I would really appreciate it if you could answer my question: Is it wrong to marry a person from a different race group?<\/p>\n\t
In the Bible, the concept of race doesn’t exist. There are nationalities, but God states that all of mankind is one race. That is because all of us descend from the same couple: Adam and Eve. “He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth<\/em>” (Acts 17:26). The concept of race is an artificial division of mankind based on external variations.<\/p>\n If you want to marry a person who looks different than you do, there is nothing wrong with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I would really appreciate it if you could answer my question: Is it wrong to marry a person from a different race group? Answer: In the Bible, the concept of race doesn’t exist. There are nationalities, but God states that all of mankind is one race. That is because all of us descend from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[64,214],"class_list":["post-14615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-marriage","tag-racism"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84729,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-interracial-marriages-wrong\/","url_meta":{"origin":14615,"position":0},"title":"Are interracial marriages wrong?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello Jeff, I have been a bit worried lately, and I needed your guidance. I am currently dating someone of a different race. We love and respect each other, but like any other relationship, it has ups and downs. We also do our best to follow Christ's teachings. Lately,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1850,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-homosexuality-a-race\/","url_meta":{"origin":14615,"position":1},"title":"Is homosexuality a race?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 12, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is homosexuality a race? Answer: According to my dictionary, a race is \"a lineage; a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock; a breed or stock.\" In other words, a race is a breed of mankind. When two people of the same race have children, characteristics\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":48084,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/am-i-lost-because-im-of-mixed-race\/","url_meta":{"origin":14615,"position":2},"title":"Am I lost because I’m of mixed race?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi Jeffrey, I could really need your help. I'm really struggling. I believe I am going to hell. I am of mixed race and had an intimate relationship with someone of another race. I have read in the Standard Anointed Bible that this means I am going to hell.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28262,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-jews-a-race-or-a-religion\/","url_meta":{"origin":14615,"position":3},"title":"Are Jews a race or a religion?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 1, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Are Jews a race or a religion? Answer: In the Bible, the concept of \"race\" does not exist. The Bible talks about nationalities, but not \"race.\" See\u00a0How did the different races come about?\u00a0for more details. The word \"Jew\" is a derivation of \"Judah.\" When the kingdom of Israel divided,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":59896,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-we-be-of-one-blood-if-we-have-different-blood-types\/","url_meta":{"origin":14615,"position":4},"title":"How can we be of one blood if we have different blood types?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have a question sir. According to Acts 17:26, He has made us from one blood. But nowadays why are there changes in our blood groups and genotypes? Answer: Each individual has two sets of genes. 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