Racial stereotyping and the church of Jesus Christ

David Shepherd  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 Mar 2021
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Racial stereotyping and the church of Jesus Christ

Marchers commemorate Martin Luther King | photo: Project 290 on Unsplash

I know that we all have our crosses to bear, but can I ask for prayer on behalf of me and so many others involved in public ministry.

Even for lay members of the church, St Paul established a high bar of unimpeachable integrity when he wrote: ‘Giving no offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed’ (2 Cor. 6:3). Therefore, how much higher are the moral standards required of ministers of the gospel.

For those of you who are lay members of the church, I can only ask you to consider how unimaginably difficult and overwhelming that the following situation can be for those involved in public ministry.

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