Results 1 - 3 of 3
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Does God approve of slavery? | Lev 25:44 | EdB | 232792 | ||
Once again it seems like in your effort to render my comments on slavery as not properly tempered by scripture ( your words) you end up painting a picture that could be interpreted as saying that from scripture we can come to the conclusion that God okayed or at least winked at chattel slavery. Once again I must clearly state nothing in scripture that I have found supports that idea and it stands in opposition to the truth of the whole of scripture. In your first example, read your stated passage again. When a slave reaches his 7 years of service and is given his freedom he may leave. If he brought a wife into his slavery he could leave with her. However if owner had given him a wife AND HE HAD ACCEPTED HER she and any offspring would still be the owner's property. He then faced the choice of staying as a freeman or leaving his family. Again he knew in the beginning that by accepting a wife in servant hood this may happen. I believe this example clearly shows God’s concern for the welfare of all while not rendering the concept of bondservant hood meaningless. This is totally unlike Chattel slavery where children were often sold away from their parents or parents away from their children without consideration for either. Point two by you own admission I never made such a connection and if we look at your word substitution, silver for the translated word property I think we see an even stronger case for what I was saying. Few of us view silver as much else as something valuable, something sought after, and something used to accomplish our desires. We usually don't view silver as property but rather as a means to an end. Bondservants were just that a means to an end. It usually got the person that was entering bondservant hood out of debt. And it gave the one that was taking a bondservant a contracted worker. I never suggested nor did I intend to suggest that you personally supported chattel slavery. What I suggested was in your effort to negate what I originally said about slavery could lead us to the conclusion that God okayed or winked at chattel slavery. And yes the word Chattel as used with Slavery is a word. It means to take a person and view them as less than human as a possession or object that is owned. That slave’s well beings only importance was in their value as a potential worker. Once again spoken in love but with an underlying question of why are you making it your mission to prove your point that my comments aren’t properly tempered by scripture. It is almost like you are stalking me, trying to catch me in an error or at least to embarrass me. I pray this is a false impression because forum rules clearly forbid the stalking of posters by other posters. You are making me feel very unwelcomed and almost as if you have a vendetta. Why I don’t know but if you persist I will be forced to contact the forum owner. Have a Jesus filled day. |
||||||
2 | Does God approve of slavery? | Lev 25:44 | Beja | 232794 | ||
EdB, Well, I'm not sure what to say to that. You definitely have a persecution complex and I feel very confident that any review of any of our exchanges by any authority figure would come to the same conclusion. However, if it lets you rest easier, you may be assured that I don't intend to exchange posts with you in the future if at all possible. In Christ, Beja |
||||||
3 | Does God approve of slavery? | Lev 25:44 | EdB | 232796 | ||
Thanks I feel better knowing you weren't intentionally picking me out to go after. I couldn't figure out what I had done. But I think it is best we don't try to discuss theology since you usually oppose almost everything I say. Best to you in Christ Ed |
||||||