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NXR Livestream - Is Interracial Marriage Against God’s Normative Design? LIVE ‪@RuslanKD‬ ‪@GodLogicApologetics‬ ​

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Jan 16, 2026
Join Avery, a Christian apologist from GodLogicApologetics, as he dives deep into the heated debate on interracial marriage and its alignment with divine principles. Discover his compelling arguments from Scripture, emphasizing inclusion and equality. The conversation touches on complex topics like the purpose of marriage, cultural compatibility, and how race is defined. With engaging hypothetical scenarios and pastoral insights, the panel navigates the challenges of intercultural relationships while providing valuable advice for couples and communities.
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Norm Versus Permission In Scripture

  • Joel argues Scripture distinguishes normative design from permissibility, so something can be allowed yet not God's ordinary pattern.
  • He frames interracial marriage as permissible in particular cases but not the typical creational mechanism for preserving peoples.
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NT Churches Show Ethnic Mixing

  • Ruslan challenges Joel's position as incoherent and demands scriptural proof for claiming interracial marriage opposes God's design.
  • He emphasizes many New Testament churches were ethnically mixed and saw no rebuke for such unions.
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Marriage Sustains Peoplehood

  • Antonio defines race as a large, historically stable gene-sharing population shaped by geography and ecology.
  • He argues marriage is covenantal and sustains peoplehood, so cross-group marriage ordinarily dissolves communal continuity.
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