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Written by Mitch Randall
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Monday, 18 January 2010
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On this day, we commemorate and remember a man that transcended his time. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a dream to our society that continues on today. Dr. King envisioned a world when all people would be treated as their creator intended.
While Dr. King’s legacy was built upon the civil rights of all people, his theological foundation was squarely constructed upon the Nazarene’s ethic of loving God and loving others. The two cannot be separated, thus we love God through loving others and love others through loving God.
Therefore with this ethic fused within the ethos of our existence, we can practice the ideal: all equal before God are all equal among themselves.
Our friends at Religion and Ethics Newsweekly interviewed Professor and
Pastor Cheryl Sanders this week. They discussed the important
contributions of Dr. King and how his principles still guide and
challenge us today.
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
As I listen to the contributions of Dr. King, I cannot help but think
he would have been the first voice last week to sound out the trumpet
in helping our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Not only was he a voice
for civil rights, he often spoke of the importance of extending a hand
to those living in poverty. It is our Christian responsibility to
extend that hand, as Jesus taught. To those who gave last week either
through this site or others, thank you for keeping the dream alive that
God’s children really do matter to each other. Again, we are loving
God by loving others.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 )
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