Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: rjb@akgua.att.com (Robert J Brown) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: questions about slavery. Message-ID: Date: 8 Mar 91 05:24:08 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 15 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , lindborg@cs.washington.edu (Jeff Lindborg) writes: > Futher Paul states simply that you are to treat your slaves well. He does > not disapprove of the idea of one human being 'owned' by another. > Obviously this is an accademic question, but on what biblical grounds > > Jeff Lindborg I apologize that I can't find my reference right now, but Paul clearly stated the things you said but he also said that if, as a slave, you could obtain/buy your freedom legally then do so. He held that being free was a better state than slavery because it would give you more flexibility to serve God. Bob akgua!rjb