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The Bible’s Answer to Racism

Today's question is, what does the Bible say about racism? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the.

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The first thing to understand in this discussion is that there is only one race, the human.

Race.

Caucasians, Africans, Asians, Indians, Arabs, and Jews are not different races. Rather, they are different ethnicities of the human race. All human beings have the same physical characteristics, with minor variations, of course.

Human Equality in the Image of God

More importantly, all human beings are equally created in the image and likeness of God in Genesis 1, verses 26 -27. God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to lay down His life for us in John 3, verse 16.

The world obviously includes all ethnic groups. God does not show partiality or favoritism, Acts 10, verse 34, and neither should we. James 2, verse 4 describes those who discriminate as judges with evil thoughts.

Loving Neighbor, Ending Hostility, and Rejecting Discrimination

Instead, we are to love our neighbors as ourselves, James 2, verse 8. In the Old Testament, God divided humanity into two racial groups, Jews and Gentiles. God's intent was for the Jews to be a kingdom of priests, ministering to the Gentile nations.

Instead, for the most part, the Jews became proud of their status and despised the Gentiles. Jesus Christ put an end to this, destroying the dividing wall of hostility, Ephesians 2, verse 14. All forms of racism, prejudice, and discrimination are affronts to the work of Christ on the.

Cross.

Christlike Love, Forgiveness, and Repentance

Jesus commands us to love one another as He loves us, John 13, verse 34. If God is impartial and loves us with impartiality, then we need to love others with that same high standard. Jesus teaches in Matthew 25 that whatever we do to the least of His brothers, we do to Him.

If we treat a person with contempt, we are mistreating a person created in God's image. We are hurting somebody whom God loves and for whom Jesus died. Racism, in varying forms and to various degrees, has been a plague on humanity for thousands.

Of years.

Brothers and sisters of all ethnicities, this should not be. Victims of racism, prejudice, and discrimination need to forgive. Ephesians 4, verse 32 declares, "...be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.".

Racists may not deserve your forgiveness, but we deserve God's forgiveness far less. Those who practice racism, prejudice, and discrimination need to repent. Present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

Romans 6, verse 13. May Galatians 3, verse 28 be completely realized,. "...there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.". Want to learn more? Subscribe so you don't miss the next video!

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