Is the "Bible" a wrong relegion 4 the black race?

Question

No offense guys but i've heard that malcom x said in his 1962 speech 'bout the black man's history that it's written in the bible(actually in one of the songs)its mentioned that there is a certain chapter where the bible says...:"Wash me white as snow" with my total respect to the christians....What do the bible means by that.Malcom x concluded that it means the christianity relegion is 4 whites only as it says wash me white......can i have your own conclusion.Peace and thankx...!

Answer 1

It has nothign to do with race. To be white as snow is to be pure, It says His blood washes us all clean and that we shall earn white robes. It is symbolic of purity, being sin-free, etc...

Answer 2

I don't know where to begin.

Malcolm X was a racist who hated all white people and then later he hated all non-Muslims.

This is not the kind of person you would want to follow. He is simply not worth it. There are much better people to follow.

Jesus said:

Mat 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Was he speaking to all people or only to white people? Use ur head! There is a black person in the Bible.

Act 13:1 In the church at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (called the Black), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (who had been brought up with Governor Herod ), and Saul.

However the Bible does not give a description of too many in the Bible. But then again it doesnt matter because the Bible is for all people. We all came from Adam and Eve did we not?

And the term Wash me white as snow is talking about sin obviously, not skin color. Malcolm was obviously over zealous to find something to hate in Christianity. But let it be known that he hated Christianity because of Christianity , not because he thought of it as for whites.

The man was an fool and not worthy of ur time.

Answer 3

The bible is not wrong for black people or any body. Some of the most caring loving Christians I know are black. I'm neither black nor white, color has nothing to do with the love that is inside some one, but you have to love yourself before you can love someone else.

By the way the people that took slaves were not Christians of any kind.

Answer 4

The Bible teaches that all men have sinned and are in need of a savior. The Bible often speaks in metaphors that are especially understood in the culture's context. Our sins are as scarlet (a dark crimson red- which was well known in dyes those days) but can be washed as white as snow (as clean as the snow). It is not a reference to race, but a reference to how sufficient Jesus' blood is...

Malcolm is wrong in his interpretation of this bible passage- although he was a great man who did lots to further the civil rights of African Americans... Another thought to keep in mind is that Dr. Martin Luther King was a believer in Jesus- and many old ***** spiritual hymns were written by African Americans to keep them focusing on God while they were enduring through slavery... and in modern times, look at David Robinson and Reggie White...

Hope that helps and no offense was meant in anyway in my use of the word *****.

God bless,

Nickster

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Answer 5

Those words are from a song based on Isa. 1:18. It is showing the contrast from being in sin vs. being covered by Jesus' blood.

It is simply a term that on its face doesn't make sense to anyone. It is talking about being washed beneath the crimson flood (Jesus blood). How can that be taken literal by anyone?

This is the closest I could find to your quote. It is talking about SIN being washed away.
There wer a few other texts that used the terminology "white as snow", but they were referring to --someone with leprosy -- garments -- hair.

I do not know how any of these statements could be construed as regarding race in any manner.

There are songs by every nationality that is peculiar to them.

Isa 1: 18. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Answer 6

everything is interpretation.

i think that a lot of people are going to argue that the only reason that the Bible says that is because white is asscociated with cleanliness and purity. a piece of me wants to hide behind that reason alone, and ignore the real point that X was raising, which is that the Bible in all of its translations, is generally not associated with an Afrocentric epistemology, and he's saying that people are following a guide to spirituality that is not applicable to them. ( i know i just restated exactly what you're saying.)

i don't think i can say i agree with either side fully. i'm copping out.

Answer 7

I say dont bother with religion at all. You think you will actually go to a place called hell ,after u die just because you had a different road to pursue?. Besides, i think the so called God would have to understand what any choice a human being makes. If you read through the bible, you will find many parts of it that contradict its own writings.

Answer 8

First of all, the "Bible" isn't a religion. It is the Word of God - a history of the life of our ancestors, the principles of worship, the life of Christ, etc. The phrase you're referring to isn't referring to skin color either. Snow is white and pure. The statement is in reference to a "cleansing" of the soul - wash me free of my sins. You cannot look at one statement in the Bible and accept that as truth, you have to read the Bible as a whole. God said that he created all men in His image - he never said White, yellow, black, or any other skin color. He also said love your neighbors as you love yourself. He didn't say "only love the White neighbors". The Bible is without racial biases.

Answer 9

When the bible states, "Wash me white as snow" it has nothing to do with Race color or religion. It's actually symbolic of your spiritual condition. When you look at perfectly white snow, you think to yourself that snow if clean. In the spiritual sense its the same. Wash me white as snow is symbolic of being clean from all sins.

Answer 10

The passage you described refers to your sins being washed by the blood of Jesus. It has nothing to do with skin color.

Psa 51:2 Wash away my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psa 51:3 For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me.
Psa 51:4 Against You--You alone--I have sinned and done this evil in Your sight. So You are right when You pass sentence; You are blameless when You judge.
Psa 51:5 Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Psa 51:6 Surely You desire integrity in the inner self, and You teach me wisdom deep within.
Psa 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psa 51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Psa 51:9 Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt.
Psa 51:10 God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psa 51:11 Do not banish me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Psa 51:12 Restore the joy of Your salvation to me, and give me a willing spirit.

Answer 11

Malcolm X was an idiot. The Bible is not a religion and that was a metaphor for purity not a color.

Traditional Catholicism is the only right religion for anyone, regardless of any personal factor.