Did God Create Us Equal? (Aidan)

    

 Aidan Piercey

    2/2/2021

Omnibus III (Reformation to the Present)

-Reflections on the Revolution in France-

    Question: Did God create us equal?

When it comes to our culture’s view of equality, there seems to be no end to 

    the confusion. While they fight for racial equality, many suffer on account of it. When 

    they fight for women’s “rights,” many unborn suffer because of it. When they try to fix 

    the terrible wrongs that were done to African-American’s long ago, they will not stop 

    at slander and defacement of some of the most honorable men in our nation’s history. 

    As many protest police brutality, they smash cars, rob buildings, and cause mayhem 

    in the streets. All this violence, all this destruction, all this death in the name of 

    equality. Where did we go wrong?

Our nation was built on the standards of freedom and equality. It began with a 

    group of humble Pilgrims, braving the seas, the cold, and the wild for the sake of 

    starting a godly city, constructed on Christian principles, which would be a beacon to 

    the watching world and a haven for the mistreated believers. However, they were not 

    radicals, they were not seeking to seize territory for their own to begin a new empire. 

    They simply used the resources that they were blessed with, and survived with some 

    help from the natives, and honest labor.

        Soon the country grew, and so did its opposition. The colonists found 

    themselves again oppressed by the king in Europe. So, after many petitions 

    to the king, and lengthy thought and debate, they decided to sever their ties to 

    their motherland, for the sake of their children, and their children’s children. 

    Through their own blood and bravery, a nation was born, which would 

    continue to be a blessing to the surrounding world. It welcomed immigrants 

    who came to escape from hunger and oppression. Through the bravery of its 

    people, it aided in throwing down dictatorships, in stopping Hitler. Blood would 

    be shed on others nations’ soil, not for the good of America, but so that the 

    freedom and equality that the United States experienced might be spread 

    through the world.

However, as with all other nations, America was flawed. It struggled for 

    decades over the problem of slavery, which contradicted its founding principle of 

    “Liberty for ALL.” It was over this issue that America was torn asunder, with brother 

    fighting against brother, father against son. Yet, even after slavery was abolished, 

    there were still great racial tensions. It was because of this that many took a stand for 

    these rights. It was through their influence and hard work that equality was further 

    advanced in our country. 

However, in recent years, it seems that our country’s standard for liberty and 

equality has been taken too far, to the point where each push for equality has 

ended in serious repercussions. What does the Bible have to say about this, 

and how can we fix it?

As is made very clear in the Bible, all men and women were made in the 

    image of God. God makes it clear that in a spiritual sense, there is no difference 

    between Jew or Gentile. God cares about the heart, not age, race, or social status. 

    We are to show Christian loves to all people, and are not to show partiality to anyone, 

    just as God does not. If we show hatred to one our fellow man, we  show hatred to an 

    image bearer, which is punishable by eternal death in Hell.

Using this Biblical standard, is our culture acting Biblically. Clearly they are 

    not, because in many efforts to spread equality, they shame, or even destroy an 

    individual made in the image of God. If our method of giving justice to minorities is to 

    slander, and physically harm those who stand in our way, then we should find other 

    ways of doing so. If those supporting women’s rights are also supporting the death of 

    a child, then they are guilty of murder, and do not truely support justice. 

As we can see, there is a balance that we must maintain when pushing for 

    social change. We must be careful not to push through our changes, without 

    considering their effects on others. Just as soldiers would not bomb a whole 

    city to take out one target, so we must not let our emotions lead to irreparable 

    damage, such as that which has been caused by our culture. We should not 

    hold up one Biblical text, while trampling the others beneath our feet.