A huge thanks to Seth White for the awesome music!Thanks to Palmtoptiger17 for the beautiful logo: https://www.instagram.com/palmtoptiger17/Discord Discussion Board: https://disboard.org/server/474580298630430751 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thewayfourth/?modal=admin_todo_tourYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTd3KlRte86eG9U40ncZ4XA?view_as=subscriberInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theway4th/ The Historic Faith Courses: https://thehistoricfaith.com/The Fire Next Time - There is a sadly beautiful part in this work where Baldwin talks about black submissiveness and gentleness and asks how that can be good, or how being like Christ in that way gives him hope of heaven. "What, is heaven just another ghetto then?" Baldwin asks. With this episode, as with "His Stripes and Our Stripes," I don't at all intend to minimize suffering or support the continuing subordination of oppressed groups. Rather, my hope is that this podcast will help you to see that 1) nonviolence is not passive, but active, 2) living one's true self, like the perfect human Jesus Christ, is actually freeing, and 3) our call to Christian living is grounded in the hope of Jesus, not in circumstances, and therefore it is objective and permanent, not fickle and shifting: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Not-Lies-Christian-Dissidents/dp/0593087399/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1612546493&sr=8-1Baucham sermon (I couldn't find the sermon link, but will have his quote at the bottom):My Post "Is the Gospel Enough?": https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/is-the-gospel-enoughBearing Our Crosses: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/bearing-our-crossesThe Heavenly Multitude: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/the-heavenly-multitudeEconomic Pornography and Pet Sins: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/economic-pornography-and-pet-sinsWestern Wealth Through the Bible's Eyes: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/western-wealth-through-the-bibles-eyesThe Comfortable, White Evangelical: https://www.dckreider.com/blog-theological-musings/the-comfortable-white-evangelicalCT Article: https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/june/reflections-from-christian-scholar-on-social-justice-critic.htmlNT Wright The Day The Revolution Began: https://www.amazon.com/Day-Revolution-Began-Reconsidering-Crucifixion/dp/0062334395/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Day+the+Revolution+Began&qid=1606930592&sr=8-1One Orthodox thought on politics at 30 minute mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDuXFLJkDt0&feature=youtu.beReading While Black: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-While-Black-American-Interpretation/dp/083085486X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=reading+while+black&qid=1606930574&sr=8-1Icons of Christ: https://www.amazon.com/Icons-Christ-Biblical-Systematic-Ordination/dp/1481313185/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=icons+of+christ&qid=1606930619&sr=8-1CRT Legislation EpisodeVoddie Baucham Quote: It is so disheartening to see so many pastors and Christians losetheir religion and exchange it for Social Justice.  Pastors marchingwith protestors who are members of BLM and marching with Christiansfor Social Justice.  But then again, it is not that surprising when weunderstand that the Bible warns us that many will be seduced by falseteaching and godless ideologies.  The Bible is no longer the standardfor many Christians. Social Justice is now the new standard.Christians and pastors are marching and protesting the murder ofGeorge Floyd hand in hand with god-haters?  Christians and Pastors,who have Bibles are doing this.  Why?  Do they really care aboutjustice?   Or have they bought into the false narrative that is beingpushed by Social Justice Warriors who place people into groups of theoppressors and the oppressed?The Social Justice Movement's answer for sin is redistribution ofpower and wealth.  That is why you hear Christian's like Lecrae whosuggest that the solution to sin is the redistribution of power. If weget more black people into positions of power then we can stop racism.Lacrae has just abandoned Biblical Christianity and adopted SocialJustice as the answer for sin.  But Lecrae is not the only one doingthis.  Countless Christians and Pastors are teaching that the answerto racism is redistribution of power. By the way there is not suchthing as racism.  The Bible calls it for what it is, hatred. Justiceis never accomplished by the redistribution of power.  Black peoplehave extremely wicked hearts.  So to replace a white person withextremely wicked hearts with black person who has the same extremelywicked heart will not fix the sin problem.  The same goes for Asiansand Hispanics and all human beings.  Humans have extremely wickedhearts,The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: whocan know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)The answer to injustice, murder, crime, etc., is not rioting,protesting, redistribution of power and wealth, or anything else thatsinful man can come up with.  God provided the answer in the Personand work of Jesus Christ.  The Gospel is the cure for sin.  Did theApostle Paul call for protests when Nero persecuted and oppressed theminority culture of the Roman Empire which happened to be Christians?Did the Christians protest the unjust murder of Peter and Paul?  Orthe thousands of other Christians who were murdered by Rome?  But whathappened when persecution came to them?  They went out preaching theGospel.  Paul even preached to prison guards who were converted.But we live in a different society than that of the Roman Empire.  Sowe can and should fight for more just laws and practices.  And as ofthis very day, I am personally unaware of any unjust laws on the booksthat are targeting minorities.  Why? Because Christians in the pastchallenged those unjust laws and put an end to them.  President Trumprecently signed a prison reform act to correct some of the problemswith our penal system.  And there is nothing wrong with fighting forLaw Enforcement reform acts that might address some issues as well.But, if you think that is going to stop racism, police brutality,violence, and injustice you are greatly mistaken.  More cops will killunarmed black and white men, more blacks will murder other blacks,more whites will murder other whites, more children will be sold intosex trafficking, more women will be raped, more husbands will beattheir wives, and yes, even more wives will physically abuse theirhusbands, more men and women will commit sexual sin, and a higherpercentage of black babies will continue to be murdered in the womb.Many pastors and Christians have lost their way. They are jumping onthe Social Justice bandwagon without and regard as to what the goal ofSocial Justice really is.  It is seeking to address sins andgrievances through a godless, anti-God, anti-Biblical worldview.  AndChristian Denominations and Organizations like T4G, TGC, ERLC, SBC,9Marks, and SBTS are jumping on this bandwagon and leading manypastors and churches astray.The Gospel is of First Importance.  But sadly, those who use this astheir slogan, have traded it in for Social Justice.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★