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George Floyd Would Have Condemned the Riots. Here's How We Know.

By [88]Tyler O'Neil Jun 01, 2020 12:11 PM EST
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[George-Floyd-Bible-730x487.png] Twitter screenshot of George Floyd
with a Bible.

Last week, a viral video captured the horrific death of George Floyd at
the hands — truly at the knees — of police officers in Minneapolis.
Officer Derek Chauvin faces charges of third-degree murder and protests
over George Floyd’s death devolved into [91]looting, [92]vandalism,
and [93]arson in cities across America. Floyd’s family has said the
“gentle giant” would never have wanted this destruction. In fact,
George Floyd insisted that “God trumps street culture.”

So who was George Floyd?

This 46-year-old black man, an athlete and hip-hop artist who performed
under the stage name “Big Floyd,” grew up in Houston, Texas, and moved
to Minnesota in 2014. He worked as a restaurant security guard for five
years and lost his job due to Minnesota’s stay-at-home order during the
coronavirus pandemic. He was the father of two daughters, ages 6 and
22, who remained in Houston.

Minneapolis police accused Floyd of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a
deli. They claimed Floyd physically resisted arrest. Citing police body
cameras, a report states the man “did not voluntarily get in the car
and struggled with the officers, intentionally falling down, saying he
was not going in the car, and refusing to stand still.” Even if Floyd
resisted arrest, that does not justify Chauvin putting his knee on
Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, apparently suffocating him. Floyd
said, “Please,” “I can’t breathe,” and “Don’t kill me,” as the officer
mercilessly kept his knee on his neck.

But who was George Floyd, Really?

While Floyd’s last moments have gone viral, those who knew him remember
George Floyd as a man of faith. As the hip-hop artist Ronnie Lillard,
who performs under the name “Reconcile,” [94]told Christianity Today,
George Floyd presented Jesus Christ as the answer to the violence of
street culture.

“He helped push the baptism tub over, understanding that people were
going to make a decision of faith and get baptized right there in the
middle of the projects. He thought that was amazing,” Lillard told CT.
“The things that he would say to young men always referenced that God
trumps street culture. I think he wanted to see young men put guns down
and have Jesus instead of the streets.”

Patrick Ngwolo, [95]the founder of Resurrection Houston, gave an
emotional tribute to Floyd in a sermon on Sunday.

“Big Floyd was a gatekeeper in Third Ward, in the community homes
project, and I owe much of my ministry to him opening doors that I
could not open in the city. And so his life was so meaningful and so
precious to so many and his death has crushed me,” Ngwolo said. He
compared Floyd’s death to the deaths of Abel and Jesus Christ and
assured viewers that “God hears the blood of George Floyd” calling out
from the ground. He expressed hope that the outrage over Floyd’s death
might encourage Americans to wrestle with racism, repent, and follow
Jesus.

George Floyd: The Slaughter of the Innocents [96]#George_Floyd
[97]https://t.co/XZGXw2Zthk

— Real Love, Right Now (@ResurrectionHou) [98]May 31, 2020

[99]Echoing Jesus, This Black Pastor Forgave the White Supremacist Who
Murdered His Wife in Charleston Church Shooting

As Christianity Today reported, it can be difficult for outsiders or
ministers to gain trust or even ensure their own safety in the Third
Ward. “The ‘stamp of approval’ granted from a figure like Floyd is
crucial for urban discipleship, which requires access, direction, and
context to be effective.”

“His faith was a heart for the Third Ward that was radically changed by
the gospel, and his mission was empowering other believers to be able
to come in and push that gospel forth,” Nijalon Dunn, who was baptized
at Cuney Homes Housing Project, known as “the Bricks,” told
Christianity Today.

“There are things that Floyd did for us that we’ll never know until the
other side of eternity,” Dunn added. “There were times where we’d have
Church at the Bricks until 3 p.m., and by 4:30, they’re firing shots
right at the basketball courts.”

Lillard predicted that George Floyd will be “immortalized in the Third
Ward community forever. His mural will be on the walls. Every youth and
young man growing up will know George Floyd. The people who knew him
personally will remember him as a positive light. Guys from the streets
look to him like, ‘Man, if he can change his life, I can change mine.’”

Speaking with Christianity Today, Ngwolo explained the connection
between George Floyd and Abel and Jesus.

After Cain’s superiority and animosity drove him to kill Abel, God
asked Cain, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out
to me from the ground” (Gen. 4:10).

“If you fast-forward 2,000 years, there’s another innocent sufferer
whose blood spoke of better things than Abel’s. … Jesus’ blood says he
can redeem us through these dark and perilous times,” Ngwolo said. “I
have hope because just like Abel is a Christ figure, I see my brother
[Floyd] as a Christ figure as well, pointing us to a greater reality.
God does hear us. He hears his cry even from the ground now. Vengeance
will either happen on the cross or will happen on Judgment Day.”

George Floyd’s death raises troubling questions. While the number of
unarmed black men killed at the hands of police officers [100]pales in
comparison to other homicide rates, this kind of police brutality
deserves universal condemnation — and indeed, both Republicans and
Democrats have decried this horrific killing. Even many police officers
have marched in solidarity with protesters. Derek Chauvin and his
confederates deserve to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,
and the prospects of that are good.

Sadly, the riots following these protests have destroyed property,
terrified citizens, and devastated livelihoods. Americans’ hearts
should break for the [101]black business owner who invested his life
savings in his sports bar, only to see it destroyed in riots supposedly
aimed at helping black people.

George Floyd would not have wanted this devastation. He would have
opened the doors for the gospel in this dark time — and if Americans
truly want to remember him for who he was, they should listen to the
gospel preachers for whom George Floyd served as a gatekeeper.

Resurrection Houston shared a photo of Floyd holding up a Bible with
his friends.

“We pray that here we may learn the worth of men created in the image
of God,” the church posted. Amen.

We offer our condolences to the family of our brother George Floyd
who departed from this mortal coil to take on immortality. We know
he will find joy with Him. We pray that here we may learn the worth
of men created in the image of the God. (w/ bible) [102]#GeorgeFloyd
w [103]pic.twitter.com/SUDlYx5vuf

— Real Love, Right Now (@ResurrectionHou) [104]May 27, 2020

Tyler O’Neil is the author of [105]Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of
the Southern Poverty Law Center. Follow him on Twitter
at [106]@Tyler2ONeil.

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