Why Is It So Difficult to Cease Being Prejudiced?

Who can honestly proclaim they are completely free of prejudice? Have you considered how you learned to be prejudiced? Actor W. C. Fields humorously proclaimed, “I am free of all prejudice; I hate everyone equally.” He could say this because he knew the truth. Prejudice can be like an addiction.

When my children were in elementary school, they had friends from other races and religions, but in middle school things changed. Some children whose religion or race was more exclusive were encouraged to refrain from friendships with classmates who were different. For the first time they experienced a type of prejudice that was hurtful and sad.

Listen to 1 Timothy 5:21 as God’s word instructs us concerning prejudice. “In the presence of God, Jesus Christ, and the holy angels, I solemnly call upon you to cease showing any prejudice to anyone in everything you do.” Good objectives for us to pursue.  

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The Lord said, …“I do not judge as people judge. They look at the outward appearance, but I look at the heart.”

~1 Samuel 16:7 Good News Bible

 

[Jesus said to them,] “Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.”

~John 7:24 New International Version

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