The Christianity of Paul, Philemon and Onesimus negates the institution of slavery. Everything significant about the way these men will treat each other is determined by their faith, not by Roman law.
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The laws God gave Israel in His capacity as its lawgiver reflected Israel’s fallen humanity as much as they reflected God’s perfect righteousness. Because of our sinfulness, there are limits to what God, as a lawgiver, can do for us.
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Biblioskeptics have often pointed to Scripture’s failure to condemn slavery as proof that the Bible is not inspired, but merely a culture-bound product of its times. Is this justified?
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