Colossians 2:8 is a warning we should read carefully, “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Col. 2:8).
In our time one of the most pernicious counterfeits that has been accepted by many in the church is the organization Black Lives Matter. At face value the slogan makes total sense to anyone with a moral compass and Biblical background. All Christians would agree, “Of course, black lives matter because every human being is made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26) and loved by Jesus (John 3:16).” Like those forged paintings, we might be tempted to place a BLM sign in our yard or on our social media page, but in reality if we do so, we are being duped.
The reason is because the political organization BLM is much more sinister than it appears. In 2012 BLM was created in response to the Trayvon Martin incident, who was killed by a neighborhood patrol in FL. BLM gained steam again in 2014 when Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO after resisting arrest. Recently, BLM exploded again onto the world scene in 2020 when George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, MN after resisting arrest.
Under the guise of combating “systematic racism” and “social injustice,” BLM has sparked countless protests across the U.S. BLM has merged with other revolutionary factions like ANTIFA and morphed into angry mobs who incite riots and violence. At the heart of BLM is a radical Marxist philosophy which seeks to undermine everything in American life, including the family.
At it’s core, BLM seeks to
destabilize the basic building block of civilization—the family. The
recognition of one man and one woman, wedded in monogamous marriage, with the
intent of producing children was God’s idea for human society from the Garden
of Eden (Gen. 1:27-28).
As the family goes, so goes civilization. The Greek philosopher, Plato said, “The saga of a nation is that saga of its nations writ large.” Gender confusion, fatherlessness, rampant divorce and the LBGT agenda have severely weakened the institution of marriage and family over the years. BLM is just another Satanic weapon to further the family’s demise. The reason I use the term “satanic” is because this was the Serpent’s first attack against man and woman after soon being married (Gen. 3). The Enemy always seeks to divide what God had established, thus Jesus’ words, “What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matt. 19:6).
If BLM really cared for black lives then they would champion the family, because it has been proven that the crumbling of the family is what has led to nearly every social ill. Even President Obama stated, “more than half of all black children live in single-parent households, making them 5 times more likely to live in poverty and 20 times more likely to end up in prison.”[2] So if violence, drugs, poverty and fatherlessness was destroying your community, why would you throw more gas on the fire by seeking to further dismantle the institution meant to give you stability?
Again and again and again, BLM stands for the destruction of what God has instituted. For this simple reason alone, Christians cannot support this radical movement. Christians should speak out for equality and racial reconciliation through the Gospel, but BLM is a far cry from the Gospel. It’s time for God’s people to open our eyes to the deception and stand for what is right. -DM
[1] Christy Kuesel, ”The Prolific Forger Whose Fake ‘Old Masters’ Fooled the Art World,” CNN, October 24, 2019 <https://www.cnn.com/style/article/artsy-eric-hebborn-forger/index.html>
[2]
John Hendren, “Obama Tells Black Dads: Have the Courage to Be a Father,” 16
June 2008 <https://abcnews.go.com/WN/Vote2008/story?id=5172580&page=1>
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