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An Open Apology to Thabiti Anyabwile

Dear Thabiti,

You don’t know me, but I owe you an apology. I’ve been reading all of your blog posts recently and followed the discussion between you and Dr. White. I appreciate the discussion and I’ve been honestly trying to learn. However, I made a mistake and I want to tell you I’m sorry.

Several days ago I tweeted this in reference to one of your articles:

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I want to apologize because I spoke before I fully understood. I judged before I had complete clarity. I was quick to speak instead of being slow to listen.

I was blessed to attend T4G this past week and Ligon Duncan’s sermon finally put things into perspective for me. We have kept silent when our brothers and sisters have been hurting. We have not obeyed the command to mourn with those who mourn. For that I am sorry. I’m sorry for not hurting with you and for not being a good neighbor. I’m sorry for being quick to speak.

I live in Southeastern Kentucky where it is predominately white so our opportunities to engage with black brothers and sisters are much fewer. Even so, thank you for being patient with people like me who genuinely want to understand, but may need to hear it a few different ways before it clicks. I’m sorry for jumping to conclusions brother and I pray you’ll forgive me.

Grace and Peace,

Cam Hyde

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  1. C. P. Kolstad

    Everyone agrees that true racism is sinful and that is must be rooted out of Christ’s Church…

    When it comes to social justice issues evangelicalism is clearly divided. Good and godly people have very different convictions/perspectives. It is not a black versus white matter either. http://preacherboy316pt2.blogspot.com/2018/04/not-all-black-christians-agree-with.html

    Thabiti and Voddie B have very different perspectives. Russell Moore is promoting things that Mrs. Spratt and other black believers say is actually dividing the church. When Matt Chandler judges black Christian’s motives- saying at MLK50 that they are "just looking for acceptance or power" he is making very explosive accusations…

    I am not certain that everyone who promotes some variation of critical race theory is actually interested in having a "conversation."

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  2. Ali Chambers

    Why wasn’t Thabiti’s words not enough for you? What makes Ligon different? That’s racism.

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    1. Stacy Hildebrand

      Seriously? This brother is openly repenting – confessing how he believes he sinned against another brother. That’s leaving your gift at the alter. That’s reconciliation, not racism.

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      1. Camron Hyde

        Thank you Stacy. I appreciate you hearing my heart.

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    2. Camron Hyde

      I pray you’ll hear my heart brother. I was taking in all the resources I could trying to understand. Thabiti, Pastor Mase, Russell Moore, David Platt, and finally Ligon Duncan. After all of these various voices, Ligon’s message is where it clicked. Thabiti and others were all building blocks to make that light turn on. People have ways of saying different things. Even in listening to other white brothers before Ligon, it hadn’t clicked for me. Putting it in terms of the second commandment really helped everything to come together and after it coming together, I wanted repent to my brother even though he would most likely never see that tweet. I have been greatly blessed by Thabiti’s ministry and I in no way want to be guilty of tearing him down or claiming false things about his character.

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    3. Clark Dunlap

      Oh, My Goodness. Is this a serious reply? This, my friend, is the real racism.

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