"Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful to them on the ground that they are members of the church; rather they must serve them all the more, since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties."
"Whoever teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness, is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid craving for controversy and for disputes about words. From these come envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions, and wrangling among those who are depraved in mind and bereft of the truth."
2007-03-31 15:25:14 · 7 answers · asked by soldier_of_god 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes. It was Paul. It is one among the many pro-slavery statements in the Bible. So don't give me that they had to spin the BIble to support slavery crap. The Bible supports slavery period!
You have to spin the Bible to say it doesn't.
2007-03-31 15:35:02 · update #1
Nice quote - it only goes to show that anyone can extract any meaning out of the bible they want. And so many have down through history right up to the present day to further their personal beliefs. Recently xtians use certain verses to push anything from Global Warming debunking, to "proof" evolution is a lie, to "proving" god adds little souls to fetuses at conception. All of it is highly suspect at best, and full out lies at worst. Personally I am highly suspicious of the motives of anyone who uses any verses to prove any point.
2007-03-31 15:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pat Robertson?
Jerry Falwell?...sounds neoconic
1 Timotius 6:1
2007-03-31 22:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by dstr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notice he called it the "yoke of slavery". That doesn't sound like he was promoting slavery as being right. Since it was a part of life in those days, he was telling slaves the Christian way to live as a slave.
2007-03-31 23:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not totally positive but I think it was Paul the Apostle?
If correct or not...I think most of the quote is pretty much bad advice for anyone that loves freedom and liberty.
I don't believe anyone should be anyone elses slave regardless of the justification.
2007-03-31 22:28:54 · answer #4 · answered by cappi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul the apostle - And NO !!!! You must be able to question those of authority you must not just blindly accept that the master knows best. Freedom to question is critical to the success of democracy. We should not fear our government the government should fear us. Religion teaches blind faith - Blind faith is for the lazy non thinkers . WAKE UP and get out there and question your leaders and make them accountable.
2007-03-31 22:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't recognize the source of the quote, but it's basically a religious belief. That doesn't make it objectively right or wrong. It makes it solely a matter of personal opinion and religious belief.
2007-03-31 22:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul?
Yes
2007-03-31 22:32:23 · answer #7 · answered by tip zz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋