There are many false teachers on social media who are making foolish statements about race, culture, and marriage, saying things like, “interracial marriage isn’t a sin, it’s just not ideal,” or “it’s fine to tell your white daughter she shouldn’t marry a solid Christian black man because you want grandchildren who look like you.” These wolves are not just giving bad advice; they are attacking the heart of the gospel, not because the gospel requires you to marry someone from a different culture or “race”, but because it commands you to prioritize spiritual matters over physical concerns. Most people don’t have the luxury of choosing between two or more identical spiritually-qualified life partners. And the last thing you should do in such a situation is make physical matters primary.
And we should not think this is a new debate. It has been going on for some time in different forms, and though now its proponents are trying to soften it from the open Bob Jones University position, which banned interracial dating until 2008 by claiming it was against God’s design. So here’s the question: Is there any actual Scriptural support for their idea?
Timecodes
00:00:00 Leaders Pushing This
00:08:32 Qualifications for Marriage
00:16:04 Moses’ Marriage
00:22:58 Christ’s Marriage
00:28:52 Ruth’s Marriage
00:33:02 What Is Race?
00:49:28 Is It Unwise?
00:54:00 Biblical Law
00:57:29 Christian Culture
01:08:35 Punishment for Foreign Wives
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