The slavery practiced in America was full of sin.
Stealing people is slavery.
- I Timothy 1:10 – Enslaving listed as a sin.
- Exodus 21:16 – Death penalty for selling someone into slavery.
- This is not the same as imprisoning criminals.
Mistreating people is sinful.
Racism is sinful.
Slavery existed in various forms and was regulated in various ways in the Old Testament.
“a Hebrew man or woman”
“slaves from the pagan nations”
- Leviticus 25:44-46 – Under the Old Covenant, it was permitted to buy and own slaves with certain restrictions.
- Leviticus 18:2-3, 24-30 – Don’t do what these other nations were doing.
New Testament slavery
- I Corinthians 7:18-24 – There are different kinds of slavery: physical and spiritual.
- I Corinthians 12:13
- Galatians 3:28 – You can be a Christian no matter what state you are in.
- Colossians 3:11