Explanation:
Several things need to be said with regards to the Bible and racism. Firstly, no person, regardless of ethnicity, social class or gender, reads the Bible from a culturally neutral standpoint. What this means is that we should be willing to accept that our reading of the Bible may have cultural blind-spots. So the challenge is to grow in racial self-awareness when it comes to reading the Bible and for this to happen we need the help of our brothers and sisters in Christ who are different from us in terms of cultural background and life experience. This requires humility and openness to learning from others on matters regarding race and racial injustice.
Secondly, while Bible verses may have been used to justify racism, the overall message of the Bible has nothing but unequivocal condemnation of racism. Racism is one expression of sin and there can be no justification for sin in the Bible.
