Mixed Races

• Messages sorted by:[ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]

Regarding the use of the term 'race'...

Brother Literal said:
> ...This hatred
> between the "races" (I don't like that term but don't know
> a better one, any suggestions?) 

I also dislike the term 'race'.  As someone else mentioned, when it 
comes to Homo Sapiens, there is only the human race.  The word 'race' 
to me implies some sort of differentiation in species, which we know 
is not the case.  I prefer to use the term ethnicity, which by its 
definition can apply to any group which so designates itself a group. 

Webster's says:
ethnic = 2a: of or relating to large groups of people classed according to 
common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin
or 
background <~minorities><~enclaves>  b: being a member of an ethnic 
group  c: of, relating to, or characteristic of ethnics <~neighborhoods> 
<~foods>

ethnicity = ethnic quality or affiliation

This can apply to people of various color groups, religions or even 
just associations.  It can be used of birth origin or of acquired 
association.  For instance, though my father-in-law was born in the 
northern US, he has been residing in the south for many years and 
now considers himself a southerner, that has become his ethnicity.

One final note, within the church there should be no worldly ethnicity, 
period. 

"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have 
put on Christ.  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither 
bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are 
all one in Christ Jesus."    Galatians 3:27,28

We are no longer even human, according to scripture.

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are 
the sons of God.  For ye have not received the spirit of 
bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of 
adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.  The Spirit itself 
beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the 
children of God:"    Romans 8:14-16

"That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, 
without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, 
among whom ye shine as lights in the world;"    
Philippians 2:15

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not 
yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when 
he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see 
him as he is."    1 John 3:2

We are now the 'Sons of God', no longer citizens of this world.  
We should shed our worldly associations and hold no longer to 
them.  We should not be hyphenated anything.  Take a stand. 
When asked, declare your true self, "I am a child of God, by 
new birth, by adoption, a Son of God."  As Jesus said, our 
kingdom is not of this world.  We are in the world but no longer 
of the world.

Oh yea, did I mention that the number one definition of ethnic 
in Webster's is HEATHEN?

Kathy (citizen of a better kingdom) Dimick
Falkville, Alabama
kdimick@colsa.com
kedimick@hotmail.com
http://members.tripod.com/~coffeepleaz/index.html

"For to me to live is Christ"