(March 1, 2016 at 4:52 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Jesus condones slavery. In what way are these Christian values?
She already said to put more stock in what her church tells her than the actual books. I only want to point out that Paul condones slavery even more than Jesus.
Quote:Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 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. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
And we both know that the church took away more from Paul than from Jesus. There are numerous apologetics trying to argue away what Paul said. Pretty much using Drippy's narrative, so I guess, he took it from there. Slaves are said to have been much better off than most free men, according to them. True for the portion being considered house slaves. Untrue for the masses working the fields. Untrue well into the 19th century and the Americas.