In the past, there have been those who argued that people of a different color were inferior because they were less evolved. The basis of saying they were less evolved was that their technology was not as advanced, they understood less science, their medical practices were less sophisticated, and their conduct or dress was considered to be less advanced. It is not difficult to see how such arguments could be made, especially when the instruments used to measure how advanced someone was, was an instrument made by those who claimed to be more highly evolved. In the biblical account of man's origin, special emphasis is given to the fact that man is uniquely created in the image of God. If all humans possess a soul of equal value, then obviously there is no basis for suggesting that one group is superior to another.
Physical criteria are of no significance in the Christian system.
Age, sex, skin color, education, money, national origin, IQ, physical condition, or even what a person has done are of no value. Another support for a freedom from racism in the biblical perspective is that all humans in the biblical account have a common origin. Mitochondreal DNA evidence in recent years has supported that concept, but more important is that our development from Eve to now puts us all on an equal spiritual basis. We have the same origin, the same heritage, the same value of ancestry, and a common spiritual history. The Bible also pictures Christ as coming to save all men, not just those of a special makeup or heritage.