In modern day life Christians would refer to this as saying when someone from another country comes to yours treat them like everyone else. We are all foreigners when we go to other countries and we except to be treated the same.
‘You are all one person in Christ’ (Colossians 3:11)
Christians would use this in a discussion about racism by saying that we are all one person in Christ and God sees us all the same. There is no superior race to God we are all equal.
They may also refer to what God thinks about us:
‘…The same rules are binding on you and the foreigners among you. You and they are alike in the lords sight’ (Numbers 15:15)
They would say that this means that the rules are the same for everyone, whatever your race. Just because someone is a different colour or culture to yours doesn’t mean you should have advantages over them.
‘…It is true that God treats everyone on the same basis…no matter what race they belong to’ (Numbers 15:15)
Christians would use this to get the point across that God treats everyone the same, no matter what colour or culture they are.
Christians will also talk about how every one was created by God and how he created all races
‘From one human being he created all races’ (Acts 17:26)
This refers to God making all races from one human being because god made the first human and God makes all races.
Also Christians would say that any one who believes in him and is a good person will go to heaven. God is all races and created all races.
‘God so loved the world that he gave his only son that everyone who believes in him eternal life’
Christians would bring this up by saying that because God gave the world Jesus, all his followers will go to heaven and be with God.
Another point Christians might talk about in a discussion about racism would be agape. Every thing comes down to love for all people whatever they look like or where they come from. Jesus made the point that love (agape) should not be restricted to people of your own nationality, but should be shown to everyone. They would also bring up the golden rule- always treat others, as you would like them to treat you. This is important in this discussion because racism is a type of hate against someone else, and you would not like to be treated like that just because of the colour of your skin or your racial background. They might refer to the parable of the Good Samaritan. In the time of Jesus, Samaritans were considered to be an inferior ethnic group. Their ancestors married non-Jews and they were looked down upon as being mixed raced. The story Jesus told was about a Jew who was injured and the Samaritan saved him. Jesus could have made the Samaritan the injured person and the Jew the hero but instead it showed that Samaritans are dignified members of society with their own rights and positive qualities.
