Can We Unite? Confronting Racism and Division in the Church (Image Series)

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Society & Culture, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Explore how confronting racism, misogyny, and division within the church can lead us toward genuine unity and reconciliation. Mike Erre and Tim Stafford engage in a deep conversation with Dr. Tim Gombis, unpacking the complexities of standing in solidarity with those who oppose the very teachings of Jesus and examining how a posture of confession, lament, and humble confrontation can transform our communities.

Key Takeaways:

The Challenge of Unity in a Divided Church – Understanding how to pursue unity with fellow believers who hold opposing or harmful beliefs.
Embracing Confession and Lament – The importance of acknowledging our own complicity in systemic sins like racism and misogyny.
Confronting Injustice from Within – How to lovingly confront harmful behaviors in our communities without self-righteousness.
Role of the Church in Today's Society – Examining options for individuals and communities seeking to embody the values of Jesus amidst political turmoil.
The Posture of Humility – Adopting a Christ-like attitude that focuses on self-examination before critiquing others.

Guest Highlights:

Dr. Timothy Gombis – New Testament scholar and author of Power in Weakness and The Drama of Ephesians. Dr. Gombis brings profound insights into the complexities of church unity, confession, and navigating societal issues from a biblical perspective.

Resources Mentioned:

Power in Weakness by Dr. Timothy Gombis – [Link]
The Drama of Ephesians: Participating in the Triumph of God by Dr. Timothy Gombis – [Link]
Faith Improvised Podcast – [Link]
Shoutin' in the Fire by Dante Stewart – [Link]
Gospel of Mark Chapter 13 – Jesus's teachings on the fall of the temple.

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As always, we encourage and would love discussion as we pursue. Feel free to email in questions to hello@voxpodcast.com, and to engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram.

We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody.
0:16.9	Mike Erie here.
0:17.7	Welcome to the Voxology podcast.
0:19.2	I'm here with a very COVID-boasted, Tim Stafford, who...
0:23.3	Gargle, gargle, gargle, gargle.
0:25.0	Yes, has described the day after feeling of getting the COVID booster as a washcloth on the brain.
0:33.5	Yes.
0:34.9	And...
0:35.3	Very foggy.
0:36.2	Yep, a little foggy, which you know what?
0:38.7	We're, who knows what that might turn into?
0:41.5	I'm very excited to see where this could possibly go.
0:46.1	Um, we, man, we've got a show today, buddy.
0:49.0	Um, yep.
0:50.6	Yep.
0:51.2	Seth, we're in the middle of snowpocalypse, which we'll talk about a little,
0:54.9	little bit, but we're bringing on Dr. Timothy Gombus, a regular contributor and a friend of
1:03.8	the show. And as always, he offers really chewy stuff, agree with it or not, but he always provokes i just love that about
1:13.3	him and so we have a a great conversation coming around unity and um how do how do we unify
1:23.7	using kind of january sixth in the events of last year it's kind of an example of like two different places where people are operating from in the church.
1:32.9	What does unity mean in those sorts of scenarios?
1:37.0	And there are a couple of great questions that have come in around that.
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