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What does it mean to repent the sin of Racism?
Racism wounds the Body of Christ and we must name the sin and repent.
  • Will you persevere in resisting evil and whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
  • We must engage in the difficult practice of self examination
    - Examining our actions
    - Examining our Institutions
    - Examining our Society
  • We must help people to experience conversion – both personal and institutional
  • We must speak out against the fragmentation that exists

The Vision for the Church
Communities of multi-dimensional faces of Christ

  • Our lives as members of the body of Christ transcends race, ethnicity, culture and national boundaries
  • The affliction of racism stands in the way of fully living the life in Christ
  • The struggle against racism in one’s self and in the church and society stands as a blueprint for the struggle against all oppressions

 

 

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