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Stace	Mar 16 2008, 07:13 PM
Administrator Posts: 3,579 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 6, 2004	Shared from Q and A at Logos Bible School with Pastor Tan. stace --= 2Q Since the slavery practice is wrong, why did not Paul or other NT writers condemn it altogether clearly but rather teach slaves to remain submissive to their masters and seems to remain silent on the slavery system? Paul was functioning at the level of the revelation of society at that time. It is one thing to have a personal revelation but it is another thing to wait until the whole community catches onto the same revelation for its implementation. Try advocating democracy to the empires of old when kings were the judge, jury and executioner and your life might be very short indeed. Many are the times when those who are ahead in revelation have to wait until the rest of the world catches up with them for its full implementation. This truth applies to everything - natural and spiritual revelation. 3Q Slavery seems to be tolerated or even encouraged by God in the OT, appreciate your comment. God always tolerate and seek to reveal what He could to each generation and society. Daniel did prophesy that knowledge will increase, and indeed, it has and society is better for it. Revelation is progressive.


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