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originally posted by: ArtemisE
a reply to: ElohimJD
A bond servant wasn't paid! He had an amount of time till he was free. So not a slave for life, but still a slave.
Your just trying to shove what you wish were true into your religion.
originally posted by: ArtemisE
a reply to: ElohimJD
No you don't know the word of god, you think you do because you got a fuzzy feeling when you read it. That's not knowing.
You yourself admitted the bible has been edited for political reasons. So you have absolutely no way of knowing what parts are true. You hope what you think is moral is true, but you don't know $**t.
originally posted by: ElohimJD
a reply to: ArtemisE
The scriptures refer to paid servants, not unpaid servants (slaves).
Servants (paid employees), be obedient to your employers placed over you physically, with honest hearts as you obey Christ. Not pretending to care, as those who try to please others do, but as you serve Christ (sacrifice the will of self for the betterment of others in business).
In this verse the term Master is presently understood as "employer" and the term Servant is presently understood as "employee".
Basically, be the best employee for your employer as you can be, in honesty and self sacrifice; in the same manner you try to be the best disciple of Christ, in honesty and self sacrifice.
You must see spiritually to understand scripture, otherwise you place your personal natural animosity toward Almighty God (bias) into all the personal interpretations therein.
God Bless,
"Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go free, for nothing. If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him....
originally posted by: ArtemisE
Got into a debate about slavery in the bible that required a little research and ran across a pretty amazing verse.
Ephesians 6:5-9: "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him."
So according to the bible you shouldn't rebel against slavery. You should worship your master as if he were Christ himself. I really think this is funny when comparing it to the conservative evangelical movement in America. For all there talk of freedom. According to there religion, it's over rated.