Kinism claims that racial segregation is God’s design, citing Old Testament laws and the Tower of Babel. However, these interpretations misrepresent Scripture. The Bible teaches that God’s prohibition of intermarriage for Israel was meant to protect them from idolatry (Deuteronomy 7:3–4), not to prevent racial mixing. In Christ, all believers, regardless of race, are one family (Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 4:3–6). The New Testament emphasizes unity and love among all followers of Christ, refuting any notion of divinely mandated segregation. In heaven, we will worship God together as one diverse yet unified body, made up of people from every tribe, language, people, and nation (Revelation 7:9–10). God’s kingdom is made up of all who trust in Christ. Such unity reflects God’s ultimate purpose of reconciling humanity to Himself and to one another through Jesus Christ. Racial segregation, as promoted by Kinism, directly contradicts this heavenly reality and the call to love and unity in the gospel.
At Babel, God confused the languages of the people because they were working together to disobey Him. He had commanded man to be fruitful and fill the earth (Genesis 1:28; 9:1), but instead, they were staying in one place. He confused their languages, so they would disperse over the face of all the earth (Genesis 11:9). This story is not about racial segregation. When the apostle Paul saw Peter separating himself from the Gentile believers, he opposed Peter's behavior (Galatians 2:11–14). Paul's "true child in the faith" was Timothy: a half-Greek, half-Jew who was a leader in the church at Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:2–3; Acts 16:1). Paul himself was a "teacher of the Gentiles" (1 Timothy 2:7). None of these details make sense within the claims of Kinism.
In the end, Kinism is the product of scholarly extrapolation, rather than a plain reading of Scripture. Instead of promoting segregation, the Bible tells us to "…maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all" (Ephesians 4:3–6).
Kinism distorts Scripture and stands in opposition to the gospel of Christ. The Bible calls Christians to pursue unity and love among believers of all backgrounds. Recognizing the diversity of God’s people and rejecting ideologies like Kinism allow the church to reflect God’s kingdom, where every tribe, tongue, and nation will worship together, both now and for all eternity (Revelation 7:9).
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