Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
-Part 9-
1. The Bible speaks of 1 race: The human race
~ All humans are made in God’s image (Gen. 1:27)
~ All humans are of 1 family (Gen. 3:20, Acts 17:26)
~ All humans are loved by God (John 3:16)
2. The Bible has been mis-used to promote racism
~ The Hamites were cursed to slavery (Gen. 9:25)
~ The Bible is pro-slavery (Lev. 25:44-46)
~ Interracial marriage is banned (2 Cor. 6:14-15)
3. The Bible has been a catalyst for equality
~ Paul’s letter to Philemon
~ William Wilberforce
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Martin Luther King Jr.
~ Born ‘Michael King’ in 1929
~ Married in 1953 (4 children)
~ Became pastor in 1954
~ Visited Gandhi in 1959
~ Made famous ‘I have a dream’ speech in 1963
~ Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
~ Assassinated in 1968
~ MLK Jr. Day created in 1983
~ MLK Jr. Day celebrated in all states in 2000
-Part 9-
1. The Bible speaks of 1 race: The human race
~ All humans are made in God’s image (Gen. 1:27)
~ All humans are of 1 family (Gen. 3:20, Acts 17:26)
~ All humans are loved by God (John 3:16)
2. The Bible has been mis-used to promote racism
~ The Hamites were cursed to slavery (Gen. 9:25)
~ The Bible is pro-slavery (Lev. 25:44-46)
~ Interracial marriage is banned (2 Cor. 6:14-15)
3. The Bible has been a catalyst for equality
~ Paul’s letter to Philemon
~ William Wilberforce
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
4. Martin Luther King Jr.
~ Born ‘Michael King’ in 1929
~ Married in 1953 (4 children)
~ Became pastor in 1954
~ Visited Gandhi in 1959
~ Made famous ‘I have a dream’ speech in 1963
~ Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
~ Assassinated in 1968
~ MLK Jr. Day created in 1983
~ MLK Jr. Day celebrated in all states in 2000
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