Slavery According to the Bible

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In the Bible there is nothing condoning the heinous act of slavery. However, as we know, many slave owners would call themselves Christian and claim to be following what the Bible says. This is not what the Bible says, but they twist the words to fit the frame of their small and narrow mind.   

There are many verses in the Bible that call to serve one another for the glory of God. Among these being Ephesians, VI, 5-7 stating: 

“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 eye-service, as men-pleasers; 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.” 

This verse tells us many things, first that we are to be obedient not to men, but to Christ. This alone shows that the bible does not condone slavery, but people read what they want to see not what is there. Instead of emphasizing “as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart”, it turns into “servants be obedient to your masters with fear and trembling” and the whole reason for this verse in the Bible is taken out. This is outlandish because the Bible highlights how the Israeli and Jewish people were exiled and taken as slaves in Egypt.  

Other people claiming to be Christian were extremely self-righteous and arrogant, genuinely believing their cruel and inhumane ways were helpful to the slaves. The History Engine even says, 

“Slaveholders believed that slavery would liberate Africans from their savage-like ways, especially if they were infused with Christianity. As religion ran deep through slavery, white Christian slaveholders argued that slavery was a necessary evil because it would control the sinful, less humane, black race.”

These ideals are disgusting and vile; this was normal at the time.   

It is inspiring to see how far we have come from this, but there is still a long road ahead of us.  

Although many slave owners believed they were following the Bible by having slaves, in reality, the Bible says otherwise. The bible has statements guiding one who follows it to be against slavery. An example from Exodus 21:16, “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.” meaning if you buy a human or sell a human you shall die. If you had a slave, you had to buy them so it would not be supporting slavery. 

Another example is Exodus 21:20-21 say “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money.” You can see in these states tee in these states then not support it. Everything slavery stands for. Then do not want you to hit your salve then say you will get karma. The bible does not stand for treating humans differently and hurting each other.   

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