Follow the hardlines of biblical truth instead of the headlines of cultural trends Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? Regarding Slavery Exodus 21:1–3 “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. 2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. 3 If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. Leviticus 25:44–45 As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you. 45 You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you and their clans that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property. Exodus 21:16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession. Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Reforming slavery Job 31:13-15 “If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me, 14 what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account? 15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? Exodus 21:26-27 “An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. 27 And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth. John 13:34-35 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” 1 Timothy 1:10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. The Gospel is good news for everyone and as it changes people, those people change culture. How are you living a counter-cultural life? Releasing Slaves John 8:34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Are you living in freedom or enslaved to sin? Interested in a Bridge Group for families affected by LGBTQ+ kids: https://lp.life/3AKtqNP Video-Slavery in the Bible: Answering Atheist Critiques https://lp.life/4fXXHZH Article-Is the Bible pro-slavery? https://lp.life/4e1X1AG