(June 19, 2014 at 12:35 pm)Bibliofagus Wrote: Your jesus told slaves to respect and obey their masters. He never told these masters to set free the slaves. Would you follow his lead if you were living in a society where slavery was common? Probably not. But people have done so in the past.
Slavery in Jesus' society was a different institution than in America. They were usually prisoners of war or voluntary slaves. Jesus' concern was that they be treated righteously.