Luke 6:37-38
“Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do no condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others and God will forgive you”.
This biblical teaching tells us that you should no judge another person for any reason, be it their race of religion, you have no right to do so. You should not condemn someone because you think that they are different to you or because for example they are of a different ethnic minority to you. You should always forgive someone as God has the grace to forgive you; so you should do the same.
When you walk down the street people seem to automatically make and opinion about those they walk past. This opinion would be based on their skin colour, facial features, clothes of even body mass. Those who do that act of pre-judging people are prejudice.
This is wrong though because if God had judged us all by the way we look on the outside then would he really like any of us because no one is perfect.
Colossians 3:11
“As a result there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all”.
This explains that there is no different between Gentiles and Jews. Whether you are a slave, a barbarian or a savage we are all the same. It also mentions that Christ is in us all and means that no matter who you are, Christ is always within you.
Some people today believe that what this reference is saying is wrong. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan kill the blacks because they believe that they are different to whites and that they are second-class. This is wrong though because blacks are Christians and whites are Christians, and Christ says that all Christians are brothers.
Leviticus 19:33-37
“Do not ill treat foreigners who are living in your land. Treat them as you would a fellow Israelite and love them as you love yourselves. Remember that you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt”.
This is saying that you should no ill-treat foreigners who come into your country like for examples the French. We should treat them like a fellow English man and in the way we would expect to be treated ourselves.
Today when people move to different countries to seek asylum or just because they want to they never seem to always be accepted by the people who are native to that country. For example, many Pakistanis have moved to England and have become victims of racial abuse and have had their properties vandalised because some people seem to believe that they do not belong in this country and should more back to where they originally came from. Although this is not the case with every person who moves to a different country it does happen to some. One thing that I would find apparent is that it happens predominantly to people who have a different colour to those of the people living in the country.
Although many racist groups say that they are racist because the bible has told them to. I think that this is merely an excuse for their actions. If racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Brotherhood actually read the bible, then they would see how the bible does in fact make many references to racism. These references however are teachings from Jesus, which say that racism is wrong and that the judging of others on the basis of their skin colour, religion, race or ethnic background is a sin.
