Some Grace on Race
Some of you may be aware that BJU have now publicly apologised for their previous position on inter-racial dating, and the non-admission of African-American students until 1971. The inter-racial dating ban was in fact officially dropped a few years ago in March 2000.
The statement addresses the Scriptural basis for the apology.
Obviously there will be some who will applaud the apology while others will say it came too late. That debate can be had elsewhere.
My focus however is on one aspect of the matter: Here we have a well-known, conservative, Christian Institution being willing to publicly apologise for an offence caused.
Glory!
This will give many people within the movement embracing Biblical fundamentalism great hope. It is not a weakness to admit fault. It is fact the mature, Christian thing to do.
None of us like to apologise but the fact is we often need to and it works
like a great tonic- for those offended and for those who offend.
May God give us grace to humble ourselves when needed, so others can see
that we are not only sinners saved by grace, but saved sinners in need of
grace.
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Amen.