As we eat and enjoy family this Thanksgiving, Jarvis Williams reminds us to thank God for the liberating power of the cross of Jesus Christ.
Author: Jarvis Williams
Jarvis J. Williams is an associate professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He’s is the author of numerous books, including a Galatians commentary (Cascade, 2020). He also serves as a teaching pastor at Sojourn Community Church Midtown in Louisville. You can follow him on Twitter @drjjwilliams.
Why are non-white voices absent in certain parts of the evangelical movement? There are perhaps many different and valid answers to this question. Could one answer be intellectual racism? I define intellectual racism as the belief that certain races are intellectually superior or inferior due to one’s race. Below, I offer a short discussion of […]
Jarvis Williams gives 5 things for black and brown teachers, professors, and scholars to keep in mind as they navigate the waters muddied by race relations.
Considering Jesus’ words in Matt. 7:1-6, some may say Christians hypocritically judge when they condemn certain forms of behavior. But Jesus’ remarks actually condemn hypocritical judgment, not all forms of judgment. He does not condemn the act of making accurate and righteous judgments against those who disobey his gospel. In fact, in Matthew’s gospel, Jesus […]
Christian interpreters often wrongly reduce the gospel to a message that explains how a person becomes a Christian. Some define gospel only as justification by faith. Others define it as the message about the cross and resurrection of Jesus. Although these important truths are foundational to the biblical concept of gospel, they do not exhaust […]
As an evangelical scholar of color, I live in a divided world. At The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I teach in a evangelical context where most of my colleagues and students are white. As an evangelical preacher, I get many invitations to preach in predominately white evangelical contexts and some in predominately black and brown […]
Jarvis Williams expounds on Ephesians 1, and highlights why election, salvation, and predestination is all for the praise of God’s glorious grace.
Sunday August 9, 2015 marks one year since white former police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. This shooting resulted in weeks of organized, disorganized, and sometimes violent protests, while also igniting a much needed dialogue about race and race relations in the U.S. Since Brown’s death, numerous […]
Wanting to be part of a national movement of discipleship making and church planting in the urban context, Brian Dye began a multi-ethnic, largely minority led, conference called the Legacy Conference. Dye serves as the director of the Legacy Conference. He also serves as an elder of Legacy Christian Fellowship, a church planting movement seeking […]
Dylann Roof, a white male with a white supremacist ideology, shot and murdered 9 African-American Christians gathered for a Wednesday night bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church—a historic African-American church in Charleston, SC. This evil act supports that the sin and evil ideology of white supremacy still holds a grip on parts of […]
RAAN Contributor Jarvis Willaims offers his reflections on the second annual Arise Summit that took place recently in Tampa, Florida.
In this article, RAAN contributor Jarvis Williams discusses the “thug” debate that has taken over the narrative in Baltimore.
In this article, contributor Jarvis Williams offers his thoughts on the Southern Baptist denomination and its relationship with African Americans.
Recently, a white officer shot a black man, Walter Scott, in the back, killing him. RAAN contributor Jarvis Williams reflects on the idea of blind justice.
In this article, RAAN contributor Dr. Jarvis Williams offers four ways Starbucks showed its confusion about race in its recent “Race Together”campaign.
Racism is a myth. At least that’s what some would say. In this article, Dr. Jarvis Williams unpacks the myth of the “myth” of racism.
A viral YouTube video has again brought race to the forefront of the American conscience. Wise words from Jarvis Williams about SAE and the lynching tree.
Reflecting on disparaging comments at the NAACP Image Awards, Jarvis Williams suggests that we fight racism with reconciling words.
RAAN Contributor, Jarvis Williams, cites what he believes to be one of President Barack Obama’s greatest failures as the first black president.
In this article, RAAN contributor, Jarvis Williams, sounds a a gospel-centered call for reconciliation and justice that covers all instances of injustice.
