Today, response is made to the notion that diversity and social hierarchy are divinely created and maintained. The GOD we serve as Christian believers is not a sovereign over a geographical region or areas within the partially charted universe. He is a Deity having authority and rule over life essence within the living (i.e., breath, spirit, word). Respect of persons pertains to the World system in terms of such features as bias, discrimination, favor, influence, injustice, preferential treatment, and prejudice in support of those displaying prestige, privilege, prowess, and economic status. Respect of persons as an aspect of Christian belief addresses acknowledgment, blessing, judgment, and promotion by divinity to continually manifest existence as well as oneness without sameness, carryout divine operations, fulfill promise and prophecy, and to accomplish eternal purposes. While imbalance and inequality can provide benefit by provoking action, adjustments, corrections, and movement that cancel inflexibility, rigidity and stagnation, the advantages from consistency, equality, maturity, and stability are often more fruitful and abiding. The fighter at “Yahoo! Answers” using the ID “Political Commentator” (Level 1 with 6 points, a member since December 03, 2015) posted the following:
Do you know that the social hierarchy is God ordained instead of a man made construct (Isaiah 45:9-11, Romans 9:21)?
Romans 9:21 - Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
Isaiah 45:9 - Woe to you who strive with your Maker, earthen vessels with the potter! Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, “What are you making”? or “Your work has no handles”?
Isaiah 45:10 - Woe to anyone who says to a father, “What are you begetting?” or to a woman, “With what are you in labor?”
Isaiah 45:11 - Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Will you question me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands?
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Romans 9:21 has made it clear that God (Creator, Potter) has purposely created human diversity, such that one person would always have greater honour, prestige and social status than his neighbour/brother.
Such differences are innate and God ordained according to the meaning of Romans 9:21.
As God has given some individuals innately more prestige, honour and social status than other people.
Romans 9:21 is unequivocal on this point - That God is merciful to have purposely created some people to have greater honour, prestige and social status than other people; and this social hierarchy was part of God's divine plan from the very beginning.
Update: So what are you going to do about it if you don't like God's creation and the social hierarchy ordained by the Creator - knowing that it would be folly, misguided and a sin to question/deny God's preordination, creatorship and His sovereign right over human life?
THE GOLDEN ARROW: If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. (James 2: 8-10, King James Version, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: Diversity and Divine (08/28/2016); GOD’s Way Not Equal? (07/17/2016); Purpose Cultural, Political, Spiritual Growth? (07/10/2016); Hierarchy For Mankind (01/24/2016); Hierarchy Among Christians (01/22/2016); Where Society Is Headed? (01/11/2016); A GOD of Judgment (12/01/2015); Called To Be Servants? (11/25/2015)
“Political Commentator”, for many mature Christian believers the divine use of hierarchy is in the nature of bestowing accountability, charging and entrusting servants with duties, delegating tasks, and structuring divine government. Thus, the Creator revealed himself to Moses as a god having authority who also requires impartiality, judgment, justice, mercy, obedience to sacred law, reverence, and righteousness. The platform for assignment of value as a “life companion” to divinity (we say, salvation) is not the collection of standards historically promoted among men such as ones carnal attributes (e.g., eye color, hair, height, physical strength, weight), ownership of material goods (e.g., car, horse, house, luxuries, weapons), and their personal relations (e.g., business contacts, children, friends, spouse). Another mindset must be employed wherein divine gifts (we say, the imparted, indwelling spirit) establish capacity for growth, humility, learning, ministry, service, sharing, and suffering. Inseparable aspects of the makeup of GOD are bestowed that include faith, forbearance, holiness, longsuffering, love, wisdom, and wrath against sin. Consider again how these ideas appear within the holy writings:
(1.) Psalms 15: 1-5, King James Version (KJV): 1 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
(2.) Isaiah 57: 15-16, KJV: 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
(3.) Deuteronomy 1: 13-17, KJV: 13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. 15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
(4.) Isaiah 57: 1-5, KJV: 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood. 5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
(5.) Acts 10: 34-38, KJV: 34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) 37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
There is far more to be said, correctly applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, the words of Jesus, (6.) Luke 12: 15, KJV: 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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