From Wikipedia:
"Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh." (1 Peter 2:18) - Peter
"Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive." (Titus 2:9-10) - Paul
"Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed." (1 Timothy 6:1) - Paul
(I've skipped the quotes from Colossians and Ephesians as they were part of my previous question).
How holy are men who condone slavery and encourage obedience to men who own slaves, even when the masters are "harsh"?
Why didn't Jesus do the same?
Why do Christians reject this doctrine, yet embrace Paul and Peter as holy men?
2006-10-23
02:20:08
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