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Originally Posted by Tribesman
Not quite, as he said he didn't come to change to old rules and the old rules do say slavery is OK and he should know because .....well he is the one who is also the one so its his rules isn't it.
Now if he had said the old rules are OK apart from that bit about slaves you may have more of a point.
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I'll give you
some of that, but we should note this. I'm sure that 1st century Palestine was ripe with many social and human ills that are still with us today. Spousal abuse, incest, cruelty to animals.... you get the idea. If Jesus made no comment on those or any other human failings does that mean He was giving His approval to them?
The Bible describes the personality and character of Jesus of Nazareth quite well. Whether you believe him to be Divine, just a man or a myth doesn't matter. The qualities described there remain the same. To interject into that characterization the idea that "
slavery is okay" seems unlikely. I'm not saying it's impossible, I just need some proof. Quotes from the O.T. and
other writers in N.T. about slavery won't do. Did He actually say or impart this idea to others? My opinion is no.