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We are not aware of any passages in the Bible that condemn or even discourage inter-racial marriage. | We are not aware of any passages in the Bible that condemn or even discourage inter-racial marriage. | ||
Here are five arguments that are used to oppose interracial marriage and Biblical responses to each argument.<ref> | Here are five arguments that are used to oppose interracial marriage and Biblical responses to each argument.<ref>The arguments which follow are from the sermon notes of John Piper's sermon on "The Ethics of Interracial Marriage", February 14, 2001</ref> | ||
==1. God forbade the Jews from marrying other peoples== | ==1. God forbade the Jews from marrying other peoples== |