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Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together QUOTES

1 " While not seeking to diminish the impact of racism upon a culture, I also want us to recognize that illegitimate or continual cries of racism are self-limiting and self-defeating. They simply foster a victim mentality that reinforces a pathology of dependency. Victimology can be defined as nurturing an unfocused strain of resentment rooted in a defeatist identity through which all realities are filtered, rather than viewing challenges as opportunities to overcome. It is virtually impossible to be a victor and a victim at the same time. In God’s kingdom, victimology negates the foundational theological truths of sovereignty and victory in Christ (Romans 8:28, 37). "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

2 " We fail to embrace a oneness perspective rooted in kingdom theology, though, unless we, like Joshua, surrender to the truth that God’s kingdom is not here to take sides. God’s kingdom is not black. God’s kingdom is not white. God’s kingdom is not Hispanic. Nor is it Asian, Middle Eastern, or Indian. God did not come to take sides. God came to take over. And until we bow beneath the overarching rules set forth by the Ruler in "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

3 " Preaching is not just a sermon. Preaching is not simply a transfer of ideology from one man to a group of people. Preaching is a verbal celebration of God and all of His glory. The preacher seeks out the best, most choice words in order to present the truth of the text in a way that propels the hearer into a new realm of discovery and spiritual growth. The preacher not only engages the mind, but also penetrates the very depth of a person’s being. It is in that potent combination of delivery that the seeds of transformation embed themselves and take root. "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

4 " Our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20a). That’s our home. That’s the kingdom to which we belong. We just work down here. Understanding this key spiritual truth is fundamental to all we do on earth. "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

5 " It is my contention that the fundamental cause of racial problems in America lies squarely with the church’s failure to come to grips with this issue from a biblical perspective. "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

6 " Our founding fathers’ failure to apply the principles of freedom that they were espousing to the area of race is a prominent reason why many minority individuals today are less than enthusiastic to join in with those in our nation who want to exalt or restore America’s history and heritage. God’s kingdom does "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

7 " The problem with race in America is not fundamentally a problem of skin. It is a problem of sin. It is a problem in that people have not been willing to address the sin that has led to a division among skin as we hold tenaciously to our cultures. Our backgrounds and preferences are legitimate, but when they overrule God, that’s when Jesus says, “You are wrong. "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together

8 " His realm, we will continue to live defeated lives in the face of walls too thick to crumble, and an enemy looming too large for us to overcome. One Game, Two Chapels, One God "

― Tony Evans , Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together