God made black people so we would know what white people are.

I hear people asking all the time, "If God is so good, why did he make black people?" This is a tough question, but it is one that demands an answer. My pastor gave me this answer back when I was first asking questions about God, but it took me several years of wrestling with it before I finally accepted it as God's truth. The answer is this: God made black people so that we would know what white people are.

Now the person hearing this for the first time will probably have many objections. I know I did. How can that possibly be true? I wondered. I knew what white people were before my parents ever told me about black people. But did I really? Did I know that they were white, or did I just think of them as regular, ordinary people? I think God knew how we would naturally see the world, in our ignorant sinful state, and so He had to give us a guidepost. But what's wrong with thinking of white people as just people? What's wrong is that we would never notice many wonderful things that make white people so special.

For instance, when you're driving, and notice another car do something entirely illegal and blatantly dangerous, and then later notice that it happens to be a black person driving, you shouldn't be thinking, Why did God even make these black people? You should be thinking, White people sure do drive well! Or when you're a waiter, and a group of black people completely neglects to leave any sort of tip, you ought to remember all the wonderful tips you've received from white people, and how wise God is to have made such a high-quality race. Or, as a teacher, when your black students are disrespectful, don't pay attention, and spend all their free time doing drugs, it's no time to be worried! It's a time to praise your white students for their attentiveness, hard work, and self-discipline. Let the black students ruin their lives - it's what God made them for.

I know this may be a different way of thinking than what you're used to, but once you accept it, you begin to see the wisdom in God's creation, not just His creation of black people, but of everything! The answer to the question of why God made black people leads to a richer, fuller understanding of all of life's difficult issues, and so also to a richer, fuller life.