Interracial dating & marriage

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

I am perfectly happy and in Love with my wife. She's a Phillipino beauty and I am a blessed man with beautiful children to boot. My wife and I are both Saved although we were not when we Married.

I think that God's plan for your life is far greater than even the decisions you make and you may personally know.

Blessed be His beautiful Jewish Name and Face.

Peace,

Dave

[jackie d]

God specifically told certain people in the Bible not to marry from other races?

Did that have to do with worship of the one true God or race? Consider Solomon. He married women from another race and look where that got him, idol worship....I think we need to follow God's direction when choosing a lifemate.

yes but that was before Christ died on the cross and made all things clean....other races at the time of Solomon were considered gentile and unclean.

Let people date and marry who they date and marry....if God is invited none should have issue.

[jackie d]

Grace to you,

I am perfectly happy and in Love with my wife. She's a Phillipino beauty and I am a blessed man with beautiful children to boot. My wife and I are both Saved although we were not when we Married.

I think that God's plan for your life is far greater than even the decisions you make and you may personally know.

Blessed be His beautiful Jewish Name and Face.

Peace,

Dave

I have worked with many Phillipina women Dave, all of them have been Christian and lovely people.

God bless your union and your family.

[O'Dannyboy]

I used to have a problem with interracial marriage but faced with growing apathy towards homosexuality I think we have bigger problems than skin color.

[jackie d]

I used to have a problem with interracial marriage but faced with growing apathy towards homosexuality I think we have bigger problems than skin color.

amen

[EricH]

Grace to you,

I am perfectly happy and in Love with my wife. She's a Phillipino beauty and I am a blessed man with beautiful children to boot. My wife and I are both Saved although we were not when we Married.

I think that God's plan for your life is far greater than even the decisions you make and you may personally know.

Blessed be His beautiful Jewish Name and Face.

Peace,

Dave

I dated a girl in highschool who was half Phillipino and half Mexican.

[EricH]

My wife is of Polish / Jewish descent

[georgesbluegirl]

Grace to you,

I am perfectly happy and in Love with my wife. She's a Phillipino beauty and I am a blessed man with beautiful children to boot. My wife and I are both Saved although we were not when we Married.

I think that God's plan for your life is far greater than even te decisions you make and you may personally know.

Blessed be His beautiful Jewish Name and Face.

Peace,

Dave

This brings up another point. Most people look at interacial couples as being black and white, however, that is not always the case. I don't think many would have a problem with a white European person marrying a Hispanic, or any other combination, but we are hung up with a black man with a white woman. I'm not sure why that is. The real issue is one of faith. If both people are Christians, there is nothing Biblically wrong with a mixed marriage.

You're right to bring up the black/white issue. That is actually a deeply American issue (more accurately, New World, actually), and has a lot to do with the history of slavery.

All the same, remember that race is a cultural phenomenon and not a genetic one. That doesn't make it more or less important, but realize that you're not really talking about people being born different, but cultured and viewed differently. There is more genetic variation within the races than between.

(Also, there is less variation in phenotype between men and women who are "white" than those who are called "black" - so the whole "they all look the same!" thing? Yeah, actually could more accurately describe how "white people" look.)

[~pearl]

As others have said I don't think race should even be an issue. red and yellow black and white, they are precious in His sight.

We have bigger issues if a believer and unbeliever would mix.

[georgesbluegirl]

Oh and I should also say, I don't see why this should be an issue. Sure, there are stereotypes and racists left out there (plenty of them, unfortunately), but if two people are in love, let them work it out. It might be hard, but why would anyone say it's a bad thing if they want to be together despite the fact that they may encounter prejudice?

I understand that cultural differences may present a problem - say you have a man who still adheres to his culture's notion that a woman is worth inherently less than a man, and then he and a Western woman begin a relationship. I can see where there would be problems. But again, hopefully the couple knows each other well and each understands the background of the other, and what they might encounter from without, before they get married.

Like I said, it's not like you pretend race and culture don't exist, but nor do they ultimately determine our relationships. When you come down to it, it's really about two individual people and their choices.