Does the Bible Condone Slavery? | Rebecca McLaughlin
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Does the Bible Condone Slavery? | Rebecca McLaughlin
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If the Bible teaches that human beings are made in the image of God, why does the Bible seem to allow their enslavement? It’s a question that often troubles believers and serves as an objection for skeptics.
Kirk E. Miller sits down with author and apologist Rebecca McLaughlin to work through the issue historically, biblically, and theologically. As we’ll see, those passages that often seem like roadblocks to faith, when read carefully and in context, turn out to be signposts pointing toward it.
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Episode outline:
(00:00) Why Slavery in the Bible?
(01:06) Meet Rebecca McLaughlin
(04:56) Why Understanding Feels Hard
(08:57) Misuse and the Curse Of Ham
(10:31) Old Testament Slavery Context
(19:06) Laws Limit Harm
(22:31) Jesus Upends Power
(26:36) Early Church And Philemon
(33:06) Why Not Condemn Directly
(38:31) Modern Equality From Scripture
(44:04) The Cross and Kingdom Humility
(47:39) Exodus and the Black Church
(49:45) Serving Christ Conclusion