Can Christians be racist? Considering we are all icons of the living God, it seems a bit sinful to referring to black people as niggers, etc.
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>>55240244
>One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a] 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
Titus 1:12-13
>>55240297
I don't see how that has anything to do with race.
>>55240332
Literally calls out an entire nation based upon their stereotype saying that it is accurate and that they should be rebuked.
Here, allow me to show you
>One of the black people’s own prophets has said it: “black people are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a] 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
>>55240427
He's referring to Jews on Crete, though, even if the guy he's quoting wasn't, because he's angry that Cretans are saying Christians have to be circumcised.
Furthermore, Cretans aren't a race. Even if you were referring to Cretans in general instead of just Jewish ones, it would be more like saying something like that about people from San Francisco--that's considerably different from racism. Especially since he doesn't consider it inherent, or else rebuke surely would do no good. If we read it as referring to Cretans in general as opposed to just Jews, he's rebuking it as like Sodom and Gomorrah...that's not racial, it has nothing to do with someone's race.
>>55240749
>He's referring to Jews on Crete
He would have stated clearly "The Jews on Crete", not the Cretans
>because he's angry that Cretans are saying Christians have to be circumcised.
What?
>Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a] 13 This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
I think you are thinking of another scripture.
>>55240244
"Hath not the potter power over the clay, to make one vessel unto honor and another unto dishonor?"
Nowhere in the bible does it say that all men are equal in attribute or quality, only that their souls are equally valuable to God, and their lives equally meaningful.
Some people ARE inferior, and it is not wrong to act in accordance with this. We should not abuse those who are lesser--we should care for them--but neither should we allow them to rule us, because that is unwise, incompetent governorship.
>>55240749
>it would be more like saying something like that about people from San Francisco
He is referring to Crete, an entire people, culture, and at one time nation.
>>55240244
>Can Christians be racist?
Depends. Are we talking people that truly believe that blacks are tainted like Mormons?
What does race have to do with being a "nigger?" There are plenty of white niggers that I know. Lots of black ones, too.
>>55240244
Slang is not a sin.
>>55240880
>What?
Maybe you should read the whole paragraph
>For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
>Muh Curse of Ham
>>55240899
>Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.
>>55241075
"Nigger" is a racial slur for black people.
>>55240244
im christian and im hella racist
