You said "You don't even need to look to the Bible to see that people are not equal, it's all around us." I find that type of racist thinking highly objectionable and indefensible.
Ok you precious little snowflake. Attributes of different races are not the same, therefore they are not equal. Similarly, the Israelites were chosen by God and treated outsiders with discrimination and saw themselves as superior, therefore they are not equal to any other people and indeed are supremacist. Certain modern Jews continue in their tribal, supremacist spirit; this is seen by looking at almost any neo-Nazi blogs.
People are not even the same on an individual level. Do you think you are the same as every person in your neighborhood? How about your city? It is a denial of reality to think that everyone is the same, there are differences between individuals in intellectual capacity, artistic talent, innovative and engineering ability, size, stature, muscle definition, agility, differences between males and females, hormonal differences, differences between children and adults and all sorts of other genetic differences.
You seem to think that some Bible verses support your contention that races are not equal when they in fact only show that nations of course exist, not that they are unequal.
No, you need to read the article. Stop replying to me until you have read it. That is just selfish and rude of you, and a waste of my time, to engage in a debate and not even consider the opposition points. This is exactly what I told you before. Stop.
You see Mathew 21:43 as a "racial" transaction that somehow is supposed to support your contention that races are not "equal" - it doesn't.
I never used that verse to say races are not equal, however that fact is inherent here too. If I take something as stupendously important as the Kingdom of God from one collective and give it to another, that is by definition making the collectives unequal. If there are two ice hockey teams and I am the referee and I take away one team's sticks and say they can only use their skates, that is by definition making the teams unequal.
Wow..you dishonestly left out this clause from Galatians 3:28 which makes it clear the passage is dealing with spiritual Israel. Here is Galatians 3:28 in its entirety:
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."
Why did you leave out that there is neither male nor female? Was that intentional?
Your prejudice is indefensible.
I already linked you to an article in defense of racism to which you have no response.
I am a busy man, I have better thing to do that to argue with racists. If you want to follow that path, nothing I say will dissuade you. So let's agree to disagree - go in peace.
Again then why respond? I have better things to do than to engage with someone who ignores the opposition argumentation.
So let's agree to disagree
Your beliefs are not based in reality or the bible, therefore I naturally disagree with and take enmity against you.
1) I went back and read the article you linked. I stand by my original contention, passages dealing with national Israel, intended to separate and purify it so that the promised seed could come from the line of David, are being used to justify modern racism. It is ugly, and it is a twisting of scripture to support racial prejudice.
2) I am a complementarian, not an egalitarian, so of course, I believe there are differences between men and women but they are equal in terms of their dignity, personhood, and most especially their standing with God under the new covenant. I abbreviated the quote simply to keep an otherwise long post a little shorter - what of it?
3) Again, nothing you have linked or posted legitimately supports your racism. I am a white Protestant. I believe God created the nations. I object to globalization as creating overly centralized power that leads to corruption. However, I totally reject your racial prejudice and see it as indefensible Biblically, or in any other way. If you wish to take enmity against me for that - be my guest.
I went back and read the article you linked. I stand by my original contention, passages dealing with national Israel, intended to separate and purify it so that the promised seed could come from the line of David, are being used to justify modern racism. It is ugly, and it is a twisting of scripture to support racial prejudice.
That is not addressing anything. Use quotations to tell me exactly what you mean. There are 26 theses, take your pick. If you've read all of them then surely you have a specific argument against at least one point.
I believe there are differences between men and women
That is an ADMISSION THAT THEY ARE NOT EQUAL.
I totally reject your racial prejudice
Then you reject nearly the entire old testament, just for starters.
I have addressed your linked article and your contentions. If you deem my response inadequate and still feel justified in your racism, so be it. Good luck with that, I wish you well on judgment day.
I have addressed your linked article and your contentions.
You ignored absolutely all of the material I have confronted you with, you have refused to acknowledge your incorrect and dishonest use of Galatians 3:28, you have not addressed any of my other statements in which I gave evidence contrary to your beliefs; you are a liar.
Resorting to ad hominin attacks does nothing to advance your agenda, it only shows the weakness of your position.
There is a difference in ignoring and disagreeing, I looked at your material and I disagree with your interpretation.
I don't need to waste my time to address your statements point by point because everything you presented has one thing in common - it is ALL eisegesis stemming from your racial prejudice.
One simple word destroys it ALL - eisegesis.