Racism/THE BIBLE'S VIEWPOINT

What is the origin of the races of mankind? 

"Adam named his wife Eve, because she was to become the mother of everyone living." -Genesis 3:20.

WHAT EXPERTS SAY

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) states that  "all human beings belong to a single species and are descended from a common stock." -Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice, 1978. 

WHAT SOME HAVE SAID 

During the 20th century, a number of groups adopted racial ideologies.  The Nazis, for example, argued that there was a biological basis for beliefs concerning racial superiority.  On the other hand, the UNESCO document cited earlier recognized "the essential unity of the human race and consequently the fundamental equality of all human beings and all peoples."

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

Acts 10:34, 35 states:  "God is not partial, but in every nation the man who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him." For this reason, nobody can rightly consider one race to be superior to another.  

Jesus set the standard for Christians when he said to his disciples:  "All of you are brothers."  (Matthew 23:8) He prayed that his followers be united and be "perfected into one," not divided or segregated. -John 17:20-23; 1 Corinthians 1:10. 

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