About The Book
Blood
on
Your
hands
Blood on Your Hands: Confronting the Church’s Silence with God’s Truth is a powerful book that looks at how the Church, which is supposed to be a guide for people, has often been silent when it should have spoken out against evil. Author Johnnie Watlington argues that this silence is not a neutral act, but a sin. He explains that when God’s people stay quiet in the face of injustice, they are not innocent; they are guilty.
The book looks at difficult parts of American history, showing how the Church was either silent or even helped with terrible things like slavery and the mistreatment of Native Americans. Watlington states that the blood of the oppressed cries out, and the Church is responsible for its part in these past compromises. He explains that many churches chose to be comfortable and popular instead of being obedient to God.
But this book is not just a criticism; it is also a call to action. Watlington urges the Church to wake up from its spiritual sleep, turn away from its past mistakes, and return to the unchanging Word of God. He has hope that a group of believers—a “remnant”—will rise up to speak the truth without fear, even if it costs them. The book’s main message is that the Church must be the “pillar and ground of the truth” and live a life of boldness, love, and righteousness, so it can be a true light in a dark world.
