Kinism: Expected Ethnocentrism
In Romans 9, the apostle Paul expresses deep sorrow and anguish over the unrepentant state of the Hebrews, his own kin. He emphasises his willingness to be "accursed and cut off from Christ", indicating that he would be willing to go to Hell if it meant the salvation of his relatives (kin, ethnicity, ethno-nation). It is crucial to note that Paul is specifically referring to his "kindred according to the flesh", highlighting not spiritual relations but physical blood relations. This verse exemplifies the type of ethnocentrism—a special degree of care for one's ethnic group or kin, both physically and spiritually—that Paul explicitly outlined in 1 Timothy 5:8.
Rom. 9:3,
1 Tim. 5:8,
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In Romans 9, the apostle Paul expresses deep sorrow and anguish over the unrepentant state of the Hebrews, his own kin. He emphasises his willingness to be "accursed and cut off from Christ", indicating that he would be willing to go to Hell if it meant the salvation of his relatives (kin, ethnicity, ethno-nation). It is crucial to note that Paul is specifically referring to his "kindred according to the flesh", highlighting not spiritual relations but physical blood relations. This verse exemplifies the type of ethnocentrism—a special degree of care for one's ethnic group or kin, both physically and spiritually—that Paul explicitly outlined in 1 Timothy 5:8.
Rom. 9:3,
"For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh."
1 Tim. 5:8,
"But if anyone does not provide for his relatives [kindred], and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
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