Bloodlines
Race, Cross, and the Christian
Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway, [2011]
Format: Book
Description: 295 pages ; 24 cm
Genocide. Terrorism. Hate crimes. In a world where racism is far from dead, is unity amidst diversities even remotely possible? Sharing from his own experiences growing up in the segregated South, pastor John Piper thoughtfully exposes the unremitting problem of racism. Instead of turning finally to organizations, education, famous personalities, or government programs to address racial strife, Piper reveals the definitive source of hope -- teaching how the good news about Jesus Christ actively undermines the sins that feed racial strife, and leads to a many-colored and many-cultured kingdom of God. Learn to pursue ethnic harmony from a biblical perspective, and to relate to real people different from yourself, as you take part in the bloodline of Jesus that is comprised of "every tongue, tribe, and nation."--Publisher.
Contents:
Foreword / Tim Keller -- Preface -- A note to the reader of Race and Racism -- OUR WORLD: THE NEED FOR THE GOSPEL -- Introduction -- Martin Luther King Jr.: What was it like for those who weren't there? -- My story, my debt, my world: why I wrote the book -- My story: from Greenville to Bethlehem -- The gospel I love, the debt I owe, and the church I serve -- Global shifting and the new face of the church -- Black and white and the blood of Jesus -- Why this book gives prominence to Black-White relationships -- Personal responsibility and systemic intervention -- The power of the gospel and the roots of racial strife -- GOD'S WORD: THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL -- Introduction -- William Wilberforce: The importance of doctrine and "coronary" commitment -- The accomplishment of the gospel -- The mission of Jesus and the end of ethnocentrism -- The creation of one new humanity by the blood of Christ -- Ransomed for God from every tribe -- Every people justified the same way -- The application of the gospel -- Dying with Christ for the sake of Christ-exalting diversity -- Living in sync with gospel freedom -- The law of liberty and the peril of partiality -- The ultimate goal of the gospel -- Why is it worth the death of His Son? -- Two issues: Interracial marriage and prejudice -- Interracial marriage -- Probability, prejudice, and Christ -- Conclusion: Confession, warning, plea -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1: Is there such a thing as race? A word about terminology -- Appendix 2: The sovereignty of God and the soul dynamic: God-centered theology and the Black experience in America -- Appendix 3: How and why Bethlehem Baptist Church pursues ethnic diversity -- Appendix 4: What are the implications of Noah's curse? -- Notes -- Subject index -- Name index -- Scripture index -- Desiring God: A note on resources.
Subjects:
Reconciliation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Race discrimination -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Church and minorities.
Reconciliation -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Race discrimination -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Church and minorities.
ISBN:
9781433528521
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.