Racism is nothing newSadly, racism has been a plague on humanity
for thousands of years. In the first half of the Bible, the Old
Testament, God divided humanity into two groups: Jews and Gentiles.
The Jews were an ethnic group of people descendent from Jacob. A
Gentile was, well, everyone else. God intended for the Jews to
lovingly minister to the Gentiles in a way that honored and
glorified Him. Instead, the Jewish people mostly became prideful of
the status God had given them and ended up hating the Gentiles.
Thankfully, Jesus Christ put an end to this, breaking down the
dividing wall of hatred between the two ethnicities (Ephesians
2:14).Jesus died for everyoneJesus says to love one another as He
loves us (John 13:34). If God is unbiased and loves us equally
without showing favoritism, then we need to love others in the same
way. It doesn't matter what people were raised to believe, where
their family came from, how they act, or even who they're dating.
Jesus loved everyone and died for them ALL.This may sound like a
tall order, and, yes, it is. Loving everybody equally is not
something we can do by our own strength, but with Christ, we can.
Because love is a Somebody, and that Somebody is Jesus, Jesus alone
can teach us love and help us to love others more as we grow to
know and love Him.Take a minute to read Matthew 25. Jesus is
teaching that whatever we do to the least of His brothers, we do to
Him. Basically, if you show hatred or
racism/prejudice/discrimination to any person, it is like we are
disrespecting God Himself. Why? Because He made that person in His
image, He loves that person too, and that person was equally
important to Jesusimportant enough to die on the cross in their
place.If you are a victim of racism, prejudice, or
discrimination...If you have been the object of racial hate,
prejudice, or discrimination, you must forgive those who have hurt
you.Ephesians 4:32says, "Be kind and compassionate to one another,
forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." We may
not think racists deserve our forgiveness, but we didn't deserve
Christ's forgiveness either. Though He was beaten, tortured, and
strung up to die a painful death, He still willingly and lovingly
said, "Father, forgive them!"This is why it's so important that we
allow God to heal our hearts and forgive others. Not forgiving
someone only hurts you more. Just like loving people, forgiving
someone can seem impossible. But as Christ is the ultimate example
of forgiveness, through Him, nothing is impossible. Allow Him to
teach you how forgiveness can set you free from the hate.If you are
practicing racism, prejudice, or discrimination...Galatians
3:28says, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor
female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." If you currently hold
hatred in your heart for a group of people because they are a
different ethnicity or religion or social group or whatever, there
is only one thing that needs to be done: repent.Repentance is a
part of obedience to God and is different from confession. It is
not asking God to forgive each sin individually (that's
confession), because He fully paid the price for sin and forgave us
when He died on the cross. Instead, to repent is to completely turn
away from your sin and to sincerely desire and to change your
behavior to become more like Christ.So what about you? Do you need
to forgive or repent regarding racism, prejudice, or
discrimination? Or simply learn to love the diversity of the people
on this earth more? God loves all people equally and with His help,
you can learn to do the same.
"Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of
wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have
been brought from death to life about and offer every part of
yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness." Romans
6:1311Bible Verses aboutRACISM
Proverbs 22:2
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The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker
of them all.
Proverbs 24:23
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These also are sayings of the wise To show partiality in
judgment is not good.
Proverbs 29:13
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The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD
gives light to the eyes of both.
Acts 10:28
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And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for
a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him;
and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or
unclean.
Acts 10:34-35
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Opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now
that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the man
who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him.
Acts 17:26
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and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all
the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and
the boundaries of their habitation,
Romans 10:12-13
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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same
Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;
for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."
Galatians 3:28
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free
man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in
Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:11
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a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and
Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and
freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.
James 2:9
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But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are
convicted by the law as transgressors.
1 John 2:11
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