Read Part 1: Slavery & the Bible (Part 1) Cherry Picking, Worldview & Consistency
Read Part 2: Slavery & the Bible (Part 2) Not All Types of Slavery are Equal
Read Part 3: Slavery & the Bible (Part 3) American Slavery & Bearing God’s Image
INTRO
So far in this series we’ve addressed 1 criticism of 3 often-voiced criticisms concerning Christianity and slavery: Criticism #1 – In the United States’ past, Christian slave-owners used the Bible to justify slavery. And we’ve found that both American slavery and racism are unbiblical. In fact, they’re anti-biblical.
In this article, we’ll start addressing criticism #2:
In the New Testament, Jesus and his Apostles never condemned slavery. In fact, the Apostles even told slaves to be obedient.
(In future articles, we’ll address criticism #3: In the Old Testament, God actually endorses slavery.)
Thus, in this article (and a few that follow), we’ll address: What the New Testament says about Roman…
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