It is important to say at the outset, of course, that all of us read the Scripture through the lens of our own culture, which partially distorts our view of its teaching. So when we discuss ‘what the Bible says about race’ we need to do so with humility and openness to correction.
Biblically, sin is anything that falls short of God’s will and glory, that violates his law and his character. There are at least four ways in which what we will be calling racism is a violation of God’s glory and therefore is a sin. It is sin.
Only biblical justice is comprehensive enough to address the needs of the human condition. In this article, I lay out in greater detail what biblical justice is.