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Old 02-18-2011, 04:05 PM
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Re: Do you believe we should own slaves?

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear View Post
Well, since we are deciding about women preachers maybe we can decide if we can own slaves....

'Servants, be obedient unto your masters.'

I see nothing wrong with having employees or servants if you can afford to pay them properly.

As a Christian we should treat them well, better than average even for the sake of the Gospel.


The slavery that happened in America is historically different than the context in which Paul talks about slavery.
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