One could see that phrase today and think “How can he be rejoicing? This nation is falling apart! There are riots and a plague, and nothing is being done to combat racism is this country!” Perhaps they are right, perhaps the nation is falling apart, and yet still we glorify our Great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, the one who calms the riots (Php 2:10) and heals the plague (Mt 8:4). But what about the healing of race relations? Image for post As Christians, we know that we are all one in Christ regardless of race or identity (Gal 3:28), and yet despite that we are still divided among ourselves by ethnic lines. This verse is spiritual, we are all spiritually one in Christ, and nothing can be high enough to divide us in Him, but that does not mean that our earthly interactions are in any wise not manifested in accordance with our identities and inherent classifications. This is all to say that Black people, even as Christians, will almost universally have unique interactions with other Black people that will not be manifested in interactions with White people. Likewise, White people, even as Christians, will almost universally have unique interactions with other White people that will not be manifested in interactions with Black peopl
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African Americans Must Look to Orthodoxy for Peace in a Violent America@Ricotta @maxmustermann @prageru @realcaseyrollins
I think it depends on the bible you have. They count some verses differently.
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For example King James bible and German Elberfelder are one verse off.
I think this has more to be with the fact that black journalists are less perceived as objective.
@louiscouture @prageru Then they worded it awfully
@realcaseyrollins @prageru someone sure fucked up this headline and may not have a job anymore