I’ve missed  a couple of weeks while I try to learn how to use my new web-page and blog. In the next several blogs, I hope to explore what has happened to the church and how we respond.

A WITNESS WHEN TRUTH HAS DISAPPEARED

In an age when any objective bar of truth seems to have disappeared in most areas of life, consider a church’s witness to truth that not only is not divided by disagreements but even grows from staying in community and dialogue about those differences.

GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM

What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated by evil but can work through human sinfulness to provide a redemptive possibility. The cross, the worst sin that humans could commit against the love of God, has become, instead, the very instrument of our redemption. This is the core truth of Redemptive Theology. As God made clear to Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for (my) power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)

RACISM DID NOT SURPRISE GOD

In applying the truth of Redemptive Theology to the issue of White racism, there are several aspects that need to be noted.

First, Redemptive Theology assumes that God is omniscient and, therefore, knew from the beginning the nature of humanity and the effect of sin on God’s creative purpose. God knew the nature of the Church, and the sin of racism is not a surprise to God, who called the Church into reality within the human culture.

God knew from the beginning that racism would be a part of the human culture and, therefore, a critical aspect of the community of faith within which God was working God’s saving work.

In future blogs we will explore how God continues to work through churches filled with humans like us.