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Paul & The Issue of Slavery, Part 2 (TMF2857)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Peace to Live By: Paul & The Issue of Slavery, Part 2 (TMF2857) - Daniel Litton
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       The Spirit of God address slaves here since, undoubtedly, there were enslaved people who had believed in the Gospel and thus were part of the body of believers. The Apostle says elsewhere that in the body of Christ there is not distinction on whether one is enslaved in the earthly sense or not when it comes to one’s position in the church (see Galatians 3:28 for example). All were considered equal. Paul would also encourage elsewhere for slaves to become free if given the opportunity (see 1 Corinthians 7:21). Regardless, people in this bondage need also to act in ways which were proper the be a follower of Jesus, and thus Paul lays out his prescription. And the foundation of that is that slaves were to obey those who ruled over them (those who owned them) in everything. This certainly would not have included anything that was against the New Testament, against God, anything that was sin. Peter had said in Acts that man should be obeyed unless it contradicts what God wants, in essence.