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TGC Podcast now exclusively features keynote and breakout sessions from our national, regional, and women's conferences.

Today, we bring you a breakout session called the Gospel and Ethnic Unity.

This message was originally delivered at the Gospel Coalition's 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis.

And I'm going to be really upfront with you today.

I do not want to talk about this. That's part of the reason

why I was late. I do not want to talk about this. I would much rather be talking about something else to be quite honest with you. I would much rather be

talking about the doctrine of justification by faith alone apart from

works of the law.

I would much rather be talking about the glorious union of the believer with Jesus Christ.

I would much rather be talking about the sweet doctrine of divine sovereign election.

I would much rather be talking about the attributes of God. So was I forced to talk about this? No. Did I choose willingly and freely to speak about this? Yes, absolutely.

Well, if I'm free to talk about whatever I want, why talk about ethnic unity?

Well, I think it's similar to Jude in Jude 1-3, where he says something really interesting.

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