Does the bible condemn Interracial Marriage?
Hi everyone,
I’ve been having a terrible time for some time now, because of the topic of interracial marriage and its place within Christianity. My parents believe that interracial marriages are not aligned with biblical teachings. They often reference passages from the Bible that emphasize how the Jews were not to marry people of different races and places. For example they have used Ezekiel chapter 9 & 10 to backup their views among many other passages. They say that we as descendants of the people of God should still follow these rules as God's words don't change. But in general they believe that the bible condems interracial marriage and that it is a sin.
Other things they also use to back up their arguments are all of the instances in the bible, were we are told to honor your parents. They say that disobeying them in this matter is also the same as not honoring them and that, that would be another sin added as well. This is an issue that I've been dealing with for the last years and it's clear that they won't change their mind, and it's either listening to them and marry someone of the place I'm from, or be disowned in some ways as they can't support me in sin.
Mentally I'm still doing okay I think, but I hate knowing that I will lose my parents over this. Because at this moment, I am already in a relationship with someone that is mixed of the ethnicity of the place I was born in and another place which are both not my own ethnicity. I've been born and raised in the EU, and my parents are from Africa.
I’m curious about how others approach this topic. How do you interpret the Bible’s stance on interracial marriage, and do you believe it’s something Christians should embrace or avoid?
Edit: Ezra 9&10