Should race be a hinderance towards Godly friendships
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Race should not be a hindrance towards godly friendships. Christ taught us to love and to love without discrimination. How can we expect God to love us if we do not love our fellow brethren because of race/colour/language/nationality?
I will digress a bit here for a good reason. Good morning Pipp! I hope you have a wonderful day today!
I will digress a bit here for a good reason. Good morning Pipp! I hope you have a wonderful day today!
Race should not be a hindrance towards godly friendships. Christ taught us to love and to love without discrimination. How can we expect God to love us if we do not love our fellow brethren because of race/colour/language/nationality?
I will digress a bit here for a good reason. Good morning Pipp! I hope you have a wonderful day today!
I will digress a bit here for a good reason. Good morning Pipp! I hope you have a wonderful day today!
Good morning sir ! Thank you very much , I hope you have a great day as well.
H
No. Race is no hindrance to Christian fellowship; Sin is the cause of all human problems. If one thinks Biblically, we would know , there is only one Race, the Human Race. There are only differences in our nationalities. God has created these difference to keep people apart so sin would not grow so fast as to make mankind one in their evil purposes. God destroyed the Human race except for 8 people because the race was so together in their sinful ways. Then after the flood in Noah's day the race got together again to build a wicked society again, and God decided to separate mankind by language, color, so God created the different nations of peoples. but Paul said that all nations came from "one blood" Adam and Eve. My worst enemies are my immediate family. I live in the Philippines ,married to a Philippine, and love living here, I have friends from different nations ,living here,some of my worst enemies are whites here, My closest friends are from all nations , who love Jesus. Love to all, Hoffco ps. I am from USA. N.Y., white ,Christian missionary, preach Jesus, Most Philippines love me. and love to hear me teach the Gospel openly in the Jeepnees. They are a very religious people but (95 %,or more??) lost in sin.
R
I don't think it is necessarily race that separates us but cultural differences. Being Asian, it took me a long time to understand my Caucasian friends joke references. If you want that friendship it will just take more work and you have to be willing to understand and get to know their perspectives and culture.
For example, it was and still is hard for me sometimes because we no longer have our Asian ministry so I am going to Caucasian churches now. One time I tried a young adult group and brought my guy cousins along. When we entered the home, the usual people there just waved at us and said hi. In our culture, that is considered very rude because the men are always expected to recognize the other men as a sign of respect by greeting each of them personally and shaking their hand. Hence, my guy cousins felt very unwelcomed and never went again.
The issue wasn't because God separated us or necessarily our race, but because we did not understand each other's culture a huge wall built up... Therefore, people tend to stick to those who understand them best. Of course I also have Caucasian friends who are basically family.
For example, it was and still is hard for me sometimes because we no longer have our Asian ministry so I am going to Caucasian churches now. One time I tried a young adult group and brought my guy cousins along. When we entered the home, the usual people there just waved at us and said hi. In our culture, that is considered very rude because the men are always expected to recognize the other men as a sign of respect by greeting each of them personally and shaking their hand. Hence, my guy cousins felt very unwelcomed and never went again.
The issue wasn't because God separated us or necessarily our race, but because we did not understand each other's culture a huge wall built up... Therefore, people tend to stick to those who understand them best. Of course I also have Caucasian friends who are basically family.
B
If race is an issue to some Christians, then they don't belong to the Family. The secular world would be a better fit for them. There are many so-called Christians who hate people of other races, ethnic groups and religious, but are they really Christians or an instrument for Satan? We are supposed to be so unique & special because Jesus appointed us to be His ambassadors of goodwill. Matthew 5:13-14 explains this perfectly.
I am adopted into a family that originally, except for one other person, was all a different race than myself. I grew up in a small town with no one of the same race, so I have never even dated anyone who was the same race as I am. I think I've had maybe 2 friends who were of the same race as me my entire life.
While I try to be open to whomever God would have for me, I would actually prefer to marry someone of a different race than myself because that's all I've ever known, but it's definitely not a necessity. As others have pointed out, CULTURAL differences are much more important because I am 110% "Americanized." Co-workers (black, white, Mexican) all tell me, "You sound whiter than most white people!!" Traditional Asian families, for the most part, detest Americanized Asians (especially adopted, because we are seen as "bad blood") and would never accept someone like me as a daughter-in-law, let alone a daughter.
I'm Asian, and my best friends are a blonde, redhead, and African American... Ironically, I'm friends with them but none of them really know each other. However, if we all took a picture together, we'd be an ideal "poster group" for a modern "We Are The World" Campaign.
While I try to be open to whomever God would have for me, I would actually prefer to marry someone of a different race than myself because that's all I've ever known, but it's definitely not a necessity. As others have pointed out, CULTURAL differences are much more important because I am 110% "Americanized." Co-workers (black, white, Mexican) all tell me, "You sound whiter than most white people!!" Traditional Asian families, for the most part, detest Americanized Asians (especially adopted, because we are seen as "bad blood") and would never accept someone like me as a daughter-in-law, let alone a daughter.
I'm Asian, and my best friends are a blonde, redhead, and African American... Ironically, I'm friends with them but none of them really know each other. However, if we all took a picture together, we'd be an ideal "poster group" for a modern "We Are The World" Campaign.
H
I lived with my first wife for 40 yrs, and God gave me relief by killing her. She created a dysfunctional home when our children were small. She never allowed me to teach our first daughter. My daughter world cry as I had her memorize scriptures and my wife would interrupt me and tell me to stop. It got so bad, I could not teach anything, she did all the teaching. I have been remarried to an asian for 7 yrs, and found out to late that she was the boss in her home, so she is the boss in our home. But now I, have had to learn, not to get offended with her, or yell back at her, and pray that she and her family will learn not to be loud and mean with their children and that her siblings will stop catering to her every wish. Love Hoffco
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I don't think it is necessarily race that separates us but cultural differences. Being Asian, it took me a long time to understand my Caucasian friends joke references. If you want that friendship it will just take more work and you have to be willing to understand and get to know their perspectives and culture.
For example, it was and still is hard for me sometimes because we no longer have our Asian ministry so I am going to Caucasian churches now. One time I tried a young adult group and brought my guy cousins along. When we entered the home, the usual people there just waved at us and said hi. In our culture, that is considered very rude because the men are always expected to recognize the other men as a sign of respect by greeting each of them personally and shaking their hand. Hence, my guy cousins felt very unwelcomed and never went again.
The issue wasn't because God separated us or necessarily our race, but because we did not understand each other's culture a huge wall built up... Therefore, people tend to stick to those who understand them best. Of course I also have Caucasian friends who are basically family.
For example, it was and still is hard for me sometimes because we no longer have our Asian ministry so I am going to Caucasian churches now. One time I tried a young adult group and brought my guy cousins along. When we entered the home, the usual people there just waved at us and said hi. In our culture, that is considered very rude because the men are always expected to recognize the other men as a sign of respect by greeting each of them personally and shaking their hand. Hence, my guy cousins felt very unwelcomed and never went again.
The issue wasn't because God separated us or necessarily our race, but because we did not understand each other's culture a huge wall built up... Therefore, people tend to stick to those who understand them best. Of course I also have Caucasian friends who are basically family.
