I appreciate his clarification. As a Jewish believer, I was initially offended that he was attempting to rob us of what the Bible makes very clear. And I still do think using the genealogy in Matthew as a paradigm for ethnic diversity is a very exaggerated application. The reason
https://twitter.com/caseybhough/status/1342920564101541890
2/ I say that, is if it was the intended purpose to display eschatological kingdom diversity, then Matthew would not do so by including only Canaanites and a Moabite. Instead, it would be like Acts 8–10; you first have the salvation of the Ethiopian, a descendant of Ham, then
3/ Saul, a descendent of Shem, and then Cornelius, a descendent of Japeth. You have Noah’s three sons; it’s as clear as day that this paves the way for the rest of the book of Acts (international ministry). The genealogy of Matthew doesn’t do anything like this. But it does
4/ display salvation to those who are far off. So the author was right about that. With my criticism still being said, I also want to affirm this man is a solid brother of Christ. He is not a cultural Marxist. He is orthodox, he has clarified his intent in what he meant, and
5/ people need to give him a break. If you try to cancel him like the leftist cancel culture tries to cancel us, then you’re no better. Instead you’re just an ignorant hypocrite that assumes the worst and is suspicious of all statements of clarification. In fact, you are simply
6/ acting like the proponents of CRT, drinking from the same kind of venom and spitting it on those you think you disagree with. Do you think that you know the heart and therefore can reject the actual clarifying words as a dishonest cover? If that’s you, I can tell you right
7/ now, I don’t think you are any use to the kingdom. Go and actually read your Bible cover to cover, meditate on a few scriptures every day, even take the time to memorize some, and then come back and start serving the Lord. I was able to read the article, express my frustration
8/ at what I thought was happening, but then I was able to read the author’s clarification, and still peacefully disagree with the application without vilifying him as a heretic. Everybody should be able to do that. Those who can’t are actually guilty of destroying, or at least
9/ trying to destroy, God‘s temple. And 1 Corinthians 3 offers a significant warning to those who do that. So be careful. You may think you’re acting as a stalwart of orthodoxy, but if you eat those who are orthodox because they use a couple words you don’t like, you’re the one
10/ with the problem. Leave this guy alone and move on.
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