so If you are a Christian...are you allowed Slaves?

Question

The bible tells me so...

In the Old Testament: The Fourth Commandment itself acknowledges that people may own "manservants" and "maidservants." (Exodus 20:10.) Other laws state: "The slave is [the master's] property." (Exodus 21:20,21.) "If you buy a Hebrew servant..." (Exodus 21:2.)

In the New Testament: Paul commanded: "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear." (Ephesians 6:5, a command repeated in 1 Timothy 6:1, Colossians 3:22, Titus 2:9, and 1 Peter 2:18,21.) Remember that Paul lived under the Roman Empire, whose slave system was one of the most terrible in history.

In the Gospels: Even Jesus used the master/slave analogy to describe God’s relationship to his followers. He went so far as to compare God to a master rightfully beating and torturing his disobedient slaves. (Matthew 18:23-35, Matthew 24:50-51, Luke 12:47). This is not the language of someone who opposes slavery as a great evil.

Answer 1

Ha, ha, ha, boy this free speach thing and freedom of expression thing has really brought the ignorance out of the closet.

Answer 2

True the wording and traditions are a bit different now then when the bible was originally translated. But I myself CHOOSE to be God's slave! I owe him everything and more than I have. He as given me so much and done such great things for all of humanity. I count it an honor that I can serve the creator. I surrender all I am and all I have to his greatness. He is THE way THE truth and THE life. Without Jesus Christ, I am nothing. With Christ, I can do all things. Read Galatians 2:20 (New Testament). That will help you understand a true Christian's devotion.

Answer 3

The Bible is, among other things, a reflection of the historical reality of the people it describes.

Slavery existed 2,000 years ago and prior to that, which is why the Bible discusses it.

But that doesn't mean that slavery is OK today, any more than travelling around by wooden ship and camel (also common in Biblical times) is the recommended form of long-distance travel.

Nowhere does the Bible REQUIRE Christians to own slaves. And throughout the centures, Christian organizations -- most notably the Catholic Church -- have repeatedly denounced slavery.

Answer 4

Unfortunately when ppl take these versus and story's literally this is what happens. Most is symbolic...some you just have to take into consideration the time period it was written in. Back then having slaves and servants was the "thing" if you had enough money. Although it is not socially acceptable today having servants and slaves in those days was just how it was. Alas...people have evolved...but the bibble is a fingerprint in time and always stays the same.

Answer 5

Even though I am a spiritual person who believes in God, I disbelieve in religion. My heart is the temple in which I worship God. Having said that, let me say that the Bible, while supposedly God's word, was indeed written and interpreted by man; there is strong evidence of bias in the King James' version of the New Testament, specifically when he talks about Pheobe, he changes the Hebrew word for Prophet to one which meant whore. As for slavery, we are too civilized now. you can't unring a bell.

Answer 6

Anybody can keep another person in bondage (mentally, emotionally, financially, etc.), but what you sow, you shall reap.

One of those scriptures you listed is an example of this...a man that was given forgiveness by his master decided to try to put somebody else in prison for a debt they owed him, so when his master saw the way he was treating his debtor, he took back that forgiveness (Matthew 18)

Seedtime and harvest is not a "rule" that any "religious" person has made...it is a Law that the universe revolves around (also known as Karma)

Go ahead and put someone else in bondage. I can guarantee you that unless you repent, you and/or your children and your children's children will end up in bondage as well...even if you can't "perceive" the bondage tangibly.

Answer 7

Slavery in the Bible was way different then what we think modern day slavery is. Slavery then was for people to pay off debt or do helpful work. Oh, and you left out the part where they were freed every 7 years.

Slavery in America was totally different. It consisted of dragging people agains tthere will and forcing them to work. Slaves, back then were paying debt for the most part.

Answer 8

We are not allowed slaves, people / slaves in biblical times, were used as workers and mostly paid of their debts with work. Slavery in biblical times were nothing compared to what happened in America.

Slavery in America, was not a willing thing. Men, were brought here against their will the Africans did not want to leave their country, they were sold by their own people.

Answer 9

In Deuteronomy, there are a good purchase of regulations for the Jews. regulations meant to handbook the Jews into starting to be a extra non violent, a extra loving human beings. it type of feels that such a great number of years in the past existence became complicated, a lot harder than we may be able to imagine on the instantaneous. the folk were barbaric. God gave such regulations as a way of steerage. There already were slaves. God became attempting to make the possession of slaves and an total host of different subject matters better for each body. existence became complicated and the mercy of God became attempting to make existence better.

Answer 10

Oh YEAH! Just as long as you are allowed to file a lawsuit a couple of hundred years after the fact, and ask for reperations for your ancestors inequities, even if it never even remotely applied to your own present, pathetic, gimme' money 'cause I'm black situation.

The Japanese were interred in concentration camps in their own country, here in the United States. After the war ended, they went back to work. Yeah. The US was paranoid and was trying to protect itself from the "yellow" man. Preposterous by todays standards. But the Japanese don't riot in the streets, burning their own neighborhoods and crying social injustice and rascism.

Answer 11

The bible was written by HUMANS.... they weren't just writing gods words, the were also tell ing us about the culture they were living in at the time. that doesn't mean that Gad thinks slavery is okay, it just means that the people who wrote the bible did.

The Bible.... Written by people who were inspired by God. It's flawed because people are flawed.