Who Is My Neighbor As Defined By Christ?
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During this present state of our country and the world, where peaceful protest by the disenfranchised is no longer considered peaceful if their demands cause those in power to come face-to-face with their own acts of inhumanity. Rather than accept the criticism and weigh if whether it is credible, they opt to call those racist who call out prejudice, racial behaviors, and inequalities. These seeking to change the narrative remain in denial and not own their acts of inhumanity for what they are allows them to maintain a privileged status quo without guilt or remorse. In this place of denial there is no equal share of power and resources when those in a position of power resist every opportunity to acknowledge the value of those who look differently than they. In a desperate attempt to polarize and appeal for change to take place at the intersection of humane and inhumane in the hearts of those who do not recognize value in anyone that looks differently than they, we hope the same Christ we supposedly all follow will have the final say. Our hope is for a transformation and self-correcting at their own hands because of a God given revelation causing a turning away from their bad behavior.
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In a twenty-first century world, many struggle to understand and carry out the commands given by Christ in the first century AD, originally given by God more than a millennium earlier. Are these commands still applicable in our twenty-first-century lifestyles? Do we really need to love the Lord and love my neighbor? If so, do we even know who God and our neighbors are? In Who is My Neighbor as Defined by Christ?, author Denoise P. Sullivan Jr. addresses a host of questions: • Who, exactly, is my neighbor? • Do I need to treat everyone as my neighbor? • What does treat someone as a neighbor even mean? • What does it look like to love myself and to then transfer that love to my neighbor? • What does fellowship and communion with God mean? • How does fellowship eventually lead to you seeing others as Christ sees them? This guide delves into what the Bible says about loving your neighbor and how Jesus taught and still teaches about this key commandment. Sullivan encourages you to see your neighbors through Jesus’ eyes and strive for a more loving, equitable society.
About the Author
Denoise P. Sullivan Jr., D.Min., is a retired United States Air Force non-commissioned officer. His journey of fellowship with YHWH began with his accepting of Christ as his personal savior in 2001. During a period of seeking from God which has developed into a lifestyle he was led to serve in many capacities such as deacon. He later was licensed as a minister where his community involvement began as he took the gospel to teens who were being detained in juvenile detention. He and his wife later would be called to establish a youth ministry at Word Of Life Fellowship Church. There as an Associate Minister he and Yolanda assisted teen parents discover God’s love did not diminish because of their pregnancy. In these young adults they taught parenting skills, and supported these teens as they transitioned to adulthood. Denoise and Yolanda also served as Sunday School teachers for their church’s High School students. They both were very active and served in many roles in the church’s Women’s and Men’s ministry. As a Life Christian University professor Denoise contributed to the academic careers of many students as they prepared for ministry. He holds an undergraduate degree in management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Doctor of Ministry in theology from Life Christian University, and has received an advanced certificate in “Expository Preaching” from E. K. Bailey International Conferences on Expository Preaching and Teaching. Sullivan and his wife, Yolanda, have three adult children and four grandchildren.