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In this portion of the book, we will look at what the Bible has to say, and the first Christians knew, about racial reconciliation. We will look at specific stories and events from the life of Jesus and the New Testament church that will help us to understand God's heart for ethnic unity, as well as the way these reflect the Old Testament's vision. But before we do that, we need to get a broader perspective of the grand sweep of the Bible's story.
Somewhere along the way, somehow, there is a name that has been forgotten in the American church. If we remember this man's name and God's promise to him, we can experience the deep ethnic reconciliation that the cross of Jesus secured. The man's name is Abraham, and he is the father of many nations (which, as we will see, means many ethnicities):