Dr. Voddie Baucham, who currently serves as the Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia, addressed the current issue of social justice on Glenn Beck’s program on Thursday.
Beck, who learned of Baucham through his message entitled “Ethnic Gnosticism,” discussed the matter further with Baucham in a Skype interview.
Faithwire reports that Baucham’s coined phrase “Ethnic Gnosticism” is similar to Gnosticism which is derived from the Greek, “gnosis” or “having secret knowledge.
He explained to Beck that “Ethnic Gnosticism” is defined as the “idea that black people (and other ethnicities including white people as well) have the ability to possess secret knowledge of motive, intent, and goals in specific situations such as the recent cases involving police officers and black men.”
For Baucham, he believes that the term contradicts The Gospel as “our knowledge comes from God,” who is the source of all knowledge.
Baucham also noted that Scripture must be the source we use “to understand truth” and how “we look at the world.”
“So as Christians, these are the ways that we seek for truth. Not through special individuals, who have special knowledge,” he asserted.
Baucham also noted that the Black Lives Matter movement has been likened to a religion.
“Jim Wallace wrote a book, and the title of his book was, ‘America’s…
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