Thread by @ShaiLinne

Well, today is the day my book “The New Reformation”comes out.

thenewreformationbook.com

8 quick thoughts:

1. There are so many landmines when it comes to the "race" discussion. My aim in writing TNR was to produce a resource for the church that was more biblical than political, more unifying than divisive, more hopeful than cynical.

2. Some have asked if TNR lines up ideologically with brother Voddie’s new book. While I love & appreciate brother Voddie, with all due respect, that’s the wrong question. Voddie Baucham is not God. The question is whether or not TNR lines up with the Bible (I believe it does).

3. I understand that when writing a book dealing w/ “race”/ ethnicity that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the two loudest “camps” (so-called “Woke” and so-called Anti-CRT), you run the danger of angering both crowds. But I’m prepared for that 😬

4. But I’m a firm believer that loud ≠ right. I also believe that there’s a sizable group of people who have been watching the discussion for some time and observing things that are good and things that are problematic on both “sides”. TNR is speaking to (for?) that group.

5. If you read it, you’ll notice that I avoid the common “buzzwords” and “dog whistles” surrounding this explosive topic. While that may frustrate some readers, it’s intentional. TNR is about ethnic unity in the church, not “CRT”, “Marxism”, “White Supremacy” or “Anti-racism”.

6. One of my Patreon subscribers got an advanced copy of the book and really encouraged me with this insightful comment: 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

7. Ultimately, TNR is about the unifying power of Christ’s death and how we as God’s people of all ethnicities can practically walk in what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross. My aim was to be first and foremost Biblical in what I wrote and how I wrote it.

8. I’m thankful for @MoodyPublishers giving me this opportunity to contribute to this discussion. Any errors are mine alone. If anything in TNR is helpful to the church in any way, to God be the glory. #SoliDeoGloria