Slavery is supported by the law of Moses which Jesus claimed to support and did not directly abolish any part of.
Jesus completed the law.
If the new updated law doesnt allow slavery, then slavery was only allowed before Christ, therefore before Christianity.
The new updated law doesnt allow slavery. Slavery was only allowed before Christ, therefore before Christianity.
If Christianity doesnt allow slavery, then slavery is not consistent with Christianity. Christianity doesnt allow slavery. Therefore, slavery is not consistent with Christianity.
This topic does not deal with The Old Testament. A lot of The Old Testament was abolished, such as circumcision, saturday law, revenge law..
If a lot of The Old Testament was abolished, then this topic does not deal with The Old Testament.
We must interpret Jesus's teachings as consistent with the laws of Moses whenever possible.
If "Do to others as you would have them do to you" is not consistent with making others slaves, then you cannot make others slaves.
"Do to others as you would have them do to you" is not consistent with making others slaves. You cannot make others slaves.
There also have been slaves who preferred being slaves to being free.
If slave by definition is someone who is forced into being a slave, then a person cannot willingly be a slave.
Slave by definition is someone who is forced into being a slave. A person cannot willingly be a slave.
If you were a Christian who did unto others as you would have them do unto you, you would also do unto others as they would do unto themselves
The conclusion doesnt logically follow.
"Do to others as you would have them do to you" has nothing to do with "do to others as they would do to themselves".
Bible says:
"Do to others as you would have them do to you."
If nobody can be a slave willingly, then you can only force others to be slaves if you wish for others to force you to be a slave.
Nobody can be a slave willingly. You can only force others to be slaves if you wish for others to force you to be a slave.
It is not possible to wish to be forced. You cannot force others to be slaves and stay consistent with Christianity.
If its not possible to wish to be forced, then it follows that you cannot force others to be slaves and stay consistent with Christianity.
while putting yourself in the shoes of someone who wanted what they wanted as long as what they want isn't a sin.
You cannot want to be a slave. If you are serving willingly, then you are not a slave.
Slave definition:
a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property; an enslaved person.
You should have mentioned me in this as I asked you to create this debate for me.
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