Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ.

Colossians 4:1 ESV
Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven

(Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl’s owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.

Exodus 21:2-6 (NASB):
2) If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment.
3) If he comes alone, he shall go out alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
4) If his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out alone. 5) But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man,' 6then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

Exodus 21:20-21 (NASB):
20) If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.
21) If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property

Leviticus 25:44-46 (NLT)
However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.


These are just a few of the bible verses supporting slavery. The bible is claimed to be inerrant and a source of our morality, yet it fails in the most basic matter of morality by permitting human slavery rather than condemning it. Most apologetics try to defend this by claiming it is referring only to 'indentured servitude' but a closer read shows that 'indentured servitude' only applied to the Hebrews not to foreigners. Ironically, these were the same people that experienced slavery in Egypt and they decided to continue the practice.

Even back in ancient times, not every culture/religion permitted, slavery. In fact, the idea of slavery was frowned upon by the Zoroastrian religion which existed around the same time as the Abrahamic religion. Zoroastrianism was against slavery and supported freedom of religion. And when Cyrus the great (a Zoroastrian) conquered Babylon in 539BC (this was mentioned in the bible) one of the first things he did was outlaw slavery across his empire and allow people to worship whatever god they please .... (More about that in a later post).

The bible is not as perfect as most Christians claim it to be.

It also led to the abolishment of slavery.

So it should be a better standard when compared to other books in that respect.

God bless.

Lol watch Christians resort to different sorts of mental gymnastics to avoid addressing the main topic.


Like the brainwashed Christian dude above me.

You only need to comprehend the Bible's significance before you can understand certain things!
In the beginning God never created any man to slave for another, but it's the standard humans set after abandoning God's standard that gave birth to slavery. In the process of ruling his domain man began dominating his fellowman to his injury! Ecclesiastes 8:9
Adam and Eve told God "give us privacy, allow us set our own standard" so God drove them out of the garden of Eden means turning his back on them to allow them see the consequences of rebellion.
Till today slavery still exists but in a more subtle form, well God is not happy with all forms of slavery that's why he promised to come and exterminate all those making themselves kings/ rulers over their fellowman {Daniel 2:44} because that's the source of all forms of slavery!

Thanks!

See them writing Epistles in defence of the indefensible

doggedfighter:
See them writing Epistles in defence of the indefensible

It's pathetic.

There is nothing to defend or reject. Slavery has always been a part of history and there was nothing like Christianity is the old testament and the church was established during the gospel and after the resurrection of Christ.

Last I checked..the people had a government and there were existing laws to guide their way of living.

It has nothing to do with the worship of God or Christianity. It was simply their culture, lifestyle, government, politics whatever you name it. When you realise that the Bible is not only the word of God but the history of mankind. It narrates the history of mankind from the first man, and how all nations spread about the earth.

So slavery was the major part of history..the Israelites were slaves to the Egyptians and they also made slaves for themselves. You can't talk about the history of man and leave out the ugly parts. Yes it is ugly but these things happened and they are written.

This actions help you trace the time, and era of the people that existed and their way of life. The Bible is not a story book. It is everything concerning you and I. Where we came from, who our ancestors were. It also represents the imperfect nature of man. We are not perfect and our flaws are reflected in the pages of the bible.

doggedfighter:
See them writing Epistles in defence of the indefensible

The best part of the madness is when the savages who compiled the book of bullshit used it as some of the justification for their raping and rapine adventures. Today their victims might not be in physical chains but a cursory look at the site shows the perpetual psychological chains.

https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/dum-diversas/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-V-pope

Although he did much to bring about ecclesiastical and political peace, his diplomacy is not without criticism. In 1452 Pope Nicholas V issued a papal bull entitled Dum Diversas, which authorized Afonso V of Portugal to conquer “Saracens (Muslims) and pagans” in a disputed territory in Africa and consign them to “perpetual servitude.” It has been argued that this and the subsequent bull (Romanus Pontifex), issued by Nicholas in 1455, gave the Portuguese the rights to acquire slaves along the African coast by force or trade. The edicts are thus seen as having facilitated the Portuguese slave trade from West Africa and as having legitimized the European colonization of the African continent.


Like I said in another forum, the only people who dealt correctly with these Christian animals were the Japanese

Martian:


The best part of the madness is when the savages who compiled the book of bullshit used it as some of the justification for their raping and rapine adventures. Today their victims might not be in physical chains but a cursory look at the site shows the perpetual psychological chains.

https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/dum-diversas/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-V-pope

Although he did much to bring about ecclesiastical and political peace, his diplomacy is not without criticism. In 1452 Pope Nicholas V issued a papal bull entitled Dum Diversas, which authorized Afonso V of Portugal to conquer “Saracens (Muslims) and pagans” in a disputed territory in Africa and consign them to “perpetual servitude.” It has been argued that this and the subsequent bull (Romanus Pontifex), issued by Nicholas in 1455, gave the Portuguese the rights to acquire slaves along the African coast by force or trade. The edicts are thus seen as having facilitated the Portuguese slave trade from West Africa and as having legitimized the European colonization of the African continent.


Like I said in another forum, the only people who dealt correctly with these Christian animals were the Japanese

Sadly ,organized religion can be likened to organized crime, it preys on people's weakness and generates huge profits for it's operators and it's almost impossible to eradicate.

It numbs the minds and erodes reason and common sense.

doggedfighter:


Sadly ,organized religion can be likened to organized crime, it preys on people's weakness and generates huge profits for it's operators and it's almost impossible to eradicate.

It numbs the minds and erodes reason and common sense.

What a way of hitting the nail on the head!!!!!!!

It also led to the abolishment of slavery.So it should be better standard when compared to other books in that respect.God bless.

I quite understand the mental gymnastics of those lousy christians who still tow the litetal interpretation of the bible. The bible is not a history textbook. It is a manual to guide our steps in this storm called life.

Slavery simply means ignorance of self...

We are all spiritual beings having a human experience. Those who have not arrived here are the slaves...