Fair-skinned Christians of all denominations virtually boycotted Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham. It was a strange silence for followers of Jesus Christ who believe that God came in the flesh as an olive-skinned Jew to save us from our sin. Last year, my friend Curtis May and I stood together in a pulpit in a Montgomery church in front of an integrated congregation. I have learned that racism springs from our sinful nature and that many will not repent of their nature and will not give up on what some define as an emotional commitment to ignorance. Racism lurks in the human heart as surely as all other sins.
Racism is ugly, fueled by hatred, exclusivism and superiority.
Racial reconciliation is as much a part of the ministry of the gospel as almost anything else we as Christians can do. The body of Christ is one, and it is time that we acted like it. As editor of The Plain Truth, Greg Albrecht supports racial reconciliation in conferences nationwide and in Canada.