Jesus said in John 8:44 that the “Devil is a liar and the father of lies”. The Devil has taken a perfectly good and noble symbol given by God and turned it into a symbol of perversion, decadence, and depravity. Such is the case with the rainbow. As the universal flood that came as a judgment of\u00a0God upon the earth because of sin in the days of Noah came to an end, God promised Noah and all humanity that never again would he destroy the earth by water. After the flood, God made a covenant,\u00a0a promise with humanity. God promised that the earth would never again be destroyed by water.\u00a0 To seal the covenant, God promised us in Genesis 9:13 – 17 saying,\u00a0“I have placed My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, I will\u00a0remember My covenant between Me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature … This is the sign of the covenant\u00a0that\u00a0I have confirmed between Me and every creature on earth”.<\/p>\n
God placed a rainbow in the clouds guaranteeing that the earth will never again be destroyed\u00a0in a flood. However, the Devil usurped\u00a0the sign. Now the “Rainbow” is the symbol of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, aka the LGBT community. The “Rainbow” represents a community who’s lifestyle God declares as an abomination.\u00a0And now anyone who\u00a0wears the colors of the rainbow or in any way identifies with them may be suspected of being a member of that community. \u00a0That’s sad, so sad. I personally celebrate the “Rainbow” for\u00a0at least three\u00a0reasons: 1) I believe\u00a0the “Rainbow”\u00a0represents a world community that is multinational and multicultural. The\u00a0earth is filled with people of different nationalities, cultures, languages, and ethnicities.<\/p>\n
2) The Christian community is a diverse community. There are thousands of Christian traditions in the Church of Jesus Christ. Within the Christian family\u00a0we have Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopalians\u00a0and Protestants. Within the\u00a0Protestants there are Baptists, Methodists, AME’s, Pentecostals, Independents,\u00a0and non denominationals. You name it, we got it.\u00a0The Christian family is a diverse family. We need not relinquish and surrender a God given symbol of protection and promise to the Devil. 3) I like the colors. God’s creation is wonderful, beautiful and majestic. The colors of the rainbow are awesome. It is high time that we reclaim the Rainbow. We’re not gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. We are African American Christians with a proud legacy and heritage who are members of\u00a0a multinational, multicultural\u00a0world and a diverse Christian community. We are the true rainbow coalition, #reclaimtherainbow, #rtr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jesus said in John 8:44 that the “Devil is a liar and the father of lies”. The Devil has taken a perfectly good and noble symbol given by God and turned it into a symbol of perversion, decadence, and depravity. Such is the case with the rainbow. As the universal flood that came as a … <\/p>\n