posted Feb 8, 2016, 11:44 AM by Grant Garber
- A Personal Narrative
- Rockford, Illinois (Birth to 17)
- College Years (age 17-21)
- Adulthood
- Biblical Bearings: Why We Should Care About Racial Harmony
- God made from one man every nation of humankind.
- The fall and the Tower of Babel led to ethnic differences and began a whole history of ethnic hatred.
- Redemption accomplished on the cross shows that God purchased all peoples with the price of the blood of His Son.
- One day, in the consummation, we will be swept up into the experience of sinless life together with brothers and sisters from every tribe and tongue around the throne.
- The things that unite us are bigger and more beautiful than the things that make us different.
- Reconciliation Accomplished (Colossians 1:19-22)
- Reconciliation Applied (Philemon)
- Relationships in the body of Christ are gospel relationships and social issues like slavery were then and are now gospel issues.
- Heart change must precede social change in order to be lasting change.
- Equality before God through the gospel challenges the very heart and soul of slavery as the ownership of one human by another.
- A Model for Moving Forward: Gospel Healing
- Examples of False Identities:
- Self-hatred Identity
- Rage-filled Identity
- Victim Mentality
- Hip White Person Identity
- White Superiority Identity
- Color-blind Identity
- Corporate Identity:
- Look around the throne – what we see there is who we are now – even if we don’t experience it all now.
- There is a link between telling the truth and experiencing reconciliation.
- Risks and Solutions:
- The victim could remain locked in rage, while the dominant person could remain locked in ignorance and apathy.
- The majority class may feel like doing a little is enough to ease their guilt and thus not see the need for perseverance.
- A focus on worship is the answer through the cross.
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