Short Takes: Where should Christians land on this issue of “systemic racism”?

I think a lot of Christians look at all of this and say, well, I saw what happened to George Floyd, and certainly that was horrible.

Any human being with a pulse should be able to see that and see that was a terrible thing that happened. But there are signs saying, well, boy, I'm not for these riots. I'm not even for these protests. It seems like there's this rage-filled protest. They're trying to figure out what to make of this whole thing, how to process this whole thing, and where a biblical Christian should land. So I'd like both of you just to make a summary comment.

If you're talking to a listener today who's just trying to process this whole thing, how would you reason with someone and persuade someone where they should land as they see what is taking place in our country right now? I think the idea that somehow someone wearing a badge or a police uniform is sin-repellent, it keeps them from sinning, is foolish. And I think we've got to identify and know and understand. I've been saying it the entire time, we've got to diagnose the fact that human beings are going to sin. Sinners actually do sin. And when they do, there are temporal penalties for that.

There are judicial penalties for that. At the end of the day, all will answer to God for their works of iniquity in this life. And it is only through the gospel of Jesus Christ that hearts are transformed and changed, that people absolutely inherit eternal life. And we can see a difference. I was talking with Darrell earlier today, and we were talking about Jesus, the fact that Jesus didn't come to save society.

He came to save sinners. And the idea that we're going to somehow fix society and create utopia is foolishness. During one of our episodes, Darrell unpacked the word utopia. Darrell, tell them what you talked about with regard to the meaning of the word utopia. Yeah, so utopia is used a lot as a place of destination, a place of perfect harmony, unity, and togetherness. But when you look at the word by definition, it actually literally translates to mean nowhere. That's what the word utopia means. It means nowhere. We recognize the fact that this, for the believer, the believer, this is not our home. The idea that we're going to somehow transform society to look like this utopia that's in the mind of whoever's creating these ideas is absolute foolishness. The only way we experience freedom from the penalty from sin, freedom from the power of sin, and freedom from the presence of sin is buying through the blood of Jesus Christ. I encourage listeners to repent today, to bow the knee, to turn from sin, and place their full faith in Jesus Christ.