FREE ESSAY ON LIBERATION - HOW DESIRABLE

LIBERATION - HOW DESIRABLE

The first man and woman turned their backs on God. But having gained the "liberation" they
wanted they now had to manage affairs as best they could. They soon discovered that their
best was far from good enough. Inexperience and limited knowledge led to problems. That
is why many of us have become victims of discrimination or injustice. 
That is why all of us have come into bondage to human imperfections, why we get sick,
suffer abnormal physical and mental pain, and shed tears of sorrow. Or, why "all creation
keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now."-Romans 8: 22. Never
before have so many men wanted liberation from authority of employers and governments, so
many women from the authority of husbands and fathers, and so many children from the
authority of parents and teachers. Man's first liberation attempt thus turned out to be
one that enslaved him. For 60 centuries now, he has been trying to liberate himself from
its bad effects. But with what success?
Racial or national prejudices directly contradict the Bible truths that God "made out of
one man every nation of men" and that "God is not partial, but in every nation the man
that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him."(Acts 17:26; 10:34, 35) For
example, consider the black race. Some so-called Christians claim that black skin color
is the result of a divine curse placed upon Canaan and his descendants, consigning them
to a position of servitude. In this they err. The black race descended not from Canaan
but from Cush and possibly Put. And no curse was placed upon either of them.
Man has experimented with all kinds of government. Those oppressive or unjust, or that
failed to meet the people's immediate needs, have been discarded or even violently
overthrow and replaced by others-but with dubious results. Replacing one imperfect
government with another is hardly the ideal way to bring about real liberation. Hence,
wise King Solomon was divinely inspired to write: "Man has dominated man to his
injury."(Ecclesiastes 8:9) Obviously, all creation will keep on groaning together and
being in pain until perfect government makes liberation from imperfect rule a reality.
Despite this fact, blacks have often found themselves socially and economically
downtrodden even by fellow blacks. They have longed for liberation. Social, economic, and
even religious movements have been set up to seek liberation from oppression and
discrimination, either real or imagined. But their liberation movements, despite sit-ins
and protest marches, have brought only partial success. Unable to change hearts fully,
they have failed to wipe out racial prejudice, religious ignorance, and lack of neighbor
love. In conclusion all creation will keep on groaning together and being in pain until
racial discrimination is wiped out by God's Kingdom through Christ.