Post by Vegas on Apr 24, 2019 14:17:42 GMT
I dunno...
One hand.. I see the whole slavery thing as weird and problematic.
On the other hand... I get that it's not really "supporting" the Southern-American style of slavery.
The Bible holds that the lives we live as temporary and relatively meaningless in the scope of an eternal universe where a resurrection into a better (and permanent) world is the main focus.
To The Bible, being a slave is as meaningless as being any other worker.
It gives rules and suggestions for both slaver-owners and slaves:
If your a slave: Be trustworthy and obedient. Be a good slave.
If you are a slave owner: Be kind and merciful.
If you were a slave owner and you found that you had to beat a slave as punishment... and you accidently killed him: There was a price to be paid for his life... Granted, if he died more than three days later, you're off the hook.. which still seems kinda fucked up to me... but... I guess that's why you shouldn't be a shitty slave.
One hand.. I see the whole slavery thing as weird and problematic.
On the other hand... I get that it's not really "supporting" the Southern-American style of slavery.
The Bible holds that the lives we live as temporary and relatively meaningless in the scope of an eternal universe where a resurrection into a better (and permanent) world is the main focus.
To The Bible, being a slave is as meaningless as being any other worker.
It gives rules and suggestions for both slaver-owners and slaves:
If your a slave: Be trustworthy and obedient. Be a good slave.
If you are a slave owner: Be kind and merciful.
If you were a slave owner and you found that you had to beat a slave as punishment... and you accidently killed him: There was a price to be paid for his life... Granted, if he died more than three days later, you're off the hook.. which still seems kinda fucked up to me... but... I guess that's why you shouldn't be a shitty slave.