Confront the Scandal of Our Prejudices—Part 6
There’s a strong white church, there’s a strong black church, and there’s a strong Hispanic church. But there isn’t nearly as much of a coming together racially as we might like to think. Most honest church leaders would say that as Christians we’re probably fifteen to twenty years behind where we should be on this issue.
Don’t misunderstand. I’m not equating the church with the Ku Klux Klan. I’m not overlooking the fact that some progress has been made. I’m just honestly pointing out that Christians should be a lot farther along than we are in terms of racial reconciliation.
Most churches or para-church organizations are not in a position to boast. More likely, they admit to finding the race issue an extremely difficult problem to work through. But if Christians ever expect to be heard as a viable voice in Chicago or in this nation or in North America, then racism in the church must be addressed. It’s a glass ceiling that needs to be shattered, and soon.
My conviction is that God still forces His people to confront the scandal of their prejudices when they stand in the way of His dreams becoming reality. As we plead with the Spirit for revival in the church, I believe this is one of the sins He will convict us of. Daring to dream again means breaking through the racial barriers that hold us back.
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