NXR’s substack for today is one of the most thorough overviews of the historic, Christian position on INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE. *To read the full article, use the link to our website in bio. “Biblically, God’s design post-Babel emphasizes diversity through separated nations and peoples (Genesis 10-11; Acts 17:26), with endogamy as the normative pattern in Israel’s laws (for example, Deuteronomy 7:3-4 warning against intermarriage with Canaanites to preserve covenant fidelity, though not solely racial). Historically, for centuries, Christian fathers in the West viewed interracial unions as non-normative, aligning with God’s ideal for nations, cultures, and humanity. Figures like Augustine in City of God (Book 15) discussed human diversity as providential, arising from Noah’s lines without mandating mixture. Puritan divines, such as Richard Baxter, advised against marriages crossing deep cultural-racial divides for familial harmony, seeing homogeneity as providentially wise. Even in America, Reformed leaders like Robert Lewis Dabney noted racial distinctions as God-ordained facts, cautioning against unnecessary blending as contrary to normative designs. This does not deem interracial marriage sinful, lacking a moral law violation (1 John 3:4), but neither recommended nor ideal. Providentially, societies thriving on shared kinship, language, and heritage reflect God’s order; widespread interracial mixing is a modern anomaly, often driven by secular ideologies rather than biblical norms. Thus, Webbon’s “neither sinful nor recommended” view upholds Reformed orthodoxy: it honors Scripture’s silence by deferring to providence’s testimony, affirming equality in Christ while recognizing diversity’s purposeful structure.”
