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Guest Speaker Dr. Henry Chan delivers a scriptural warning against injustice.

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From the very outset, let’s establish that racism is injustice. Period. In fact, it is one of the most bluntly clear examples of injustice that exists.

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Last week I suggested that the Christian Community is the ultimate enemy of racism. I believe this to be so. Not because of the institution itself or because of some type of political power it may wield. Not because of its raw theology or teaching. Not because of its impact on architecture or the arts. Not because of any other of a host of possible reasons, but because of the power and motivation behind, beneath and before the Church of Jesus. The true power of Christianity comes only from the Love of Christ. When we get this right, we can fulfill the work of both the Body of Christ and our own personal work within the greater movement of the Kingdom.

On this day of Love, let’s be once more reminded of what our God teaches us about what true love should be.

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There is no Scriptural basis for racism. The idea that someone who has been given less skin pigmentation has more value than someone else is simply absurd and it is frankly amazing that any sentient, thinking being could tolerate this idea any longer than it takes to understand it. The fact that there are people who claim to follow Christ who promote either passive or direct racism, is still an amazing and horrifying thing for us to be aware of and for us to forcefully confront.

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Pastor Chris begins a series discussing the problems with racism from a Biblical point of view.

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We have been speaking of promises. We have considered the covenantal pledges of God to Abram and we have looked at the assurance of the love of God to His people. We have also been clear on the consequential promises of what awaits those who defy God and his commands. Today, we will think through one of the most foundational expectations we have as followers of God, that we are truth-telling, promise keepers.

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It is hard to get a handle on all that we are and can be in Jesus, but let’s at least spend some time thinking through the meaning of His words in this aspect. He spent a great deal of time speaking His promises to His disciples and His words comfort us today as they did their when He walked with them.

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The Word is very clear on the consequences of how we live our lives. It speaks of the results of these choices occurring both within our lifetimes and after we have died and receive the judgement of God. Because our God is perfectly just, our judgment is perfectly deserved. The promise of this perfect consistency and justice is terrifying, to be quite honest. There will be no escaping the day of our judgement. There will be no challenge to the evidence presented. All will be perfectly laid bare for the Lord to judge, and we will be given the perfect judgement we deserve.

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Aren’t you glad our God is not us and His promises aren’t as ours? The Word of God is full of promises. In fact, so full that it is difficult to calculate how many there are. Victor Knowles, in a 1998 submission to the Religion at Pepperdine Digital Commons writes:

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Paul reminds us that there are much bigger issues at stake here. We are to be people of peace, and purpose. Not those who spend our energies in petty conflicts, divisive discussions or quibbling over things that are ultimately not that significant.

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