Social Harmony

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Social Harmony

• Racism

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Christianity and Racism

• Jesus set a personal example in his actions
• Jesus teachings gave people guidelines for living

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The Story of the Centurions Servant.

• Book of Luke 7 1-10.
• Jesus healed the Jewish servant of a Roman
  centurion a member of the occupying force the
  enemy.
• He did this at the request of the local Jewish
  people in gratitude for him building
• a synagogue for the Jewish people.
• Jesus also was amazed at the centurions faith in
  his ability to heal him.

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan

• Book of Luke 10 25-37. Jesus told this
  parable-
• A Jewish man was attacked by robbers and left
  injured.
• Two religious men of his own faith and race
  failed to help him.
• A Samaritan an enemy however - helped the
  injured Jew.
• Jesus said, Love your neighbour. This is the
  moral of the story.

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St. Peters Vision

• Peter has a vision from God.
• He realises that God is telling him that God
  treats all people the same no matter what race
  they are.
• Therefore people are to do the same.

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• God created all men and women in the image of
  God. Genesis.
• We are all one in Christ. St. Paul
• Jesus golden rule, Do unto others as you would
  be done by.

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Jesus Examples

• A black man helped him to carry his cross to the
  place of execution
• Jesus drank water with a Samaritan woman an
  enemy of a different race