When Paul told slaves to obey their masters, was he advocating slavery? Or, was there something else going on?
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When Paul told slaves to obey their masters, was he advocating slavery? Or, was there something else going on?
In Part 1, we saw that judging others was inherently problematic because as humans we lack full knowledge of the person being judged, and we are not morally faultless ourselves. However, we were still left with the question of how we can address problems in the world, especially ones with people.
If we take just a minute and think about what it actually takes to judge another person fairly, we will quickly realize that we do not possess this ability. I can immediately think of two very important things that we do not have.
The Disciples asked Jesus a question, and he said he didn't know the answer. Isn't Jesus supposed to know everything?
Surely, God is capable of doing something about evil, right? So, why doesn't He?
Are we more concerned with knowing God and growing spiritually or feeling comfortable among a group of friends?
Christians will sometimes say that non-Christians are not capable of performing good actions. Their reasoning is ...