Theocast
Racism, Injustice, and the Church
June 10, 2020
Summary
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the protests of recent days, the guys talk about racism, injustice, and the church. There are many people in a lot of pain. What can we say to these things from God's Word? How can the church navigate these difficult issues? Members Podcast: The guys talk personally with our listeners, some of whom have sent in emails. And, we seek to encourage one another with the hope of the new heaven and the new earth, which Christ has secured for us. Read Episode Transcripts Members Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNmUnCehVIQ
Topics
- Episode focus: Racism, Injustice, and the Church
- In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the protests of recent days, the guys talk about racism, injustice, and the church
- There are many people in a lot of pain
- What can we say to these things from God's Word?
- How can the church navigate these difficult issues?
Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast, we have a conversation around a number of the current events that are swirling and things that have happened recently in our culture.
We are in the relatively immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and also the protests that came from that, and just the dialogue and the conversation that is happening throughout our society.
There's a lot of pain, there's a lot of suffering, a lot of anguish, and people are reeling from this.
And what our hope is in this conversation is to look to God's word as our guide and think about what God has said about these things, about racism and oppression and injustice and sin, and ultimately to encourage one
another toward love and charity in the spirit, in the church, and also to point one another, as we always hope to do, to the peace and the hope and the rest that we have in Christ.
And then in the members area, we speak very personally to our members, including just addressing some of the emails that we have received from people who are hurting, and we aim to encourage one another with the hope of
the new heaven and the new earth and what Christ has secured for us.
We hope this conversation is helpful.
We hope that it is clarifying, and we hope that it is hope-giving and encouraging for you.
So stay tuned.
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Welcome to Theocas, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ.
Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed perspective.
Our hosts today are John Moffat, pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, Jimmy Bueller, pastor of Christ Community Church in Wilmer, Minnesota, and myself, Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
One of the things that we aim to do here at Theocast is to take the gospel incredibly seriously and also to take seriously the suffering and the pain that people experience in a fallen world.
