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Why is Christianity not a “white man’s religion?” Provide a Scripture passage to support your answer.
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All men have sinned. Revelation 7:9-10, “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb”.
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Christianity is not a “white man’s religion” because it encourages every person to come to God. In Acts 10:34,35 Peter says, “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.”
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Because the Bible is clear about who is invited into the Lord’s grace: all invidivuals, no matter race or social status.
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While I agree with some of the responses I have seen on here pertaining to all are created in God’s likeness and all have sinned, I feel there needs to be a wee bit more expounding based on the course information.
Many who claim this do not understand history as well as they would like to think they do. Their understanding is that Christianity was “forced” onto slaves through the slave trade, no matter what “white” country they were sent to. While there is some basis for this, as many tribes may not have heard about God yet, this is still a very weak argument. History shows that Africa had African missionaries as far back as the apostles. Tamar was an Ethiopian who was praised for her testimonies and teachings, for bringing many to Christ in the first century. She was not the only one, there were also the Ethiopians who were ministered to along the road pertaining to a passage of Old Testament Scripture they were confused about.
I also want to point out that we have no idea what color of skin Adam and Eve had. We all assume it was “white” or pale because the majority of the paintings that depict them are that way. Please understand there are many questions that we will have to wait and ask God when we are finally taken home. Some things, we just will not know until we are there.
Overall, as DC Talk stated so nicely in verses 1 and 2 of Colored People, “Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir, I couldn’t help but note your shade of melanin. I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin (verse 1). A piece of canvas is only the beginning for, It takes on character with every loving stroke. This thing of beauty is the passion of an Artist’s heart, By God’s design, we are a skin kaleidoscope (verse 2).” We are called to be His, there is no one color off preference in God’s eyes.
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Christianity is a religion for all people. It is not for a specific race. God does not see as man sees. where man looks outward God looks on the heart ( 1 Samuel 16:7)