Does the bible say it's wrong to date outside of your race?

Answer 1

Not in any of the many translations that I have.

Now, mankind has views on this that would possibly agree with such. But most def. not within any scripture.

Answer 2

Biblically, there is no such thing as race. There's only one race, THE HUMAN RACE. If you believe the bible then you know that we're all distant relatives of Adam and Eve. Moses never married a jew. His 1st wife was a midianite and his 2nd wife was actually a black woman from Ethiopia.

Numbers 12:1-10 says "Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
2 So they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it.
3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)
4 ¶ Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!" So the three came out.
5 Then the LORD came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward.
6 Then He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.
7 Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house.
8 I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant Moses?"
9 So the anger of the LORD was aroused against them, and He departed.
10 ¶ And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper.

In other words, Miriam was complaining about Moses because he married a dark skin woman and God said " You think having lighter skin makes you special.....OK, I'll really give you light skin....white as snow".
Biblically, one can date and marry from any race. However, the bible does say a christian must marry a christian and I don't think it is wise for a christian to even date a non-christian.

Here's a one minute audio you might want to listen to about how scientist also agree that genetically, all the races are virtually the same.
http://www.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/hurl?f=aig/Volume_041/28.rm

Answer 3

No, read Numbers 12 where Moses married a Ethiopian women of another race and God still said Moses was still faithful in all His house. God did not consider it a sin, nor did God have a problem with Moses marrying outside his race. 1 Sam16:7 says,"......man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart".

Answer 4

The bible says we're all the same - which is why that prayer starts with "OUR father" - so I cant imagine he would say "work and play with ______ people, but whatever you do, dont love them!!!"

Hm. I just cant see God saying anything about that.

Answer 5

I've heard many a racist make reference to it, and they totally misquote scripture and take it out of context.

If you want real scripture........then remember this verse out of Genesis...... "And let Us make man in Our own image..."

That means all mankind is made in the image of God. And that means it's all good. As long as the person you are with is not against God, then you are good to go.

Answer 6

If it does, then it is wrong but I do not think it does. Why would God make all these different types of hot women and not allow you to pursue them?

Answer 7

It just says not to yoke yourself with unbelievers.

Answer 8

obi-wan kenobi is right and when Moses' sister complained about it god struck her with leprosy.

Answer 9

No. People say that.