The God of the Bible is clearly a moral relativist. How Bible-believing Christians either do not notice that or pretend not to notice that is somewhat perplexing to me.
I don’t think classifying Jesus as a marxist type really flies
I also think you’re obfuscating the link between Christian doctrine of imago dei and the abolition of slavery simply because you’re looking for overt statements from scriptures and that’s not very charitable reading.
However, I get your central point about how morality is a passing phase, how it can be seen to be subjective and how we should always give grace and context when we consider actions of actors from the past
Jesus told his followers to sell all they had and give to the poor. I don’t think it gets more Marxist than that. I think it’s very charitable reading to look for meaning in the exact words that Christian actors say, not the meaning that present Christian’s have given to them. I think not doing that would be even too charitable.
I don’t think any of their statements are a direct endorsement on the institution of slavery per se as much ad an admonition on how to act when you’ve found yourself in specific situations as a Christian
becomes a complete reading of the entire text on all matters of slavery and freedom doesn’t
and that’s the very reason you have a special edition ‘slave bible’- heavily edited to say only what the slave masters want to be said
The God of the Bible is clearly a moral relativist. How Bible-believing Christians either do not notice that or pretend not to notice that is somewhat perplexing to me.
I don’t think classifying Jesus as a marxist type really flies
I also think you’re obfuscating the link between Christian doctrine of imago dei and the abolition of slavery simply because you’re looking for overt statements from scriptures and that’s not very charitable reading.
However, I get your central point about how morality is a passing phase, how it can be seen to be subjective and how we should always give grace and context when we consider actions of actors from the past
Jesus told his followers to sell all they had and give to the poor. I don’t think it gets more Marxist than that. I think it’s very charitable reading to look for meaning in the exact words that Christian actors say, not the meaning that present Christian’s have given to them. I think not doing that would be even too charitable.
secondly,
I don’t think any of their statements are a direct endorsement on the institution of slavery per se as much ad an admonition on how to act when you’ve found yourself in specific situations as a Christian
becomes a complete reading of the entire text on all matters of slavery and freedom doesn’t
and that’s the very reason you have a special edition ‘slave bible’- heavily edited to say only what the slave masters want to be said
By what army?
with what force ?
Ascetic at best not Marxist
out of ur depths here elewa, I’m afraid
How so
Even though nothing of such is in the ten commandments, I won't enslave a brother or sister that I love as myself
That makes sense. But wouldn’t that mean it wouldn’t be a sin if a masochist does it?