I say 'yes' especially after the sermon at church on sunday. The preacher was talking about Genesis and how God made 'man in his own image'. This would mean that he made black people, Asian people and white people all in his own image. Therefore to hate any race is to insult Gods creation and to insult God himself!!
I think making man in His own image pertained only to Adam, who had true knowledge, righteousness & holiness; after the fall Adam begot Seth in his own (Adam's ) image- e.g. sinner, lacking true k,h,r. (Gen5:3) And only after the flood & Babel came races & languages.
But still, racism isn't especially looked upon fondly by God, Miriam & Aaron used racism as an excuse to usurp Moses leadership & she was struck with temporary leprosy for all of the above, God spit in her face. (Num 12:1-16)
I say 'yes' especially after the sermon at church on sunday. The preacher was talking about Genesis and how God made 'man in his own image'. This would mean that he made black people, Asian people and white people all in his own image. Therefore to hate any race is to insult Gods creation and to insult God himself!!
I'd say it would be closer to idolatry than blasphemy.
Reformedfan, nicely said. Very biblical response.
God bless
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It is our responsibility to tear down the walls that separate us one from another. We begin by opening our hearts to the message of Christ. Then we open our arms wide and invite all to join us as we worship God together. We invite others who are just as blind and just as lame as we are. They can be of any race, any creed, any background. As we open our arms and our hearts we hear the Good News that Jesus came for us all. And all of God’s people say, "AMEN."
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs
Racism I feel is a sin.
"They hated me without a cause."—John 15:25
Racism is: discrimination, prejudice; illiberality, unfairness
Idolatry (definition: 1 : the worship of a physical object as a god
2 : immoderate attachment or devotion to something )
Those who hold prejudice all are caught in quicksand that can suck them away from awareness of the life-giving presence of God.
Blasphemy (definition: impious or profane speaking of God)
I feel that racism is like stoning people. Racism is a form of hatred.
Might it also be argued that God created all the races and to destroy them whether by guns or intermarriage would be wrong as you are destroying God's creation?
Blasphemy, the unforgivable sin, is calling the holy spirit a liar. One calls the holy spirit a liar by denying that Jesus is Lord, died for our sins and was resurrected.
My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.
My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other. No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love!
The message, 1 John
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I'd say we shouldn't worry about whether or not racism is blasphemy. It's incredibly wrong on all levels. Let's just remember that and stay away from it.
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We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not sure enough of them for that. But perhaps for the right to possess our opinions and to change them...
~Nietzsche
Blasphemy is something that comes from our mouth. It isn't racism. It isn't murder. It isn't adultery. It isn't taking the lords name in vain. If you read the above text you will see that it is a verbal sin.
In the above scripture text Jesus warns them of their ignorance. It is almost like he is saying be careful, be very careful. I know that you are trying to criticize me, but you are really criticizing the Holy Spirit's work. So I wonder if it is the same today. By saying that works of the holy spirit are done by the devil. I don't think it is something we can ignorantly do though. I think it is knowing that the Holy Spirit is doing those things and then calling it the devils work.
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