Bible unfortunately reflects the time it was writt
Submitted by TBL on 2002-12-2 17:13:44, Monday
In reply to Re: The bible endorses slavery, here is a few examples submitted by drew on 2002-12-2 15:38:03, Monday
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Oh come on, your response is as valid as Reasoned’s response that slavery when practiced righteously was a moral institution. Excuse me but I don’t think so. Slavery was never moral. Yes the Bible endorsed slavery. In fact Southern slave owners cited the Bible as a mandate to own slaves. The Bible did not condemn slavery; it meekly asked that slaves be treated a little less harshly. That is an endorsement and not an admonishment. It couldn’t condemn slavery because back then it was a commonly accepted practice. Before, during and right after the time of Jesus it would have been very politically and financially stupid to build a church that prohibited slavery. God does work in mysterious ways, accepting slavery was a cost of building his church. Since those days society has rejected the Bible’s teachings and condemned the practice of slavery. The Bible unfortunately reflects the time it was written. |
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