There’s so much confusion in the comments. In the culture. Even in our churches.

And it’s no wonder we stay divided—so many of us don’t know who we are, and worse, we don’t know whose we are.

Let’s clear something up right now:
Christianity didn’t come from Europe.
That’s not an opinion—it’s historical fact.

There were followers of Christ in Africa long before colonizers showed up with ships and agendas. Ethiopia, Egypt, and other parts of Eastern Africa had the Gospel. You know why?

Because Jesus Himself was there.
As a child, His family fled to Egypt. That’s Africa, baby.
We didn’t borrow the faith—Europe did.

“Out of Egypt I called My Son.” — Matthew 2:15

So no—our faith wasn’t stolen or force-fed. Yes, the Bible was misused by oppressors. But the Word itself? It was already alive and powerful before a European ever touched it. Our African ancestors like the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 were already reading and responding to the Gospel in its purest form.

At the same time, we can’t ignore this:
Other African spiritual practices existed—voodoo, Hoodoo, ancestor worship, and divination. And some of us are being drawn back to them now, hoping to find healing, identity, and empowerment.

But let me be clear:

Not everything ancestral is anointed.

Our ancestors were human. Flawed. Limited. And they couldn’t even stop their own captivity. But Jesus?
He conquered death, sin, and the grave.

Deuteronomy 28 already told us what would happen when we turned from the Most High God to worship lesser spirits and idols. The consequence wasn’t just slavery—it was spiritual confusion and generational pain.

But God didn’t leave us in judgment.
He gave us Jesus.

And now we get to choose:
Truth or trends. The cross or crystals. Christ or confusion.

As for me and my house?
We choose the LORD.

More in the Sacred, Not Syncretized series is coming soon.
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