(September 1, 2015 at 1:47 pm)Godschild Wrote:(August 31, 2015 at 11:10 pm)Godschild Wrote: If it pleases you go ahead, personally I like natural cotton, but do wear man made material as well. By the way if you want to live the OT laws for the Israelites be my guess, it will become what you are judged by. I like and eat many sea foods the Israelites weren't allowed to, I love rabbit, pork and other things the Israelites weren't suppose to eat, why, because those laws were not ever intended for the Gentiles. You're such a silly little girl.
GC
SBC Wrote:Yes, silly little Beccs.. God inspires people to write evil laws for the Israelites, but not the gentiles?
Ephesians 6:5-8 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
This was not a law it was a teaching to make life easier for slave and to glorify Christ in the condition they were in, slavery was something that was going on in all that part of the world, slavery man chose to institute. This is a teaching for slaves to be able to live the best life they could and with a purpose (though you probably can't see the purpose), in their situation. Verse 7 is the key to their purpose.
SBC Wrote:Titus 2:9-10 9 Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.
The same applies here as in the above verses. Whether a slave or servant under a bond the person is in the same condition and the teahing is to help life to be of purpose.
SBC Wrote:I love all the ranting and ravings for me to look at Paul and not the OT. What’s the difference? There’s also similar verses in colossians, peter, romans, and galatians. Screw your bible! You have to believe slavery is ok to be a christian, unless you are a pick and choose type of christian.
You do understand that this post wasn't directed to you? Ranting and raving, I thought you might be different than the others, guess I was wrong, you also didn't reply to my post directed to you, I have to guess why, so I guess it's because this is a pet complaint you have about slavery, something man instituted not God. You have to remember that God works within the life and history of man, if man decides to do wrong no matter how bad God advises against it but want force him to change. Man has corrupted this world whether you believe in God or not, either way man is responsible.
No Christian has to believe slavery, why would you say that? I believe what the Bible says as a whole, I do not pick and choose, when one studies the Bible and see the fine tapestry it is one can understand what God is saying to us and teaching us. Think of the Bible as you may, but you are missing out on the best part of life and will in eternity, also.
GC
Actually I did respond to the post directed towards me, all you have to do is look at the very top of this page. #121
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