Gospel Living

For those troubled by Uganda's militant stance against homosexuality and it's supposed link to Western Christianity, take another look.  Marvin Olasky explains that the country's views, while in line with Scripture in denouncing homosexuality, actually comes from its cultural history -- and that the grace and love of Christ will be necessary to temper it: WORLD | Problem or solution? | Marvin Olasky | Feb. 8, 2014

As American Christians as well as saints the world over ponder the most biblical answers to racism and injustice, this day affords us reflection on one of the greatest proponents for justice.  Though we might not agree with every tenet of his beliefs, his words still echo the universal truths God ordered in creation.  On April 19, 1961, King challenged Southern Baptist seminarians to end segregation, nearly a hundred years after the Civil War resulted in largely segregated Baptist congregations and conventions.  Though so many years passed, maintaining the societal and traditional status quo seemed more comfortable than developing the counter-cultural, contra mundum mindset that God calls Christians to have.  You can listen to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Julius B. Gay Lecture here and his lecture to a Christian ethics class here . (HT: AlMohler.com ) Sadly, if King and other blacks were allowed to enroll in white, conservative seminaries, their message would have been so much more