“How Can Christians Show Prejudice?” (Under the Juniper Tree S12E3)

August 20, 2020

Under the Juniper Tree Season 12, Episode 3 for Thursday, August 20, 2020

When we try to use the Bible to promote prejudice. · False Doctrine Concerning Interracial Marriage Being a Sin. o Deut. 7:3 o Here’s the problem with this belief: § Spoken to the children of Israel. § Special circumstances behind the statement. § No one pays attention to v. 2 in reference to this ideal. · The Curse of Ham o Genesis 9:18-27 o In the past, some cults and even some orthodox Christian groups have taught that black skin was due to the curse on Ham and his descendants. § Quote from Bruce McConkie from “Apostle of the Mormon Council of 12” in Mormon Doctrine, 1958 — “We know the circumstances under which the posterity of Cain (and later Ham) were cursed with that we call Negroid racial characteristics.” § “The Golden Age,” The Watchtower, 24, July 1929, 702 – “The curse which Noah pronounced upon Canaan was the origin of the black race.” o Here are the problems with this belief. § Nowhere in the Bible does it state that God cursed ANYONE with black skin. § Canaan, not Ham, was cursed. § The Bible shows the fulfillment of the curse when Israel defeated and subjugated Canaan (Josh. 9:23; 1 Kings 9:20-21). · When we show preference based on racial, sociological, and other reasons. o James 2:1-4