how do you treat a slave with respect?
2007-10-22 07:59:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When you respect your slaves, you beat them a lot less.
Is there no wonder that Christians have dubious morals. Why couldn't their God put as a commandment " Thou shalt not own a person as property"?
Pantheist
2007-10-22 08:08:03 · answer #1 · answered by Equinoxical ™ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You have to keep in mind that the word slave in the Bible isn't talking about some person that was bought and beaten on a regular basis to do more work than is humanly possible. It was a servant that was actually a member of the family. They were taken care of. They were fed and given a place to stay. They were highly respected actually. Someone that was the servant of the King was given just as much respect as the King himself.
2007-10-22 15:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is written in the bible that God is not a respector of persons. So the slave master is to treat the slave with respect & the slave is to treat the slave master with respect. God judges the hearts of both, the slave master & the slave.
But Jesus did come to destroy the works of the devil & to set the captives free. So the slave can find freedom in Christ.
2007-10-22 15:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A slave was different in those days, you didn't own the person for life. They worked for you. If a person got into debt, they "sold" themselves into slavery - working without money - to repay the debt. When the debt was paid, the slavery was over. Either when it was paid, or after 7 years, as that was the longest time they could be indebted.
So, to answer your question, you would treat a slave with respect the same way an employer treats his/her employees with respect.
2007-10-22 15:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Actually I do remember seeing that somewhere in the bible. It's a shame that the British landowners of the dark ages didn't seem to think that they had to treat serfs with as much respect as slaves, and we're only going back a few centuries.
2007-10-22 15:03:46 · answer #5 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They should be beaten for disobedience, but not more severely then they deserve. --Jesus never denounced slavery: he endorsed it! He incorporated it into his teachings as if it were the most natural order (which it was for the biblical writers who didn't know any better). Why doesn't the bible--supposedly inspired by an all-loving deity--ever hint that there is something wrong with such a brutal social institution?
"And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes." (Luke 12:47-48) The entire context (Luke 12:41-48) shows that this is not part of a parable--it is the explanation of a parable, after Peter asked a question. But even if it were a parable, it would carry the same weight as a teaching of Jesus.
2007-10-22 15:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To treat a slave with respect is very easy. Do not make them a slave in the first place.
2007-10-22 15:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by tercentenary98 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Exodus 21 & Leviticus 25 deals with the treatment of slaves among other stupid "laws".
2007-10-22 15:10:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "slaves" that were present in Hebrew culture were indentured servants who provided work for the master of the house for a specified period of time, in exchange for room and board and a small stipend. They were not "property" as true slaves are. Therefore they were entitled to respect as any employees are.
2007-10-22 15:06:51 · answer #9 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I like easy answers.
Yes.
Why?
We are told we are not all Free, we are told we are all slaves.
When we are then set free by Jesus, we are told then we will be set free from our slavery of mind, body, soul, emotion, religion, politic, country, nation, error, sinfulness, ego, hatred, anger, wrath, killing.
We are told, One day, we shall be free indeed.
Till then we are slaves UNTO that day and as such we SEEK to treat each others as we would be treated ourselves.
Even better we HOPE.
Benjamin Franklin Christian
2007-10-22 15:19:08 · answer #10 · answered by The Christian Fiction Series 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋