The word “Woke” means to be aware, to understand some issues
on a deeper level and to be ready to be
involved. The intent of this book is to
encourage the church to use the mind of Christ to be fully aware of the issues
of race and injustice that are present in our country today. The theme of justice is present throughout the
Bible and Jesus himself calls us to look at Scripture through the lens of
justice. The author, Eric Mason makes this
statement, “Justice points to the extrinsic execution of the heart of God and righteousness
means intrinsic impact by the heart of God.”
In other words your heart needs to be changed by God for justice to be
done. Legislation does not change
hearts, only the gospel of Jesus Christ can do that.
There is so much we can learn from listening to another’s story
especially one who is from a culture different from ours. The church needs to
lament its lack of attention to the issues or race and injustice and reclaim
its prophetic voice in these issues.
I highly recommend this book for those who are serious about
getting involved in their local church to begin to address these issues. As the
church of Jesus Christ, Christians need to be leaders in confronting racism and
injustice.
I received this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for
this honest review.
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