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Paul’s Use of His Freedom - Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the ...
In the original Greek translation of Pauline literature, specifically Romans, the very first line is “Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus”; that he himself, Timothy and Epaphras are all slaves of Christ, and even that Christ himself took the form of a slave.
Sep 3, 2009 · Whether the slavery is economic, racial, sexual, mild, or brutal, Paul’s way of dealing with Philemon works to undermine the institution across its various manifestations. To walk “in step with the truth of the gospel” (Galatians 2:14) is to walk away from slavery.
- Slavery in Old Testament Period
- Slavery in The New Testament
- Slavery in The First Century Church
In Old Testament times among pagan nations as well as among the Jews, there were many ways that a person became a slave: 1. The most common were those people enslaved as the result of war. The losers often ended up as slaves of the winners (Genesis 14:21). 2. Some were sold into slavery by their family or nation (Genesis 17:12). 3. Many were born i...
By New Testament times, attitudes about slavery were changing drastically but there were still differences between Jewish and Gentile practices. Estimates of the total number of slaves in the Roman Empire show that as many as one third of the population were slaves. We have to be careful, however, in the way we see the slavery of that time. 1. Alth...
None of the Apostles were slaves or had slaves. The most common form of slavery in Judah at the time were "household" slaves. Note that Jesus acknowledges but does not condemn the existence of this system in many of His teachings and parables (Matthew 10:24; John 13:16). It was a social reality in that time but did not cause social unrest. It was p...
Slaves to Righteousness - What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are ...
Aug 19, 2024 · In saying, “I have made myself a servant to all,” Paul had adopted the mindset of Jesus Christ, “who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant” (Philippians 2:5–8).
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What the Apostle does say is, that (so far from letting the servitude be a cause of distress to you) if you can even be free, prefer to use it, i.e., your condition as a converted slave. It, as well as any other position in life, can be used to God's glory.
