- Introduction
- Many people knock the Bible because of its supposed treatment of slavery
- Review from last week: What is the criteria for something to be Scripture?
- 1. It must have been written by a prophet.
- 2. Does it tell the truth about God?
- 3. It must have the POWER of God!
- 4. Was it accepted by the people of God?
- If all the above is true, why would God allow slavery: Leviticus 25:45
- D = Dialect (cracked acronym)
- What was a slave 3,000 years ago
- Talking slavery from the Dictionary of Later New Testament and its Developments
- Nothing about appearance, legal status and/or social status could help identify a slave from their owners
- Many slaves were educated better than their owners
- Many slaves attended the same church as their owners
- Bible Contradiction via Freedom From Religion Foundation
- Is God omnipotent (all powerful) or not?
- Jeremiah 32:27 and Matthew 19:26 vs Judges 1:19
- Many slaves held very high positions in society
- Slavery in biblical times was more like conscription.
- Slaves could own property… and even their own slaves
- Slaves were allowed to congregate publicly
- Listener Question from Robert in Las Vegas, NV
- If Jesus is God, why does He refer to God as someone other than Himself? (3rd person)
- Slaves did not see themselves as a common group of people suffering a plight together
- Slaves often did climb socially
- Large majority of slaves could look forward to being freed by the age of 30 and often became citizens the Roman Empire
This show originally aired June 22nd, 2014