Racism

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Racism
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Example
If any Christian wants to know how to treat the
colored people, read Gods explicit instructions
to the Jews on that particular subjectyou
shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You
shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy
to them. Nor shall you make marriages with them.
You shall not give your daughter to their son,
nor take their daughter for your son.
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Example
They have always been cursed with a sense of
fear, ignorance, superstition and an inferior
complex We have to admit that we have had some
very well educated Negroes among us. Some who
have made good in business and various trades.
How do you account for that? Yes, all those
Negroes who have had a generous fertilization of
white blood have invariably left the evidence of
it behind them.
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Example
But the genuine Negro article is just what he has
always been -Not from an Aryan Nation -Not from
a KKK Clan rally -This is from a pulpit in the
Lords church
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Culture The Church

• Every issue that harms our culture, can have its
  effects on the church
• Racism is an attitude with actions that cannot
  be tolerated in the church!
• The challenge for the church is to impact our
  culture, rather than be impacted by our culture
  (Romans 122)
• Lets discuss racism from Gods word

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Dehuminization

• Speaking of the black race, Edward Long in his
  The History Of Jamaica said
• gt When we reflect ontheir dissimilarity to
  the rest of mankind, must we not conclude that
  they are a different species of the same
  genus?
• gtWhat kind of species are they? They are
  the same created people we are.

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Dehuminization

• French author, J.H. Guenebault said in his
  work, Natural History of the Negro Race
• gt It is then impossible to deny that they
  form not only a race, but truly a species,
  distinct from all other races of men known to
  the globe.
• gt They belong to the age genus and are
  between orangutans and white humans

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Dehuminization

• Ernst Haeckel in the Evolution of Man
• gt Has a family tree chart that has perched on
  its branches a chimpanzee, gorilla, an
  orangutan, and a Negro
• gt God never put man in the trees, but on the
  earth to have dominion over all things
  created. (Gen. 126)

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Dehuminization

• Not denying humanity, Ulrich B. Phillips in his
  work said
• gt Negroes were neither property nor animals,
  but children who could not be taken seriously
  as adults
• gt Every individual human being is equal in
  Gods sight, and must be treated as such

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Stereotypes

• Stereotyping is a lazy way of lumping together
  all of those who come from a certain class or
  race
• gtMost stereotypes, if not wrong, are unkind
  and uncomplimentary
• gtStatements that begin with all of them or
  they all are, are too broad and will
  misrepresent individuals

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Prejudice

• Prejudice is the sentence of a closed mind
  without any desire or effort to put forth in
  learning the facts
• gtPrejudices cause other to use descriptions
  of others that are demeaning and offensive
  (Eph. 429)
• gtBe sure to treat others as you would have
  them treat you (Matt. 712)

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Discrimination

• Racism often closes doors of opportunity due to
  hatred
• gt Examp Black people not welcomed in
  white churches
• gt When did the Lord announce a color for His
  church? (Acts 241 1044-48 I Tim. 24)

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Racism Is Not New

• In the NT the issue of racism was very relevant
• gtAlthough not a black and white issue, there
  was a separation of Jew and Gentile in the 1st
  century
• gtThis Jew / Gentile situation was much
  greater than any racism today, yet it was
  overcome. (John 146 49)

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Racism Is Partiality

• Christians are not to be partial, but kind to
  all
• gtNo one who holds the faith, should do it with
  partiality (James 21)
• gtGod calls every one in every nation that will
  fear Him and work righteousness without
  partiality (Acts 1034-35)
• gtThose in Christ must be united as one (Gal.
  328)

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Creation Racism

• God created all mankind to be God seekers
• gtGod is not far from any one of us, and we
  must seek to find Him, regardless of our
  ethnic backgrounds (Acts 1716-17)
• gtAll mankind must realize sin in their life
  and repent and turn to God (Acts 1724-34)

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Final Thoughts

• Racism is prideful, and God hates those that
  are full of pride (Prov. 616-17)
• Race makes no difference to God
• The God we serve is color blind!
• Instead of concerning ourselves with differences
  in the color of our skin, maybe we can see that
  we are all human, each with a soul that needs a
  Savior.

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• Hear John 1248
• Believe John 824
• Repent Luke 133, 5
• Confess Matthew 1032-33
• Baptized Mark 1616
• -Faithful Matthew 2413