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All Forms of Slavery?
Thabiti Anyabwile and Doug Wilson have concluded their discussion, but in the conclusion section, Thabiti posted an item claiming it was a point of common agreement between the men: 3. The logic of the gospel is jubilee logic. This means that the messianic promises all looked forward to the day when the liberation of the…
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The Bible and Slavery – Some Limitations
In a previous post (link), I discussed the volatile topic of slavery and the Puritans and I mentioned that the Bible does not prohibit slavery, it merely regulates it. The regulations on slavery include a number of points: 1) Slaves as Household Members Male slaves who were not Hebrew were to be circumcised and afterwards…
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Puritans, Slavery, and Exodus 21:16
A dear reader (name removed to protect the innocent) wrote (slightly edited below): Exodus 21:16 (KJV) And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. a) It’s common knowledge that numerous Puritans owned slaves, and at times were even chaplains…
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You’re Treating me like a Slave!
In a previous post, I rejected the idea that women, and especially wives, are at the same level with slaves (link to discussion). As I said there, they are not. In fact, the difference between the two is partially illustrated by Abraham’s treatment of Hagar and Sarah. Recall: Galatians 4:30-31Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast…
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In Praise of Slavery and Piracy
Joseph’s brethren famously sold Joseph into slavery: Genesis 37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Later Joseph explained that this was intended as evil by the brothers…
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Fictional Dialog with Arthur Legalist
is Gnu Believer interviews Arthur Legalist in this recent dialog: G. Believer: Welcome, Arthur. Why have you agreed to come on the show?A. Legalist: Well, I want to talk to you about a real problem I’ve noticed.GB: What’s that?AL: It’s really the worst sin of our time. It has destroyed many lives.GB: What’s that? Non-Christianity,…