Tweeted recently with over 1,000 likes, the first part of this statement has no biblical basis. It’s textually and factually wrong no matter how common a perception. 1/9 As was the norm in Judges, Israel went from obedience and rest to disobedience and oppression, this time for twenty years at the hand of Jabin (Judges 4:3). Deborah was both a prophetess and a judge, who spent her days deciding disputes just as Moses had. (4:4:5, Ex 18:13) 2/

Mrs. Dr. Patterson raises a fair question: is “white theology” a system like “black theology”?

The answer is no. Black theology is both the anticipated and needed corrective to white theology, a system that too often provided spiritual support to oppression. 1/5

https://twitter.com/_dkpatterson_/status/1273638102612021249

White theology is the theology of slavers, Jim Crow proponents, segregationists, and the Klan. It’s the theology that disallowed freed slaves from attending white churches, seeding the creation of the black church in America. 2/5

A thread about the *recent* elevation of justice (esp related to race) as a gospel issue:

Over the past couple of weeks, high-profile white evangelical pastors have preached strong sermons on race and justice. With these sermons (and convos around them) have come 1/ confessions to having overlooked the importance of justice as a part of the gospel of Christ. Confessions have come in sermons, articles, and social media. One pastor confessed to have preached a "truncated" gospel. 2/