Sin makes us all the same color

One of our church planting center partners, a black guy named Raphael, just said one of the coolest things I've heard in a while... speaking of the Advance conference, he said: "At first I felt strange in that there weren't that many black guys in the room, but when Mark Driscoll started talking about idolatry in the pastor's life, we all turned the same color. First pink with embarrassment, and then red with blood of Jesus."

Sin and salvation tend to make us realize we're all one race, saved by the same Savior. No black, white, Jew, Greek, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, male or female. Just sinners and Jesus.

Comments

[Raudel]

Amen, so true!

[Mark]

JD,

Would it be possible for you to clarify a bit more the comment you made at the SBC about beer and the Republican party? This statement:
"Our churches in the south are filled with people who think if you vote republican and don't drink beer, you'll go to heaven."

There is some disagreement of that statement at this link.

I heard you speak to similar things at the Advance09 Conference. I *think* I know what you're getting at. I'm thinking you were using hyperbole.

I was wondering if you would expand on this a bit for us.

Thanks.

[Mark]

Sorry, the link didn't insert per the html I posted. The link where concern was raised is this one:
http://peterlumpkins.typepad.com/peter_lumpkins/2009/06/baptists-in-the-south-saturated-with-a-false-gospel-by-peter-lumpkins.html

[Steven]

JD....Heard you speak the other night at the SBC pastors conference....Just wanted to say thanks so much for standing for the Gospel. I am a young 26 year old minister and appreciate you very much.