Hope Of Social Transformation through Biblical Perspecitve
Dear Friends!
Fake Assumptions: Some might say, "The problem must be the system", some might blame it on the level of education, But we have the 100 percent education in Kerala? Some might say it is because of poverty, well, how about Gujarat and Punjab ? These are well to do states. I believe the system is ok; our constitution is one of the best ones in the world. What really matters is the heart of the people, and secondly, the philosophy of life, which makes our people life hell.
BELIEF BEGETS BEHAVIOUR? I hope you are well aware of this fact and can see the consequences of this everyday.
The Problems: The Bible in Proverbs 13:23 says, "A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away." It’s absolutely right in India and in Nepal . People work day and night so hard to produce the wheat and rice, But no benefit of such toiling because at the time of harvest the rates of grains/cotton are brought down by the businessmen. It becomes very hard for the farmers and laborers to buy grain and cloth, once produced by them. Price controlling is impossible for an ordinary because the businessmen and political leaders CONTROL it for their own benefit.
Why do people hate each other? Why they think of high and low. Why people can not see others prospering? Why don’t they care about each other? How can we have concern about our neighbors, our friends, the oppressed people, the exploited ones, the illiterates, and the so called lower human beings? What can make us think about the needy? What can think us that we all are equal people created in the same way? How can we make the hateful and covetous heart into a heart of caring and full of compassion?
We can have concern and compassion for our brothers and sisters in need through the idea of ONE GOD THE FATHER: the Root of All and The biblical perspective of life are vital to make us understand that.
We are commanded by God to love HIM and to Love HIS Creation. NO matter who they are, what their color are, what languages they speak, even what they believe, where they live and we are to love them.
The people of God are doing this and inspiring others to do that. The Lord is our Father, we are His Children ...IF we are His people, Then WE are ONE blood and Relative of each other... Who teaches this...? It is only Bible, which speaks like this and gives hope for making this world and system better.
All the relatives and One family people should know, if one suffers, if one does not have food, or if one's kids are not going to school, or if one does not have the means to raise his kids and to provide them warm clothes, food and medicines on time then we have to think in our family (as God's children).
Remember ‘Ideas have consequence.’ Right from the beginning we learn that god did not create us equal but higher and lower. Some are there to be on top others to be their slaves or servants for birth after birth. This makes life miserable. This makes life hopeless and captives. This gives people rights to treat others lower and to oppress them. These are the ideas and philosophies which make people do anything in the name of divine.
Model of A Changed life: Why did Zachaeus care about the people, he cheated? How his life was changed? How did he become a new man? Why did he start caring about the poor and needy? Why did he think about the people, whom He never bothered about? It was only when Jesus came to his heart and house literally. It was Only when he had heard that all the people are God’s children. Jesus shared Gospel or the message of the kingdom with him. After hearing to Jesus, when he accepted God as his father then he began to think, I should not just live for myself but I need to care for others too.
Through Jesus’ teaching, talk and fellowship Zachaeus life was changed. And then the chief tax collector philosophy also changed. And I personally believe that the people under him must also have been changed by his testimony. AND THIS IS OUR HOPE. It is the biblical belief, THAT TO CHANGE THE WHOLE Corrupted SOCIETY AND faulty SYSTEM, WE NEED JESUS AND UNLESS JESUS CHANGES OUR LIFE, NO GUN, JAIL , COURT, CONSTITUTION CAN CHANGE THE Corrupted SYSTEM OF THE SOCIETY.
JESUS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE LIVES, VIEWS, PHILOPHSIES, AND UPROOT ALL KINDS OF EVILS from OUR SOCIETY.
WE NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN exhibit THIS TRUTH LIVE IN TODAY'S modern World. JESUS IS CALLING CHRISTIANS FROM Their HOMES, JOBS, FAMILIES, TO SPREAD THE Good News OF SALVATION AND LIBERATION.
Jesus the facilitator: JESUS TOOK THE INITIATIVE TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO FOR THIS. HE LOVED THE PEOPLE, HE CARED FOR THEM, HE INSPIRED PEOPLE TO DO GOOD AND GLORIFY THE FATHER. HE IS NOT ONLOOKER or passive BUT WITH US IN THIS STRUGGLE. HE IS OUR LEADER, WE ARE His followers, HE IS MOVING AHEAD OF US TO CHANGE THE lives, SYSTEMS AND SOCITIES. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? YES WE DO THIS, BY SHARING THE GOSPEL OF HOPE AND SALVATION.
THE CAPTIVES WILL BE SET FREE NO MATTER OF WHAT...
The summary of God’s Law: WHEN WE LOVE OUR GOD WE LOVE HIS CREATOIN too. Apostle JAMES SAYS, “DO NOT JUST LOVE WITH WORDS BUT WITH LOVE and ACTONS .”
Gospel the only WAY: I HOPE by now, YOU have understood the Principle OF CHANGING THE LIVES, VIEWS, AND PHILOSOPHIES. It is only the Gospel, which has the answers to our problems. The Gospel was not given by any men or women. It was not an invention of library research. The Good News came from the heaven through Jesus Christ for all the mankind and not just for the Jews. The Apostle John tells us that, God loved the world and because of that He sent his dear Son for all the people and nations of this world. Jesus did not come to be the Savior and Messiah of the Jews or Samaritans, The apostle says, “Jesus came as the light of the world.” Jesus is the bread of life, which is given for each person on this earth.
Jesus has to incarnate in our land, in our home and most of all in our hearts to change us right from the bottom of our heart. Jesus must become the Center of our thinking and lives. Jesus must make us move. Jesus must make us think and behave. Unless Jesus sits on the throne of our hearts and society, He can not do it.
To bring the Reform and purge all the evil from our society and home and family and individual life, Jesus should be invited.
The Unique Philosophy: This is the only hope which can cure our Corrupted hearts and minds. This is only philosophy which Jesus preached to reform the evil system of his time. The same philosophy also brought reform in the Europe and America . The barbarian became the ‘first world’ in the world. The head-hunting tribal became the gentle and most educated community of North East India. The same philosophy worked for the good of our people in British time.
The same philosophy had worked for the liberation of women in the early history of our time. The women and Dalits were freed socially and economically. It gave our sisters and brothers to have education in the same school and as one people. All the children sat together as one community. All of them prayed to one God and learned that it is One God who created them one and equal.
The same philosophy has the power to reform our people and society. We are reaping the fruits of this society such as democracy, banning of sati (widow burning), child marriage, banning of untouchablity, equal treatment of all the citizens. The Hindu Scriptures and philosophies never did anything in this regard; rather they divided and made us miserable people.
THE BIBLE HAS THE ANSWER FOR THE DALITS AND FOR THE ENTIRE SUFFERING WORLD. Bible’s message can bring hope, a life full of compassion and care. The Bible IS A MIRROR, IN IT OUR LIVES, VIEWS, THOUGHTS, STRUGGLES, AND INITIATIVES BECOMES CRYSTAL CLEAR.
If we people submit ourselves to the authority of True God and his Word, the Bible then we can correct our self and we can correct others too. If we don’t have the standard then on what basis, do we stand for the social justice and social reform? How can we ask people to be corrected and to behave well for the betterment of human beings? IT is the Bible which gives us the base and challenge for this noble task. It is the Bible which can guide us and bring our society into compassion and caring community.
Conclusion: I HOPE We CAN overcome the political, social economical and religious problems WITH GOD'S Word and people who love God and his Word. All the problems can be solved on the basis of THE people, WHO LOVE God as their FATHER And THINK ALL THE HUMANITY AS the BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
The concept of one brotherhood and sisterhood makes it in the light of God’s word.
THE God SOCIAL JUSTICE IS WITH US. Believe in HIM and start working for the betterment.
If the Belief system and the philosophy of life are ok all will be ok. If the foundation is wrong then the whole building is going to be shaky and in trouble. So think of your foundation and philosophy!
