John Piper Questions Martin Luther King's Theology at MLK50 Event
In the closing speech of the MLK50 Conference in Memphis on Wednesday night, popular theologian John Piper seemingly questioned Martin Luther King Jr.'s theological beliefs but stressed that God used the Civil Rights hero to open his eyes to his own "inexcusable" blind racism.
Piper, the 72-year-old founder of DesiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary, gave the closing address at the two-day conference hosted by the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission on the 50th anniversary of King's assassination.
After preaching for nearly 40 minutes on the idea that Jesus Christ created the universe and all things in it for His glory, Piper closed with an exhortation in which he shared his own thoughts on King's legacy and his own struggles with racism in the past....
Paul Washer | 5/5/2012
