Was Jesus a racist? Jesus did say, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 10:5-6 RSV). The Bible does teach a divine election that has come through the descendants of Abraham. But this divine election was designed to bring a "blessing" to the nations and not the exaltation of a single nation over another. What we must determine here is whether Jesus, Himself, weighed in on the side of the law, or whether He regarded Himself the fulfillment of the law. Or do we see a reboot?

Richard O. Govier (1928-2018) was a Protestant pastor and missionary and travelled the world in that capacity. He planted a number of churches as well as training pastors who served in Brazil, Chile, Argentina and across the United States.