There is only one "race"... the human race. The Bible refers to the families of men. There is no white, black, brown, red, yellow, Gentile or Jewish race. That was invented by agents of Satan to divide people. There are nationalities, meaning country of origin, not the color of your skin.
If people who claim to be Christians followed God's instructions there would be more love and less hate.
In
America, every person is a colored, hyphenated American. I was born in
Texas, that makes me a Texas-American. I was born to "white" parents so I
am a white colored person. We don't get to choose our parents, we come
into the world exactly as God made us. Some of my Christian brothers and
sisters are black, brown, tan, and various other hues, but are one
family.
There is no such thing as African-American, Mexican-American, Asian-American, etc. Those are names Satan the Adversary has invented to try to divide Christians by their country of origin.
If a person is born in a country other than America,
say Mexico, and they come to America legally, they are a resident
alien. When they become a naturalized United States citizen they earn
the title of American. If they take their oath of citizenship in New
York that makes them a New York-American. (they get to keep their skin color- lol)
What are God's instructions regarding "race" relations?
One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you. ~ Exodus 12:49
You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. ~ Exodus 22:21
And He (Creator God) has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth. ~Acts 17:26
Christians
are brothers and sisters in Christ. So who are the "strangers" that
dwell among us? Non-Christians are strangers and we are not to mistreat
them. There was a time when we had not accepted Christ as Lord and
Savior... we were "strangers" to God.
At that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. ~ Ephesians 2:12
What does "commonwealth of Israel" mean? It means that God made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel to be their God and bless all nationalities who take hold of that covenant. As it is written: Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel (the man, not a country called Israel) for an everlasting covenant. ~ 1 Chronicles 16:15-17
Avoid Divisive Persons
Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine (of God) which you learned, and avoid them. ~ Romans 16:17
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins. ~ 1 Peter 4:8
When I was a young child, 4,5,6 years old, our Sunday School class sang a song: Jesus Loves The Little Children of The World. Red and Yellow, Black and White, they are precious in His sight.
That same Jesus spoke these words to adults: “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." ~ Matthew 18:3
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The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong. To learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.
