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what is right. GOD uses it to prepare and equip HIS

people to do every good work. It is unfortunate that a
growing apostasy and secular humanistic arrogance has
– for the most part – abandoned this truth. We will

discuss this topic in Chapter 9.

With these definitions in mind, let us see how each
science discipline treats the concept of race. Again, the

Biblical Definition is addressed in the next chapter.

– Sociological Definition of Race

Sociologists define race as a concept that is used to

signify different types of human bodies. While there is
no biological basis for racial classification, sociologists
acknowledge a long history of attempts to organize

groups of people based on similar skin color and physical

appearance. The absence of any biological foundation
makes race difficult to define and classify, and as such,
sociologists view racial classifications and the

significance of race in society as erratic, always shifting,
and inextricably connected to other social, political, and

economic forces and structures – the precise confusion
that sin produces.

Sociologists emphasize that while race is not a concrete,
fixed thing that is essential to human bodies; it is much

more than simply an illusion. While race is socially

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