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  1. May 16, 2008 · Why did God permit slavery? There are Old Testament laws and principles that don't have validity today, and there is a redemptive-historical flow in the Bible that accounts for why some things were both commanded and permitted earlier that aren't now.

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  2. Dec 6, 2022 · Jesus came to free us from slavery to sin, so that we may instead become slaves of God and slaves to others (Mark 10:44). Everyone is a slave to something, but the question is whether your master is God or sin. All who trust in Christ’s ransom have been “freed from sin” and are now “enslaved to God” (Romans 6:22).

  3. Dec 12, 2022 · As those who have been redeemed from the slavery of sin, followers of Jesus Christ should be the foremost champions of ending human slavery in the world today. The question arises, though, why does the Bible not speak out strongly against slavery?

  4. Jan 27, 2017 · But a segment of Christians—former slaves and white activists—joined others in opposing slavery. These Christians emphasized biblical teachings like “love of neighbour” and the Golden Rule and all people created in God’s image and “there is no longer slave or free in Christ.”.

  5. Sep 7, 2020 · Why did God allow slavery to occur among His chosen people? What kind of was it, and what does that teach us about how He views modern-day slavery?

  6. Slavery is correctly recognized as one of the great evils of our nation’s history. To many, this provides a significant reason for rejecting what the Bible teaches. Some balk at the belief that Christians can believe God revealed himself in a book which, not only does not condemn slavery, but actually allows it.

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  8. Feb 24, 2017 · Jesus used the institution of slavery in his teaching, drawing a contrast between those in bondage and those free (John 8:35). Jesus didn’t repudiate slavery. Paul told slaves to obey their masters, and he told masters how to manage slaves (Eph. 6:5–11; Col. 3:22–4:1).

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