Explain how Christian teachings about racism would influence their behaviour

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Explain how Christian teachings about racism would influence their behaviour

Most Christians would conclude that racism is a sin and all people are equal in the eyes of God. This is shown when Jesus said 'love one another, as I have loved you, so you must love one another'. Therefore from a Christian point of view everyone should get on with one another as Jesus did. Christians would follow Divine Command Ethics. This conclusion is justified by 2 premises; the first one is the authority of the Bible; the divine commands, examples of Christ and the Apostles. The second one is the Golden Rule and for some the Natural Law. To support this view in the Bible, in Galatians 3:26, Paul said that "there are no distinctions between Greek or Jew, slave of free, for you are all one in Christ". These teachings are supported by the evolutionary teachings.

Every church has strong views against racism. There are mainly two different ways by which Christians respond to racism, violent and non-violent action. One famous example is Martin Luther King, a Pacifist who campaigned for equal treatments of blacks and whites. He believed that violence went against