Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern day believers live out the teachings of the First Century Church.

This podcast is part of the teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.

Dr. Bernard has dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to their daily lives.

In Apostolic Life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible

teaches and how those teachings apply to everyday life.

Thank you for joining us for this broadcast.

Today, those of us who live in the United States are celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. While Dr. King wasn't a oneness Pentecostal, we do honor and celebrate the work

that he did, the accomplishments that he achieved, working especially for civil rights for every

citizen regardless of their skin color.

As we've seen in recent times, though, there's still a lot of work to be done in this area.

And considering this, I'd like to ask two questions.

First of all, what does the Bible say about race and racism?

And secondly, how can apostolic churches and believers carry on Dr. King's work in the face of events

that have happened in the last few years, including the murders of individuals such as George Floyd,

Almond Arbery, and the resulting riots and unrest that have come from all that?

Well, first of all, the Bible is very clear on this subject.

The Bible teaches that all humans are created in the image of God,

that Jesus Christ died for everyone. So people of every race, ethnicity, color,

national origin, whether male or female, they're all equally valued by God,

and they should all be equally valued by the church. So there are many

clear statements along the lines of what I just said, Galatians chapter 3, for example,

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