
Karen
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2024
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My Daddy called them Sunday morning Christians. They went to church on Sunday morning, and when the church was over, they returned to their regular beer-drinking, cussing, nasty selves. Good poetry.
Karen
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2024
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Thank you Karen. It is not easy to walk the line 24/7, but the reward of trying is totally worth it. and there is always prayers that seek God's merciful forgiveness.
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Life is not the destination, it's the journey. :-) Karen
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A very well stated fact.
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:-)
Comment from mermaids
Yes, many talk the talk but do not walk the walk. Excellent poem that teaches the reader that God loves everybody and racism, discrimination and going against our neighbors is not acceptable to God. I like the line "His physical appearance is not the real issue". So true, it is what He taught and preached. Excellent faith based poem.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Yes, many talk the talk but do not walk the walk. Excellent poem that teaches the reader that God loves everybody and racism, discrimination and going against our neighbors is not acceptable to God. I like the line "His physical appearance is not the real issue". So true, it is what He taught and preached. Excellent faith based poem.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Thank you. I am very pleased that you got the inspiration for the poem.
Comment from LJbutterfly
Mankind looks for distinctions between human features like skin color, hair, tall, short, thin, fat, Christian, non-Christian, rich and poor, etc., so someone can feel superior to someone else. NONE of this is of Christ.
Every country depicts Jesus differently. The Chinese Jesus looks Chinese and the Korean Jesus looks Korean, while an African Jesus is Black. Our American debate on how Christ looks is foolish. Regardless to how He looks, we should act like Christ-ians. Your poem provides a powerful message.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Mankind looks for distinctions between human features like skin color, hair, tall, short, thin, fat, Christian, non-Christian, rich and poor, etc., so someone can feel superior to someone else. NONE of this is of Christ.
Every country depicts Jesus differently. The Chinese Jesus looks Chinese and the Korean Jesus looks Korean, while an African Jesus is Black. Our American debate on how Christ looks is foolish. Regardless to how He looks, we should act like Christ-ians. Your poem provides a powerful message.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Thank you. Of even greater importance, now that he is once again a spirit, he no longer has any recognizable human features.
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Norman
This is a nicely rhymed poem which teaches a good lesson. Words and actions are more import than outer looks. We are all humans and the color of our skin is only a difference in the amount of sun our bodies got when we were growing up. You are definitely not Christian if you are judgmental in any way.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Joan
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Hi Norman
This is a nicely rhymed poem which teaches a good lesson. Words and actions are more import than outer looks. We are all humans and the color of our skin is only a difference in the amount of sun our bodies got when we were growing up. You are definitely not Christian if you are judgmental in any way.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Joan
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Thank you Joan. My wishes for you and your weekend are the same as your wishes for mine.
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You're welcome and thanks, Norman.
Joan
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
This is a wonderful poem and has a message too few are willing to accept. We are all one race, the human race as you so beautifully share. Christ as a Nazarene was probably rather dark-skinned and He for certain didn't have blue eyes. He, too, was part of the human race and He probably wouldn't have condemned those who are LGBTQ either. Thank you for a wonderful world view.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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This is a wonderful poem and has a message too few are willing to accept. We are all one race, the human race as you so beautifully share. Christ as a Nazarene was probably rather dark-skinned and He for certain didn't have blue eyes. He, too, was part of the human race and He probably wouldn't have condemned those who are LGBTQ either. Thank you for a wonderful world view.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your fine comments. Christ did not put conditions on showing love for fellow humans. He left once religion or lack thereof between the sinner and his God.
Comment from Mintybee
It's always good to be reminded that in Christ we're all the same. No matter the race or language or whatever, we all sin and depend on His grace. Your sermonette in rhyme was timely and lovely.
Mintybee
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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It's always good to be reminded that in Christ we're all the same. No matter the race or language or whatever, we all sin and depend on His grace. Your sermonette in rhyme was timely and lovely.
Mintybee
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Thank you very much for your encouraging comments. I very much appreciate your support.
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Very nice artwork and presentation, nomi.
-Your note is appreciated, and I have
thought the same thing, at times,
especially in the small town where I grew up.
-You wrote a very good poem with effective imagery and rhyme.
-Very good opening lines establish the premise, and then
you go back to Adam and Eve and how things began.
-An interesting observation about the features of Jesus.
-I agree that it is not about what he looked like.
-Very good closing lines.
-Thanks for sharing this and
have a great day and upcoming weekend.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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-Very nice artwork and presentation, nomi.
-Your note is appreciated, and I have
thought the same thing, at times,
especially in the small town where I grew up.
-You wrote a very good poem with effective imagery and rhyme.
-Very good opening lines establish the premise, and then
you go back to Adam and Eve and how things began.
-An interesting observation about the features of Jesus.
-I agree that it is not about what he looked like.
-Very good closing lines.
-Thanks for sharing this and
have a great day and upcoming weekend.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your in depth reading and understanding of the poem. While I try to obey the rules of effective poetry writing, I try just as hard to say something of substance.
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You are very welcome, and I appreciate your reply. I feel the same way about rules of poetry and saying something of substance.
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, Gaining God's Favor, speaks to the insistence of some sects to draw a racial distinction between themselves and other people. If Jesus' description, beyond what forms in our hearts, was important, we would have been told. Descriptions are only used to form arguments that cannot be justified biblically. It's amazing this idea still exists.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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This poem, Gaining God's Favor, speaks to the insistence of some sects to draw a racial distinction between themselves and other people. If Jesus' description, beyond what forms in our hearts, was important, we would have been told. Descriptions are only used to form arguments that cannot be justified biblically. It's amazing this idea still exists.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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It still exist because mankind's common enemy Satan the Devil knows that it is effective and it still works to drive a wedge between people, thereby stirring up hate, which he is the god of.
Comment from Lisasview
Good morning Nomi.
Boy is this ever true... And not just the so called Christians, but other faiths as well...
It is an issue world wide.
Your poem, although written for Christians can easily pertain to all faiths...
Lisa
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Good morning Nomi.
Boy is this ever true... And not just the so called Christians, but other faiths as well...
It is an issue world wide.
Your poem, although written for Christians can easily pertain to all faiths...
Lisa
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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I agree. I chose Christian and Christianity because in our society, Christian are probably the most visible, and it is the religion I am most familiar with. Thank you for your generous and kind comments.
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Oh, I figured that so no worries there? I was just commenting on your poem is great for all beliefs.
Lisa
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Oh, I figured that so no worries there? I was just commenting on your poem is great for all beliefs.
Lisa
Comment from Boogienights
I wish we could all be shades of gray...maybe then we can finally put racism to rest. As it is, you need to treat everyone as a brother, if you follow Gods word. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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I wish we could all be shades of gray...maybe then we can finally put racism to rest. As it is, you need to treat everyone as a brother, if you follow Gods word. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 16-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 16-Feb-2024
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Your idea makes sense, even if we were oblivious to our fellow humans' appearance, I believe things would be vastly different.
