Bible Challenge Post: Worked With Finn Converse

According to the Bible, slavery can be seen as good and bad. Looking over the details of the Bible will prove these ideas from passages. 

It can be said that slavery went with seeing slavery as being a good thing in many ways. Christians would waive the Bible over their slave's head to show that slavery was justified by the Bible. The Bible mentions how doing so would be a welcomed thing and not something that is wrong. 

Another thing according to the Bible that showed slavery as good is in Exodus 21:26. This passage outlines the regulation for allowing people to become a slave to pay off debts but also stipulates that the person should be released after six years of service with the debts forgiven, but even though it says that he/she should be released after six years that wasn't always the case. 

One last thing to mention is In Timothy 6:1-2 the passage encourages slaves to honor their masters and serve them especially if their masters are Christian believers. This shows how the Bible wants slaves to cooperate with their fellow Master’s beliefs. 

While this is all true the Bible also says slavery is bad within the world. The Bible contains the Golden Rule which is found in Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31 it emphasizes treating others like you would want to be treated. In this matter, it shows how the Bible would be against slavery. If you are going to treat others the way you want to be treated then you are not going to treat them as lee of you in Luke 6:31 this can be seen. 

Another thing the Bible states is Exodus 21:26 and 27 where this part of the Bible provides guidelines for the treatment of surface enslaves to the point that if a master hurts a slave the slave must be set free for compensation for the injury. If there were ever any harsh treatment, then there would not be acceptance. 

Overall, the Bible makes points for both sides and it is important to note while people might not agree with it there is something to learn from it.  

 

Sources:

https://time.com/5171819/christianity-slavery-book-excerpt/

https://www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/the-bible-and-slavery/