While the good Christians are banning gay marriage, because its Gods law, should we read the laws on slavery?

Question

What the Bible says about Slavery

Exodus 21:2
If thou buy an Hebrew servant....

Exodus 21:7
If a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant....

Exodus 21:20-21
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

Exodus 22:3
If he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

Leviticus 22:11
If the priest buy any soul with his money....

Leviticus 25:39
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee....

Leviticus 25:44-46
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever.

Ephesians 6:5
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ.

Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

1 Timothy 6:1
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.

Titus 2:9-10
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Answer 1

good point

Answer 2

When we read the Bible, we need to understand it within its cultural and historical context, and it is true that the Biblical period was one in which slavery was practiced. We no longer believe that such treatment is appropriate. Regarding same sex relationships, unfortunately traditional ways of reading scripture have been hurtful causing much persecution. Errors in translation and reading into verses ideas that are not in the original wording has caused considerable harm and persecution of those who have different types of sexual orientation. The Bible nowhere mentions lesbianism, and passages interpreted as referring to homosexuality might be better translated "child sexual abuse." The word that is translated "abomination" in the Old Testament, toevah, refers to ritual impurity, a condition that was no different than any type of impurity that one might come in contact with in the course of ordinary life, such as touching blood, a person with an illness, or a corpse. The remedy for conditions of toevah was a ritual cleansing bath. When we look closely at the original Scriptures there is far less specific condemnation for same-sex relationship than we are led to believe by those who claim that it is a sin.

Answer 3

You assume too a lot. there are a number of Christians available worried about holding the right definition of marriage. in simple terms because there occurs to be a great deal of them doesn't propose different moral themes are being omitted. some Christians worried about holding marriage ought to also be operating to promote different moral motives. and then, definite, there are a number of them who care only for holding marriage. and then there are Christians who're ignoring Marriage safe practices in pick of yet another moral reason. do not presume to study the minds of human beings you do not comprehend. no human being Christian can do each thing. some are referred to as to champion one moral reason, at the same time as others are referred to as to promote others. Christians, because of their faith, have an ethical perception into the marriage problem that isn't rather in simple terms understood through secular humanists. it truly is why Christians, regularly, are merchandising Marriage safe practices.

Answer 4

Who cares what these lame christians think or say. It is so pathethic that even after all the scientific advancements in the past century, mankind is still holding on to this pitiful idea that god exists. stupid stupid stupid.
The only reason any of these religions out of the middle east arose was because man had this self destructive need to explain things he didn't understand; for example, how we got here, the meaning of life, etc.

Answer 5

i agree as well.
i do believe that gays should be allowed to marry one another. i am a straight male who was raised by a gay man and am a better person for it.
my real father was very abusive and beat me often so these so called Christians believe that he was a better parent because he was straight. well i wonder if they had been in my shoes would they still be thinking the same way? i think not. just because of a persons sexual orientation they should not be banned from enjoying the same things that every other person does.

Answer 6

Exactly, all Christians pick and choose which parts of the Bible to live by. None of them can call themselves "real" Christians.

Answer 7

Hypocrisy is part of the business.
Capital punishment is mostly sponsored by Christians, i though i read something like thou shall not kill.

Answer 8

1st of all I don't think homosexuality can compare to slavery. In 70AD, they had slaves...that is the time frame of when the Bible was inspired. Lets get real here...

Answer 9

Slavery was cruel and necessary at this time. People were paid for their worth just as today, but we no longer call it slavery, however we do call it a job.

Answer 10

I do think if one is going to abide by the laws of a religion they should abide by them all, not just the ones that are convenient.

Answer 11

Lev.18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Lev.18:23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. Lev.18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

Lev.20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Abomination (Hebrew, toebah) disgusting morally, an abhorrence.

Abhorrence, a feeling of repugnance or loathing.

Deut.23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. Deut. 23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Sodomite (Hebrew, qadesh) male prostitute, licentious, unclean.
Dog (Hebrew, keleb) male prostitute, (dog) position.

Job 36:14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Unclean (Hebrew, qadesh) male prostitute, licentious.

Licentious, lacking moral discipline especially in sekual conduct.

Rom.1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Became vain (Greek, mataioo) foolish, morally wicked.

Rom.1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Became fools (Greek, moraino) literally were fooled by their perverted mind.

Rom.1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

Uncleanness (Greek, akatharsia) impurity, physically or morally

Rom.1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

Vile affections (Greek, atimia) passions of infamy (disgrace).

Rom.1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

Unseemly (Greek, aschemosune) indecency, shame.

Rom.1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Reprobate (Greek, adokimos) rejected, worthless, castaway.

Rom.1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

I Cor.6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, I Cor.6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Effeminate, having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men.

Nor abusers of themselves with mankind (Greek, arsenokoites) sodomite.

I Tim.1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Defile themselves with mankind (Greek, arsenokoites) sodomite.