Respect of
Persons
The Brotherhood of
Man
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Of
One Blood
How does the Bible
describe man’s origin?
“The Lord God
formed the man out of the dust of the
ground and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life, and man became a
living soul.” Genesis 2:7.
Why
did Adam name his wife Eve?
“Adam named his
wife Eve, because she would become
the mother of all the living.”
Genesis 3:20.
In
Noah’s day a great flood covered
the earth. Were there any
survivor’s?
“The Lord said
unto Noah, “Go into the ark, you
and your whole family, because I have
found you righteous in this
generation.” Genesis 7:1.
To
what percentage, then, may all men
trace their linage after the Flood?
“These are the
clans of Noah’s sons, according
to their lines of descent. From these
the nations spread out over the earth
after the flood.” Genesis 10:32.
[Shem, Ham, Japheth]
Are
all men, regardless of race, akin by
blood?
“From one man he
made every nation of men, that they
should inhabit the whole earth, and
he determined the times set for them
and the exact places where they
should live.”
Acts 17:26.
How
did Paul illustrate this when
returning a slave to his master?
“No longer as a
slave, but better than a slave, as a
dear brother. He is very dear to me
but even dearer to you, both as a man
and as a brother in the Lord.”
Philemon 16.
All
Are Equal Before God
What
revelation came to Peter while alone
on the housetop in vision?
“He said to
them” “You are well aware
that it is against our law for a Jew
to associate with a Gentile or visit
him. But God has shown me that I
should not call any man impure or
unclean. Acts 10:38.
When,
at a later meeting, Peter disobeyed
God in this respect, what happened?
“When Peter came
to Antioch, I opposed him to his
face, because he was clearly in the
wrong. Before certain men came from
James, he used to eat with the
Gentiles. But when they arrived, he
began to draw back and separate
himself from the Gentiles because he
was afraid of those who belonged to
the circumcision group.”
Galatians 2:11,12.
Are some nations or
races cursed by God and condemned to
be servants of other men for the rest
of their lives?
“The Peter began
to speak” “I realize how
true it is that God does not show
favoritism but accepts men from every
nation who fear him and do what is
right.” Acts 10:34,35.
All
Men Are Brothers
“Since all
races of men have one Father, what
must they avoid?
“Have we not all
one Father? Did not one God create
us? Why do we profane the covenant of
our fathers by breaking faith with
one another?” Malachi 2:10.
How
seriously does God view snobbery,
discrimination, and social ostracism?
“But if you show
favoritism, you sin and are convicted
by the law as lawbreakers.”
James 2:9.
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