Race relations have
always been a problem in South Africa. I continue to pray we can put racism
aside and grow this nation to a glory never seen before. Nevertheless I have a
theory on the skin colour of Adam and Eve.. PS. this is my own view and does not
necessarily represent the views of my family, church or even my country.
My theory is that
Adam was black, like Seal the singer black, and Eve was white. How did I come
to make these assumptions? Well, simple. God created this garden, possibly the
most fertile soils you have ever seen were in that garden. We know that the
most fertile soils are the Humic soils, dark in colour.
God took of that
soil and created Adam, not with beach sand that would have left his skin a
lighter shade... and then God took a rib, white in colour, lacking in melanin
and made Eve. It's really no wonder she was an easy target of the serpent, she
was always underneath the shadows hiding from sun burn, even under the shady
tree of knowledge of good and evil. I even have a theory about the language
they spoke in the garden, but we will leave that for another day.
What am I on about?
Well, the truth is, for us to understand who and what we really are as a human
race, we need to understand the 2 Adams and who they really were especially the
second Adam. We know that God created Adam and Eve in His image. According to
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of
the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing
that creeps on the earth.”
That was the
blueprint of mankind, having dominion over the fish, birds and cattle. To me
this says your blueprint was to be owners of fishing vessels, airline carriers,
great farming enterprises and everything in between and you were created to
live forever, without sickness, regardless of your skin colour...
But "sin"
entered the world and along with it "curse". We became slaves to
sickness and the law and were sold for cheap labour. We killed each other for
our differing opinions, skin colour, languages and our resources, we labour for
years not enjoying the fruit of our labour until we die and miss the true
meaning of life.
Just as you are
about to ask if there is hope... we find out about the second Adam. But who is
he? The Bible in Philippians 2:5-7 says He is "...Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God,
did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no
reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of
men. And then we ask why did the second Adam come? "For as in Adam all
die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive." "And so it is
written, “The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a
life-giving spirit". I Corinthians 15:22 & 45
Jesus said to him,
“...He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the
Father’ John 14:9
This is seriously
no cliché "Jesus is the answer for Southern Africa today" Heritage
Day Celebrations are already underway and I would like to ask you to consider
this:
- · Was Adam black or white? Who knows? Who cares?
- · Was Jesus black or white?
- · God is spirit, and he sent His only begotten Son to die for you and I that our sin might be forgiven us.
The bible says in
II Chronicles 7:14 "if My people (Southern Africa) who are called by My
name (black or white) will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and
turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin and heal their land. It is time to heal and rebuild.
My Peace I give
you - Shalom
