What does the Bible say about race mixing?
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The Bible does not forbid marriage or fellowship between people of different ethnic backgrounds, but calls all people to faithful obedience to God and unity in Christ. Acts 17:26 teaches that God made all nations from one man, affirming a shared human origin and dignity. Israel’s restrictions on marriage with certain surrounding nations in Deuteronomy 7:3-4 were chiefly to prevent idolatry and spiritual compromise, not to establish racial separation. In Christ, ethnic distinctions do not determine standing before God, for Galatians 3:28 and Colossians 3:11 proclaim the equal welcome of believers from every people. Christians should therefore reject prejudice while seeking marriages and relationships marked by shared faith and holiness.
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- Acts 17:26
He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,
- Deuteronomy 7:3-4
[3] neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son. [4] For he will turn away your son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and he will destroy you quickly.
- Leviticus 19:19
"'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon on you a garment made of two kinds of material.
- Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Deuteronomy 23:2
A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
- Deuteronomy 7:3
neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son.
- Colossians 3:11
where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
- Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14
Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?
- Nehemiah 13:3
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
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