{"id":87,"date":"2021-06-03T17:08:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T17:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinla.org\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2021-06-03T20:20:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:20:40","slug":"black-christ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martinla.org\/?page_id=87","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Black Christ&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MartinLA.org-mlartglass.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"88\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MartinLA.org-mlartglass.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/martinla.org\/?attachment_id=88\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MartinLA.org-mlartglass.jpg 458w, https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/MartinLA.org-mlartglass-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Crucifixion of Christ<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Christ of all Colors&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> Stained Glass Window by Martin L. A.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&#8220;BLACK CHRIST MATTERS\u201d\u00a0 \u201cBCM\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">By Martin L. A.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>\u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 because<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cBlack Christ Matters\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Human rights exclusion based on skin color, nationality, or gender, are not part of\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Christ\u2019s message. His teachings, truths, and meanings applies to all , and are not subject to change because of race, preferences, individual affinities, or personal status.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>\u201c That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>John 17: 21-24<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Misconceptions of the natural man, these are the reasons that bring about the element of revision, and judgement to play out, and call for justice, and acceptance for all men, in the light of the scriptures.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Respect for all, honors life, and there is healing-result in the collective mind, and therefore a healthy reflection on the collective well-being of those who pay respect.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The life of Christ Himself plays as the counterpart in our own lives.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Are we identifying ourselves with Christ Himself, His death, and His Resurrection Life ?<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">If we yield, we can accept Christ, if so, we can identify with His sufferings, and as result, we can find a path to righteousness\u2014 only if we yield.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">One could argue that one day, it would all catch up with you and me.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>\u201cSo shall \u00a0My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void,<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>But it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Isaiah 55: 11<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h6 id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>By Martin Liriano A.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/h6>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0______________________________<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv7680824458AppleMailSignature\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 Written by Martin L. A. -April 1-2021\u00a0 \u00a0published- <a href=\"mailto:6-2-2021\/info@martinla.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">6-3-2021\u00a0 info@MartinLA.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 _______________________________<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210603_123315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210603_123315.jpg 435w, https:\/\/martinla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210603_123315-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><figcaption><br>By Martin L. A. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br>For a Cristian, it&#8217;s always a good time to reflect on \u201cThe Cross of Christ\u201d.<br>whether it&#8217;s during  in observation  of the <br>\u201cHoly Week\u201d, or when remembering an specific moment in time, events now history such as the 1921 \u201cTulsa Race Massacre\u201d in Oklahoma, which marked its 100 year anniversary this past May 31st\u00a0<br><br><br>Acts of war; genocide ,the lost of loved ones, the unjust murder of an individual because of discrimination. The lives of the oppressed, <br>the victim of a traitor&#8230;<br><br><br>The struggles in our lives, the cry for truth, and justice when it calls, and ultimately because of having to look at ourselves. There&#8217;re always sufficient reasons, and never enough time to take a moment to reflect, and consider<br> \u201cChrist on the Cross\u201d<br><br><br>The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is the turning point, and the gate-way for humanity.<br>To find, and follow, a path of regeneration, and righteousness thru Christ.\u00a0<br><br><br>\u00a0\u201cAnd when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said<br>\u201cFather, into Your hands I commit My spirit.\u201d Having said this, He breathed His last<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Luke 23: 44-49<br>\u00a0<br>_________________<br>Above: Stained Glass Works by Martin L. <br><br>This particular stained glass window by Martin L.A. In contrast with more familiar, and traditional images of Christ, as found in most churches, depicting a white, blond, blue eye Christ. In this 1992 stained glass window, Martin Liriano Aybar Is depicting a black Jesus Christ, His followers, of all colors. <br>This stained glass art window piece its about a multi-color Christ.<br><br>\u201cA multi-color \u201cimage\u201c of Christ helps \u00a0convey Christ\u2019s message to all ,<br>\u00a0it&#8217;s personal, and universal, It&#8217;s about inclusion&#8221;<br><br><br>Church members had initially noted their respect and admiration for the old stylish, traditional stained glass windows, and suggested that, for their church project,the images should relate more to the majority of their congregation members, African-American, and some how, image wise, a neutral approach would be more adequate.<br>In these stained glass windows by Martin L. A. The figure images are of different features, and colors; black, browns, amber, bronze, yellow, whites, and grey flesh tones.<br>And the figures have a cartoonish touch, style, focusing more on the meaning, teaching, and the story instead of the aesthetics.<br><br>The windows are, decorative, and symbolic to some of the Bible stories, and serve the visual atmosphere during their worship services, and Bible studies.<br>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Written by Martin Liriano A.  <br>April 1st 2021 <br>published 6-3-2021<br><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;BLACK CHRIST MATTERS\u201d\u00a0 \u201cBCM\u201d \u00a0 By Martin L. A. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 because \u201cBlack Christ Matters\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 Human rights exclusion based on skin color, nationality, or gender, are not part of\u00a0 Christ\u2019s message. 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