What does the Bible tell us about interracial marriage?
The Bible does not address the question of interracial marriage directly. Certainly Scripture is clear that the human race is one. From the creation, all are descendants of Adam, and in Christ we are family, with nothing that elevates one person over another.
Biblically, there are no moral or theological barriers to such marriages. However, couples considering marriage across racial boundaries today do not live in a perfect world. In some places, feelings for and against such unions run strong. Before marriage, interracial couples should consider the likely response to their marriage of the society around them, as well as that of their family and church community. If the response is negative, they need to ask themselves if they have a relationship that is strong enough to meet the difficulties such opposition could present.
Couples should also recognize that although opposites often attract, the more commonalities they share, the better they will be able to deal with the differences between them. In addition, life has a way of throwing many hurdles in the path of every married couple. Interracial couples may discover they have “an extra” hurdle thrown in from the beginning.
What’s most important is for the partners to go into their marriage with their eyes open to the challenges their racial differences may create and make preparation to face them together.
The Bible does not address the question of interracial marriage directly. Certainly Scripture is clear that the human race is one. From the creation, all are descendants of Adam, and in Christ we are family, with nothing that elevates one person over another.
Biblically, there are no moral or theological barriers to such marriages. However, couples considering marriage across racial boundaries today do not live in a perfect world. In some places, feelings for and against such unions run strong. Before marriage, interracial couples should consider the likely response to their marriage of the society around them, as well as that of their family and church community. If the response is negative, they need to ask themselves if they have a relationship that is strong enough to meet the difficulties such opposition could present.
Couples should also recognize that although opposites often attract, the more commonalities they share, the better they will be able to deal with the differences between them. In addition, life has a way of throwing many hurdles in the path of every married couple. Interracial couples may discover they have “an extra” hurdle thrown in from the beginning.
What’s most important is for the partners to go into their marriage with their eyes open to the challenges their racial differences may create and make preparation to face them together.
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