Saved_from_flames said:
Hola!
As a reletively new follower of Christ; I'm experiencing some problems with my non-believeing friends. One in particular does not seem bothered about the proofs and truths behind God and Christ; she keeps going back to slavery in the OT; in Exodus, etc.
I've tried to explain that the bible does not CONDONE slavery; it accepts it as part of the world; a world of sin.
She still comdemns God as immoral; despite the sacrifice of Jesus!
Am I missing something? Anybody out there have some advice on this issue to convince my friend?
Cheers!
It's not possible for God to be immoral, for originally it's only what He says and He shows us that is good.
But people like to use some of Gods morals and then reject the rest calling themselves moral, but really it's only what they decide of themselves to suit themselves, not realising the wisdom and the purpose of God to offer His love for our own good.
Slavery is a very difficult subject, but it's not really as evil as the world portrays it but has much an important message to us.
When men of God had servents they treated them with love and like one of their own family, yes they were subject to them and a part of their household and property, but so were their own family.
The servent was to love and respect his master and likewise the master did the same by the authority he was given.
A servent was to go free after seven years, but if he loved his master and all that he had given him and all the love that he had shown him he could stay with him for life.
If he had a loving master who had shown him love and kindness with all that was his, and the servant had served him out of love and honour and loved how he'd blesssed him then why would he depart, which some more than likely didn't for this very reason.
God is our master we are His servants, He shows us love from Him that the world isn't possible of.
We serve Him with love and respect for His ways and know there is no better way than His way.
Why would we want to depart.
There's something very strong in the world today and it's called pride, no man is willing to be servant to another they are far above it, But we are called to be servants to all men, just like Christ made Himself a servant to all.
We do the service of God before all men, humbling ourselves to win them to the love of God, which is the pride of no man, but the glory of God.
Only God is worthy to be gloryfied and don't let anyone put Him down as if He's a man capable of man's sinful emotions, which come by rejecting Him.
God is the authority and offers us all for our good, His love don't come from nowhere else but Him, and He's the one we have to come humbly before accepting all He wants to give us.
Whether we were called servants or masters it was said to think nothing of it and to do all for the glory of God, and live by His love and what ever manner of position we've inherited live it for the good of God.
I know you friend may bring up how maybe some have been slaves and harshly treated, this is so, and men do serve over others with pride.
He may say we are a more civilised world today and slavery was evil, but this is not exactly ture.
Slavery could well be evil, from who the evil came from whether servant or master.
But this world is not a better more loving place today, because it has gotten rid of slavery, i'm not saying some weren't afflicted and certain races treated as a lower race.
But this happens by mans evil, and God does let it happen sometimes for our own good, as He did with Israel.
But the freedom that has been given man today has brought forth pride, and man exalts himself as if he deserves so much more, he makes himself as if he's righteous and see's no gain in humbling himself as if he deserves nothing. man reaps what he sows, but the pride of man thinks he can reap by his own evil and what he portrays of himself as righteous.
We will reap what we sow whether good or evil, and good only comes of God.
To have someone as a slave today would most likely be evil, depends really, for Royals and rich people still do have servants, but it's just a job today which is highly paid, but to make yourself a slave of all for the goodness of God is far from evil.
