Indigenous Australians and African American people lived out the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes from the 1950s to today. The purpose of the Ten Commandments is to point out sin as Paul informs us in Romans 7:7, and they also begin with our demonstrated relationship with God and end with our relationships with others. The purpose of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12 is to inspire people to act in certain ways. In times of adversity and injustice morality existed, and civil rights and human rights breaches were broken. This paper will discuss the rules of living which the Aboriginals and African American people faced. It also will explain how Martin Luther King showed the Commandments and Beatitudes through relevant biblical references.
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The Aboriginal people were not given basic human rights which were believed to belong to every person. Aboriginals and African - Americans suffered injustice and immoralities. Throughout the bible humans are given rules for living which are demonstrated in the Ten Commandments and Beatitudes. The first commandment is “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me,” Exodus 20:2-3. This commandment symbolises loyalty and allegiance. The African - American and Aboriginal people both had an aspiration for freedom and stayed loyal to each other through acts of discrimination which was directed towards them. The beatitude “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they will be called children of God,” is also a relevant scripture as the African- Americans and Indigenous Australians were peacemakers trying to fight against racial …show more content…
During the 1950s the African - Americans were forced to attend segregated schools and sit in designated spots while riding transportation. Martin Luther King was a man who believed in change. He was idolised by the African - Americans and his famous “I have a dream” speech was inspirational and won him a nobel prize. No Christian played a more prominent role in the century's most significant social justice movement than Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a pastor at Dexter Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and later became a civil rights activist. Martin Luther King had principles which gave practical examples of how to live a life dedicated to promoting reconciliation and creating social change. He was a man who was not defined by the world around him, and his 10 commandments were aimed at cultural change. His second commandment,“remember always that the nonviolent movement seeks justice and reconciliation, not victory,”- Source 1 is a great commandment as it indicates that Martin Luther KIng believed that having justice and reconciliation is better than winning anything. Around the time of the boycott, Martin Luther King was the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, and later the spokesman of the Montgomery Boycott. The boycott was a time where many people sacrificed things for the sake of having freedom. The Beatitude “Blessed are the meek: for they will
The Aboriginal people were not given basic human rights which were believed to belong to every person. Aboriginals and African - Americans suffered injustice and immoralities. Throughout the bible humans are given rules for living which are demonstrated in the Ten Commandments and Beatitudes. The first commandment is “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me,” Exodus 20:2-3. This commandment symbolises loyalty and allegiance. The African - American and Aboriginal people both had an aspiration for freedom and stayed loyal to each other through acts of discrimination which was directed towards them. The beatitude “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they will be called children of God,” is also a relevant scripture as the African- Americans and Indigenous Australians were peacemakers trying to fight against racial …show more content…
During the 1950s the African - Americans were forced to attend segregated schools and sit in designated spots while riding transportation. Martin Luther King was a man who believed in change. He was idolised by the African - Americans and his famous “I have a dream” speech was inspirational and won him a nobel prize. No Christian played a more prominent role in the century's most significant social justice movement than Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a pastor at Dexter Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama and later became a civil rights activist. Martin Luther King had principles which gave practical examples of how to live a life dedicated to promoting reconciliation and creating social change. He was a man who was not defined by the world around him, and his 10 commandments were aimed at cultural change. His second commandment,“remember always that the nonviolent movement seeks justice and reconciliation, not victory,”- Source 1 is a great commandment as it indicates that Martin Luther KIng believed that having justice and reconciliation is better than winning anything. Around the time of the boycott, Martin Luther King was the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, and later the spokesman of the Montgomery Boycott. The boycott was a time where many people sacrificed things for the sake of having freedom. The Beatitude “Blessed are the meek: for they will