Removing the Stain of Racism from the Southern Baptist Convention

Removing the Stain of Racism from the Southern Baptist Convention

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Co-author

School or Department

Education

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The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has a historical stain. The SBC once affirmed slavery and openly opposed and condemned abolitionists. Even though the convention repented of this sin publicly, a profound divide between the white majority and the black and brown minority still exists for many churches.

This stain is more than historical fact; it prohibits Southern Baptist churches from embracing the one new man in Christ promised in Ephesians 2:11–22 and from participating in the new song of the saints from every tongue, tribe, people, and nation in Revelation 5:9.

The glorious gospel of Jesus Christ commands all his followers to do our part in removing racism from our midst. Removing the Stain of Racism from the Southern Baptist Convention is a powerful and practical call to sacrifice, humility, and perseverance—along with a relentless commitment to Christian unity—for the sake of the gospel and our brothers and sisters in Christ.

ISBN

9781433643347

Keywords

Racism, Southern Baptist Convention

Publication Date

Summer 2017

Publisher

B&H Academic

City

Nashville, TN

Disciplines

Christian Denominations and Sects | Religion

About the Author

Kevin Jones became the Dean of the School of Education at Cedarville University in 2020.

Visit Dr. Jones's Selected Works page.

Removing the Stain of Racism from the Southern Baptist Convention

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