May 18. 1947 BEING CHRISTIAN IN RACE RELATIONS A cts 17:22-29
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rpHE Lord “hath made of one blood all nations of .men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before ap pointed, and the bounds of their habitation” (v. 26). The fact that God set the bounds shows that He knew that there could not be an intermingling of races safely and successfully. Certain kinds of people must live separately from other classes of peo ple. Their ways, thoughts, and hab its are diverse from others. Chris tians should not make any race dis crimination in their attitude of kind ness and care for others, but .they must differentiate as to nationality in social life, particularly in the marriage relationship. It is not a question of equality; it is a matter of compatibility. It is evident that the Lord never intended a union of the races in the domestic life, or in many other relationships. To be kind and gracious to all people, to offer equal opportunity to the races to know the Gospel, and to improve the living conditions of all national ities constitute the challenging re sponsibility of every Christian. 1. R ace R elations in the H ome 1 C or . 7:39 Since the home provides the most intimate of all relationships, great care should be used in selecting a mate with whom this intimate as sociation is to continue through life. Not many mixed marriages are suc cessful. The ones who suffer most from such unions are the little ones. In every land, children of mixed blood are unhappy. The temperaments of Spaniards, Swedes, Negroes, French, English, and others, are all different. Their thoughts, conceptions, aspirations and desires differ widely. Chi nese should marry Chinese. Indians should marry Indians. Negroes should marry Negroes. There must be discrimination If there is to be a happy situation in the home where they must live together day by day. There must be compatibility of tem perament which is usually not pos sible except for those who have had similar national experiences. 2. R ace R elations in B usiness 2 C or . 6:14 The instructions given in the Scripture usually refer to whether one is saved or unsaved, rather than whether he is black, yellow, red, or white. No matter what color one is, if he is a Christian, his status before the Lord is that of other -Christians. We do not usually see a successful business enterprise carried on by partners who are of widely separated
races. Their methods of transacting business differ greatly. Their ideas about what is right and what is wrong do not coincide. Their thoughts about success are diver gent. Christians should be in fellow ship and in partnership with other Christians, else they will not be able to pray together, nor will they have godly aims and purposes in operat ing the business. This is not true of servant and master; a member of one race may serve one of another nationality successfully, but their union as equals is usually unsuc cessful. 3. R ace R elations in the C hurch 2 C or . 6:16 There should be a union of hearts. People of every race who are saved by grace should love one another and be willing to serve Christ to gether. The Christian white man in Africa Is given a place among the black Christians and there is no dis crimination. The church in our land should welcome any person of any color providing he is saved by grace, and is living a godly life. The white Christian in Asia expects to be re ceived by the people of the yellow race who are Christians. The red man in the West receives the white man who comes to minister to him. The white man expects many races to receive him as he ministers to them. There should be no distinc tion when those of another color come to worship and serve among the saints. All saved ones are God’s children and are in the same family, regardless of color. 4. R ace R elations in S ociety A mos . 3:3 The mixing of the races in society presents problems and complications which should not exist. Social life means companionship in the things which are mutually satisfactory. Among Christians the situation is different. Those who are saved by grace and have received the new na ture have no difficulty at all in en joying the fellowship of others who belong to Christ, regardless of their social standing, their color, their ed ucational advantages, or their fi nances. The believer sees Christ in his fellow Christian. This, of course, makes a union of hearts in social affairs that is very easily under stood. However, large numbers of religious people who are not saved by grace, and who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ personally, seek to set up standards of living which are contrary to Bible teaching. Let be lievers mingle in happy fellowship one with another, but remain sep arate from the world. T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S
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