My Black Biblical Heritage. Chukwuemeka Livingstone

      Introduction

      Since our Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, a lot of progress (in terms of civilization and human endeavors) have been made either by individuals that discovered, invented, or produced theories that have helped put man in the progress chart of advancement or collectively by a group of people (a nation) that have decided to jettison old beliefs (manner of popular pursuits), to embracing the call into new frontiers that have revolutionized man’s thinking into radical achievers.

      From the human perspective, each stride or breakthrough into new thinking and innovation proves intellectual superiority on their part over others that will benefit from them; and where there is no complementary effort from the other camp to discover, improve, or support the advancement of the innovators to improve their lot as the tradition is, they become dependants of the innovators. Where the dependents now look unto the innovators to improve their lot, they take the back stage on the scheme of things as regards man’s drive toward self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

      This has been the lot of the black man for centuries. Though given equal opportunity with his white counterpart and having even excelled in many areas yet the black man took to sleeping much of the time while the white man stayed awake trying to fathom out solutions to his environment he is not satisfied with. The white man seeks to discover his potentials and improve, but the black man became content and therefore despondent in his position, rightly said to be sleeping. By the time he woke up, the white man had gone so far into improving his lot that the black man found it difficult to fit in or meet up. His next alternative was to be “hewers of wood, fetchers of water.’’

      But this is man’s view of accessing things. From the secular perspective, man may be right because a master is superior to his servant, and a lender is superior to the borrower. (The Bible also declares this) This understanding, however is limited based on human standards. If this be the case, do we operate on it? Time and events have proved this assessment wrong. For in the quest for modern advancement in terms of technology, education, science, arts, etc., the black man (of recent) has contributed immensely and excelled in almost all the chosen field of endeavor, thus making the black man in no way inferior or cursed.

      The purpose of writing this book therefore is to see from God’s own perspective whether the black man is cursed or blessed. I believe the only way we can find this out is to get to the origin of the black man and find out from his creator (who put him here on the planet earth) and bring the whole truth to mankind. The question is, does God assess the black man or anybody from the point of view of the human mind? Does he bless based on the human color? Does he identify with human intellect to make himself known to specific people? Or does God classify all men into the same category so as to have one decision concerning man? Where is the origin of man, and what were the pronouncements concerning man that was made in the time of his origination? These and other facts, truth will emerge as we go to God himself to find out through the Holy Scriptures (the Bible) being the inspired Word of God.

      Let us pray. O, Lord, thank you for the inspiration to rediscover ourselves for your purpose in the name of Jesus, amen.

      Forward

      This book is a product of a vision that has spoken and a prophecy fulfilled. Emeka saw Arch bishop Benson ldahosa give him a pen in his vision a short while before he passed on. While in the lecture hall in the bible school as l taught him and some other students, (with no knowledge of his vision that involved the Arch bishop) l turned to him and said that he would write books that will be beneficial to both Christians and non christians in the move to bring men and women to Christ. After more than twenty years since this book was written, it has come out with it’s freshness dealing with contemporary christian issues and challenges as it affects mankind. As controversial as the title might sound at first glance, you will find your curiosity gratified as you go through it chapter by chapter. Then you will understand why God chose it to be published in such a time as this.

      Psalm 45:1 ‘My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.’

      What Emeka speaks is what he writes.

      Bishop B C Edohasim