Comments on: Interracial Marriage

By: JohnMark

JohnMark — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:39:49 +0000

To: Robert Morley
Your thinking is limited. If you are going to base a whole theological belief on something make sure you can base your argument from non-narrative sources. Thank you for all you scriptural sources, but the writers were just telling us what took place. Furthermore, it was because of the gentiles pagan worship that caused Israel to segregate themselves from other nations and it was not because of their race. If you really do not accept interracial marriage do not do it because you think the Word of God backs up your argument. You stated that it was just your opinion, but you negate that comment by putting Scriptural references right after it. Please take a hermeneutics class, and if you can’t than just read J. Mac’s book, Getting the Most out of God’s Word or Sproul’s, Knowing Scripture.
Once again the only command is that Christians marry in the Lord, everything else is trivial.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:54:43 +0000

Thanks for the post. My unmarried daughter is haveing a baby with a person of a different race. This has torn me up inside. I am trying to get over the race issue since I was brought up differently. I am not sure he is a Christian which concerns me more than the race issue. Please pray for her that she will do what is right before God. Please pray for me that I will be able to look beyond the race issue. Please pray for him that if he is not a Christian he will become one.

By: robert morley

robert morley — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:26:25 +0000

I dont believe in interracial marriage, I’m not saying the white race is better then the black , or hispanic race god looked down on it all though the old testament but interracial marriage is the cause of miscegenation.if the whole world was to mix you would no longer have a race of people, no more whites,no more blacks, nothing the only thing you would have is 50/50 walking around ,I dont hate people of other colors they are welcome to eat at my table anyday. but if you feel the need to marry someone of the other race I wish the best for you and your family, just imagine if the bluejays was to start mixing with the cardinals no more true bluejays no more true cardinals, just my opinion acts 17:24-28, genesis 28:1, jeremiah 13:23,numbers 36, lev 21:14, duet 23:2, nehemiah 13:23 ezra chapters 9 / 10.

By: Stan Griffin

Stan Griffin — Tue, 15 May 2007 13:41:27 +0000

I wish to inject another commandment into the mix of this discussion:

“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.” Deut 5:16 NKJV

I have been reminded of this in counseling young people who wish to date someone whom their parents disapprove of… sometimes that disapproval may be rooted in their parents’ racial (racist?) bias, or more charitably, in their view of society’s treatment of interracial couples. Nevertheless, should a young person date, court, or marry a person of another racial, ethnic, or national background when their parents absolutely oppose it? As certainly as we know that they should not oppose a relationship due to their own racism, we must also recognize that speaks to us through our (even unfaithful or unbelieving) parents.

My father told me of when, on a cattle-buying trip in western Canada, he was asked by a ranchers’ wife if it was true that “you folks in Oklahoma have a lot of trouble with intermarriage between the whites and the Indians?” He replied, “I don’t think so, ma’am, but then again, I am 1/4 Cherokee.”

Societal values change over time, and vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. I think that it is difficult to make pronouncements on the way things ought to be. Although we have God’s unchanging Word for all mankind, we also have His assurance that it will never be that way here.

By: JohnMark

JohnMark — Tue, 15 May 2007 05:03:01 +0000

Racism is a sin. Prejudice is a sin. There are only two types of people in this world, the childern of God and the children of the devil. It is wrong to promote same background marriages simply because of some preference. The only criteria the Bible mandates is that the partner be a true Christian. If one imposes anymore than that than that individual has gone beyond the revealed Word of God and is in danger of claiming to speak for God when they are clearly not. I like John Piper’s stance on this. If anything interaccial marriage between believers is a great testimony to the world. The world has tried desperatley to get rid of racism. The world only needs to look at the church to see unity within diveristy. And this can only take place because we have one Lord and one Father, Jesus Christ.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:27:21 +0000

Excellent post.

I very much appreciate it.

Sherri

By: Tim M

Tim M — Sun, 06 May 2007 04:16:25 +0000

“Pastor” Don:

There is a difference between worshiping God versus worshiping your culture. One moves mountains the other does not. One will hear well done good and faithful servant and other one will not.

By: Pulpit Magazine

Pulpit Magazine — Sat, 05 May 2007 06:15:13 +0000

Pastor Don Salmonson,

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By: Chris Ellis

Chris Ellis — Sat, 05 May 2007 05:37:32 +0000

I would love to see any Biblical justification for keeping the races separate. Mr. Salmonson, please post some scriptural reference so that I might better understand where you are coming from.

By: connie

connie — Sat, 05 May 2007 02:24:17 +0000

In Christ we are all one.

I am the happy mother of a white daughter, the happy mother-in-law of an African-American son-in-law, and the really really happy grandma of an adorable biracial infant grandson. It is the false teaching of those who claim interracial marriage is wrong that has kept my unsaved parents from accepting my son-in-law into their home, although they do invite my daughter and baby to visit.

To those “pastors” who preach such heresy, please repent before you have to explain to God Himself in person why you caused so many to stumble in this manner.He will be your judge, not I.

I am so thankful to have a church family that does NOT ascribe to such nonsense and that provides a loving family environment for my daughter and her family and others like them.