Critical Race Theory and the Gospel: Justice, Sin, and Redemption

In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins examines critical race theory not as a political issue, but as a theological framework that must be evaluated under the authority of God's Word. Every worldview answers four foundational questions: • What is wrong with the world? • Who is guilty? • What does justice require? • How is redemption achieved? This episode contrasts biblical teaching with modern frameworks, explaining: • Why sin is personal rebellion against God, not merely structural imbalance • Why guilt before God is individual, even while Scripture acknowledges corporate consequences • Why justice flows from God's character, not from power redistribution • Why redemption comes through atonement, not activism Drawing on the insights of J. Gresham Machen and the historic critique of the social gospel, this episode warns that when sin, guilt, justice, and redemption are redefined, the gospel itself is at stake. Christians must care deeply about justice because Scripture commands it. But justice must be defined by God, not by cultural pressure or ideological systems. For more from Equipping You in Grace, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/