Russell
Moore says - We ought to be reminded that in a racially divided world, the
church of Jesus Christ ought not simply to advocate for racial reconciliation;
we ought to embody it. The quest for racial reconciliation comes not just
through proclamation but through demonstration.
The church,
the Apostle Paul said, is a sign of God’s manifold wisdom, to the
principalities and powers in the heavenly places (Eph. 3:10). When God joined together in one church, those who are
both Jewish and Gentile, he was doing more than negating the bad effects of
ethnic strife. He was declaring
spiritual warfare. When those who the world thinks should hate each other,
instead love each other, the church is testifying that our identity is in Jesus
Christ (Col. 3:11). We cannot be pulled apart from each other, because we
are one body, and a body that is at war with itself is diseased.
If we start
to see more churches so alive to the gospel that they are not segregated out as
“white” or “black” or “Hispanic” or “Asian” or “white collar” or “blue collar,”
we will start to reflect something of a kingdom of God made up of those from
every tribe, tongue, nation, and language (Rev. 5:9). And as we know one
another as brothers and sisters, we will start to speak up for one another,
including in the public square.
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