Chapter 1: At the Beginning

God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth." (Genesis 1:26-28)

The male/female relationship was created according to God’s purpose. Did He really anticipate so much debate and discussion over the variations of the unions of the males and females in their quest to glorify him and populate His earth? The Bible clearly shows that there is no white race, black race, Hispanic race, Asian race, or any other race. The Human Race is all one race! In essence, we are all people of color. Geneticists have proven this fact. Science has also proven that there is not one person who can say that they are of a "pure race" ~ there is no such thing. The only natural racial barrier that existed in biblical times was language. “The Lord God of Israel created all mankind in His own image. He separated us into different languages and dispersed us throughout the world. Our God gave to each people the knowledge and wisdom needed to survive in each place. His hand has always been present in each of our histories....[i]

Furthermore, Ephesians 5:31 says, “For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.” This is so evident throughout the entire Bible and throughout time. Who determined that people should marry “within their own race?” We are all, in essence, children of Adam and Eve, so no matter what the differences are; we are still all one race anyway.

[i] Gefen, Gavriel. “Indigenous Expressions of Biblical Faith” St Francis Magazine Nr. 4 (2006): 1