Christianity and morals

[Mister Agenda]

Consider this a side question, then: Your point seemed to be that Christians don't keep slaves because they're instructed to obey the law, and now slavery is against the law.

No, that wasn't my point.

Therefore it is consistent for Christians not to keep slaves.

This was my point. Note that the instruction to obey secular law was only my second point. My first was simply that, while the Bible allowed owning of slaves, it did not mandate owning of slaves. That alone refuted the charge. I could have stopped there. The point on obeying secular law was given as additional information. It was unnecessary for my argument.

The implication is that if it weren't against the law, maybe some Christians would keep slaves with the idea that it's biblically okay.

If it weren't against the law, people of many types would keep slaves, as secular society would be saying it's OK. Some Christians probably would. Some atheists probably would.

Thanks for clarifying, and I agree that slaveholding certainly wasn't a requirement.

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Yes they would live their lives like there was no justice. That would be secular morality.

You mean like Denmark or Sweden?