Re: A Little Bible Talk
By: Beldin
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Tue, 17 Feb 26 8:27 PM
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Msg. 16175 of
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Nah, that's not condoning slavery ... that's simply acknowledging a common condition of Paul's day that an enslaved person would have very little to no power to change. So, the advice is to have faith in Jesus Christ, live your best life under any and all circumstances, and serve honorably in hope that, one day, your oppressors might come to know Christ as their Savior, as well - possibly through your example.
We have never been promised a life that is simply a pleasant walk through the park, but obviously, some have a much harder existence than others. Some have an excruciatingly painful and hard life and continue to forge ahead. We are all called to have faith and persevere, and I think that adversity - while we certainly don't like it - tends to produce far stronger, better people than living in the lap of luxury.
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