1. Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

2. Racial Harmony Selected Scriptures
I was taught to be color blind toward people
Prejudice in the northeast is also strong, it is just expressed differently.
Racial harmony in the church is important

3. I Have a Dream
Rev. Dr. King is to be commended for:
A man of courage
Advocating peaceful means to bring about equality before the law
Willing to suffer to reach his goals
Ordained ministers must meet a higher standard – 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1

4. I Have a Dream
Pursuing political goals must not compromise the Gospel
Pursing political goals will not bring Christ’s kingdom to earth
True emancipation is being freed from the bondage to sin - Romans 6

5. I Have a Dream
Pursue equality in the law, but don’t expect it until Jesus sets up His millennial kingdom
Discrimination in the law based on ethnic heritage is contrary to the original Civil Rights movement

6. I Have a Dream
Recognizing that God created all men equal before Him and so should be equal before the law is good
The desire for a national brotherhood irrespective of ethnic, social or economic heritage is good

7. I Have a Dream
The longing for oppression to yield to freedom and justice is good
The dream that people should be judged by the content of their character and not their skin color is good

8. The Origin of Races
People naturally separate themselves into groups that are similar - language being the first factor
Sin brings pride and arrogance which generates a disdain for those that do not speak your language
Cultural differences and physical variations increase the divisions

9. The Origin of Races
Evolutionary philosophy gave justification to these already evil divisions and made them even worse
Evolutionists commonly believed that human races were descendent from different apes

10. The Origin of Races
Ota Benga
Grave robbing and murder to get specimens for scientific examination in search “primitive” people
Evolutionary philosophy became the foundation for Nazism’s racist policies

11. The Origin of Races
Modern evolutionists have backtracked to think all men evolved from only one common ape ancestor
Evolutionary philosophy diminishes the value of human life

12. The Origin of Ethnic Groups Genesis 1, 2, 9, 10, 11
God created man - Genesis 1, 2
All humans descend from Adam & Eve
All humans are descended from Noah’s three sons & their wives - Genesis 9, 10
God forced mankind to spread throughout the earth by confusing their language - Genesis 11

13. The Origin of Ethnic Groups Genesis 1, 2, 9, 10, 11
The isolation of small gene pools resulted in genetic differences between people groups
The genetic code in your chromosomes control all your physical characteristics

14. Eye Color
Eye color is complex - but Brown is dominate & other colors are recessive
Bn Bn
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15. Skin Tones-Nat Geo 01769
Skin color is complex, but all people are simply different shades of brown due to amount of melanin

16. The Descendents of Shem Genesis 10:21-31
Lud
Eber
Ashur
Aram
Elam
Diklah
Ophir
Havilah
Abimael
Arpachshad
Shalaph
Sheba
Havilah
Hazarmaveth
Obal

17. Descendants of Ham = Ham Put Canaan Cush Mizraim Cush Raamah Sheba
Dedan
Cush

18. The Origin of Ethnic Groups Genesis 1, 2, 9, 10, 11
It is Canaan, not Ham, that is cursed
The Bible does not justify enslavement / segregation of Africans

19. Descendants of Japheth =
Meshech
Gomer
Tarshish
Magog
Riphath
Tubal
Tiras
Javan
Ashkenaz
Togarmah
Kittim
Madai

20. Genesis 10
The earth’s population is descended from Adam & Eve - then through Noah’s three sons & their wives

21. Man’s Effort to Reach Racial Harmony
Intermarriage -
Political marriages;
“Melting pots;”
Voluntary
Forced

22. Man’s Effort to Reach Racial Harmony
War - Necessary for self defense.
God uses to chasten - and even destroy wicked peoples
Annihilation;
Conquest and complete assimilation;
Conquest and subjugation

23. Man’s Effort to Reach Racial Harmony
Segregation - helps to minimize immediate conflict, but generally increases animosity
It is not an approved Biblical practice or concept
Christians are restricted to marrying other Christians irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds

24. Man’s Effort to Reach Racial Harmony
Desegregation –
voluntary programs have helped,
Forced programs are resented and increase tension
Affirmative Action - Correcting past injustice by creating new injustice hinder instead of help harmony

25. God’s Means of Producing Harmony TRUTH
All people are of one blood no matter how different they may appear physically
The successes and failures of your ancestors were theirs, not yours
You are one in a long line of sinners - not the culmination of a line of wonderful people

26. God’s Means of Producing Harmony SUBMISSION
Humble yourself before God - James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5
Have faith to believe and seek God. Hebrews 11:6; Jeremiah 29:13
Have faith in the person & work of the Lord Jesus Christ –
Believe His claims,
Trust His promises

27. God’s Means of Producing Harmony CHRISTIAN HARMONY
Your identity is changes into being a first and foremost a Christian
Jesus broke down the walls of separation - we are brothers and sisters in Him
Believers respond with love even to enemies - non-Christians are the mission field

28. All Christians are to be unified and walk in harmony regardless of ethnic, social or economic positions

29. Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ