Commentary: 'Is a middle position possible? Can we be both sinful and good?'
At their extremes, one side wants to gloss over the evils of our past while the other extreme wants to rub our noses in it. One side claims to be patriotic; the other argues that, at its core, the American experiment is corrupt. One side promotes the status quo; the other calls for revolution.There is a natural tendency of nations to trumpet their successes and virtues rather than their failures and vices. Some even deify their leaders, or at least assert that they are divinely inspired.
The Bible reports that Israel’s past is full of corrupt and foolish kings. Even the best of them — Moses, David and Solomon — were sinners who strayed from the path God set before them. Israel’s elites ignored the plight of the poor and got into foolish wars. Nor were the people always faithful. They, too, turned away from God and embraced false gods.The history of biblical Israel is not the story of a great people but of a great God who remains faithful to his people despite their sins.
Can we acknowledge the original sin of slavery, while recognizing great progress has been made against racism while still more needs to be done?
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