Scripture: 1 John 2:1-17
John’s first letter to those who would follow Jesus explains very clearly why the issue of racism and the treatment of Black people in our society is a spiritual issue. There are strong forces in our world and society today that do not want us to look at the systems of domination, oppression, and violence in the world. This is the work of darkness and people embracing darkness rather than light. In order to move into the Bigger Mind of the Kingdom or Realm of God, the realm of Eternity, as John calls it, we have to escape from the clutches and entanglements of the systems of domination.
