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adeniyi65:
SIRTee15




That Exodus21 is interesting. It's the chapter that gives power to slave owners on most barbaric act in slavery, which says slave masters can beat the h*ll out of their slaves as long as they dont die because they (slaves) are their properties. What is more gruesome than that. If you have refused to be logical, will you be happy if me and you are to go back into those days and I have your children as my slaves, will you be happy if I beat sh_i_t out of them because God allowed me to do so as long as I don't kill them for you? Don't be primitive in the name of religion bro.

Moreover exodus 21.26 talks about the penalty for inflicting permanent injury on a slave.

If a slave suffers permanent injury due to excessive beating or any physical abuse, the slave must go free.
Even if it's a minor thing like knocking off one of his tooth, the slave MUST BE RELEASED AND BE FREE- HE SHOULD NO LONGER BE A SLAVE.
That's the compensation for the victim.

So as StillDtruth already emphasized, God instituted labour laws to ensure abuse of slaves is heavily discouraged.

U can't beat a slave to death neither can U beat him in a manner to leave a permanent injury.

Exodus 21
26 “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.

Moreover, if U read the book of Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy without prejudice, U will notice the labour laws instituted by God made it very difficult for people to own slaves for life except if the slave choose to.

Lands bought must be returned back to the original owner in the year of jubilee making excessive acquisition of land and increasing demand for free labour impractical.

There are Sabbath years for lands where U don't do anything on the land, what then would U need slaves for?

Slaves have the right of redemption, they should be released by the 7th year of slavery or the year of jubilee. Relatives can also buy them out of their status at anytime.

Owners must treat slaves like they are hired workers. The only difference is that they are not paid any wages. That means slaves must not be treated like slaves as we understand it today.

Owners must also compensate freed slaves with few
possessions when they leave. Freed slaves must not leave their master's household empty handed.

Foreign slaves who turn to YHWH and embrace the covenant God established with Israel automatically gets treated with above privileges because the God commanded strangers dwelling amongst Israelites should be treated fairly according to the mosaic law.

If U are sincere, U will it all these labour laws instituted by God makes it uneconomical to keep slaves except if really necessary. I can as well get hired workers to do the job since labour was cheap in those days, rather than having someone I'm feeding yet burdened with all the above responsibilities.


Finally to the argument, why did God not just ban slavery or say it's wrong.
This argument lies in the poor understanding of the Hebrew word for slavery as used in the bible and how the welfare system work in ancient civilization.
I will explain on that later.

jaephoenix:

So whats your point in all these? Are you saying these conditions are slavery, or what?

Ask your colleague adeniyi65 who seems to think flogging is synonymous with slavery.
Don't ask me.

Adeniyiademola:

It's still me Adeniyi dear SIRTee15
I could have replied you once but I have setback with ing now through that adeniyi65 . cc:seun the bug should be fix pls. I haven't break any rule of this platform. So, to the last part of that your argument

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The chapter that gives you orgasm still goes further to give us law on how to buy/own slaves,(verse 2-7) and how to own more slaves by getting a wife for our slave so that their children can multiply our slaves. So pathetic, manual for capitalism of slavery .
An upright person should be ashamed of this law from their God. you should be ashamed of such book as your guide through the navigation of your world.

Now, down to verse 16 that you hold tight to.
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. I will boldly stand to say that it clearly contradict verse 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,20 and 21 of the same chapter. That raises another topic of the discrepancies, contradictions and historical error of the Bible which is not for here.[/i]


[b]If anyone is to be sincere to himself at this juncture, we would know that Verse 16 clearly instruct us not to have anything to do with slavery(as those kidnapped are meant for slave trade). And if people are to follow that verse, there wouldn't be need to give law on how to buy, multiply and beat slaves. There shouldn't be non ending list of how to acquire slaves, trade slaves, multiply slaves, abuse girl slaves narrated/commanded in all other verses. That's clear contradiction That's one of the clear contradiction of doctrine in the Bible.I say again and anyone who takes that kind of book as holy is a big time joker.

If you use that Exodus21:16 as what inspired abolitionists to resist slavery(because they mentioned some verses that is soft on slavery in their respective books), Bible said they are liars because He(God) is the one that has laid down to humanity(law on) how to thrive and be successful in slavery industry so for abolitionists to say no to slavery is the action that came from their mind not a book on how to multiply slaves.


, there is infinite number of verses that the same slavery. If Bible chooses to be contradictory and you choose to take what pleases your doctrine out of it. It doesn't leave the book from ing what you refused not to choose because they are still there. I still remain on my position. God ordains Slavery, and Abolitionists where driven by their reasoning not Bible.

ok, so your problem with the bible is now contradiction, you never talk wetin dey worry u.
at least u now it, bible condemned forced slavery. That's a start.

adeniyi65:
SIRTee15




That Exodus21 is interesting. It's the chapter that gives power to slave owners on most barbaric act in slavery, which says slave masters can beat the h*ll out of their slaves as long as they dont die because they (slaves) are their properties. What is more gruesome than that. If you have refused to be logical, will you be happy if me and you are to go back into those days and I have your children as my slaves, will you be happy if I beat sh_i_t out of them because God allowed me to do so as long as I don't kill them for you? Don't be primitive in the name of religion bro.

I hope know as late as late as early 20th century, it's common practice for employers to flog their workers as part of punishment for wrongdoing. We are not so far removed from the time when physical punishment was istered and accepted by almost everyone as legitimate.
For example, physical chastisements were commonly employed as punishment for crimes committed and for the enforcing of discipline in the military even up till today. Generals flog junior officers as part of punishment in barracks. Even in NYSC camps, soldiers flog graduates as part of punishment; the more u protest the flogging, the more they wack u with koboko until u become humble. Teachers continue to flog stubborn and disobedient students in schools up till today.
In Nigeria, apprentice are flogged regularly if they displease their Masters and it's considered part of the training. Go to factories in Lagos, Lebanese and Chinese boss beats their employee on regular basis for minor things as coming late to work.

Foreign countries are not exempted. In the British Navy, flogging for disobedience or insubordination was common until the mid-19th century, and caning was used until the mid-20th century. In Singapore, flogging is still an official form of punishment for certain crimes such as spitting in public.

I dont really understand this your yapping about flogging. U better thank God the privilege u have that you or your children will not go thru flogging in the hands of an employer in this modern time. People get flogged every day all in a bid to put food on the table for their families.

This your noise about a master beating his slaves in ancient times makes no sense, even workers gets flogged in this modern age.

StillDtruth already explained the verse is about God instituting labour laws to ensure abuse is curtailed and excessiveness is punished.
Besides if u beat your slaves into permanent injury, who will then work the field. Is that not a loss to the master himself.

abeg this one na no be talk, na wokeness and trying to sound politically correct they worry u. Live in the real world man.

adeniyi65:



That is false. You quoted out of context to suit your need. Now take your reasoning cap and read from the beginning of that chapter to its end. It's only 24 verses but I will personally bring the important ones here. The chapter did not say that slave traders are bound for hell. The chapter explained the annihilation of the great city of Babylon through burning of fire. The question we should ask is why did God annihilated them? The answer is down in the last 2 verses. 23 "...By your(Babylon) magic spell all the nations were led astray.
24 In her(Babylon) was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,
of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.” that's the reason while the city is pulled down.




To clear it further, the verse 11-13 you brought where slaves were mentioned was not singlehandedly outlined. It was listed with every other trades carried out in Babylon burning because of God annihilating the city. If you dodge in that verse, that means God is burning those that practice other legal trades as listed there too. Here is the verse 11- 13 again, “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore— 12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves. you see now that slave is not the subject there. every other trade practiced by Babylon is mentioned. Therefore the chapter has nothing to do with slave traders burning in hell. It's dedicated to babylonians for killing God's prophets, killing holy people, slaughtering people on earth and their magic spell which is leading all their neighboring nations astray.

DO u even understand the concept of the book of Revelation or chapter 19 at all.
I do hope u are not referring to the ancient city of babylon in your explanation....A city that was already dissolved into other empires as the time the book of Revelation was revealed.
As at chapter 19 of the revelation, the rapture had already taken place and what's being described there is part of reign of the anti-christ during the great tribulation.
Babylon in that chapter is an anthropomorphism describing the evil world system, controlled by the Antichrist, during the last days before Jesus’ return. The LovePeddler of Babylon also has religious connotations – spiritual adultery with the beast being the focus of an ungodly, end-times religious system. The traders were those who benefitted from the evil system and will be destined for destruction.

pls b4 u reply me go and read apocalypse and the great tribulation as per Christian theology. if u yarn nonsense again, I will just ignore u

adeniyi65:



That is false. You quoted out of context to suit your need. Now take your reasoning cap and read from the beginning of that chapter to its end. It's only 24 verses but I will personally bring the important ones here. The chapter did not say that slave traders are bound for hell. The chapter explained the annihilation of the great city of Babylon through burning of fire. The question we should ask is why did God annihilated them? The answer is down in the last 2 verses. 23 "...By your(Babylon) magic spell all the nations were led astray.
24 In her(Babylon) was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people,
of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.” that's the reason while the city is pulled down.




To clear it further, the verse 11-13 you brought where slaves were mentioned was not singlehandedly outlined. It was listed with every other trades carried out in Babylon burning because of God annihilating the city. If you dodge in that verse, that means God is burning those that practice other legal trades as listed there too. Here is the verse 11- 13 again, “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore— 12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves. you see now that slave is not the subject there. every other trade practiced by Babylon is mentioned. Therefore the chapter has nothing to do with slave traders burning in hell. It's dedicated to babylonians for killing God's prophets, killing holy people, slaughtering people on earth and their magic spell which is leading all their neighboring nations astray.

DO u even understand the concept of the book of Revelation or chapter 19 at all.
I do hope u are not referring to the ancient city of babylon in your explanation....A city that was already dissolved into other empires as the time the book of Revelation was revealed.
As at chapter 19 of the revelation, the rapture had already taken place and what's being described there is part of reign of the anti-christ.
Babylon in that chapter is an anthropomorphism describing the evil world system, controlled by the Antichrist, during the last days before Jesus’ return. The LovePeddler of Babylon also has religious connotations – spiritual adultery with the beast being the focus of an ungodly, end-times religious system. The traders were those who benefitted from the evil system and they were all destined for destruction.

adeniyi65:


yes. Law is supposed be made for all. But omini potence God that want all nations to worship him should give law to stop absurdities not to manage it. As he gives law to stop idolatry(his favorite), he supposed give law to stop slavery instead of managing slavery telling how people should treat their slaves. what is so hard in saying "DESIST FROM SLAVERY"

SO IF GOD SAYS SLAVE TRADING IS A SIN, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I HOPE U KNOW SIN IS ETERNAL SEPERATION FROM GOD. WHAT COULD BE WORSE THAN THAT?

KnownUnknown:


I have no colleagues.
Save your explanation. Not remotely interested in your musings.

calm down, no hard feelings.
dont let your emotions overtake your sense of rationality.
If u see the truth, embrace it.

StillDtruth:


The question is the justification valid?

And the answer is "NO".

Because slavery is intertwined with Employment and Labour which are Lawfull and Necessary therefore leaving the only reasonable option of pursuing and prosecuting those who are in violation of human rights and Labour Rights and Contract.

So in the end all who say the bible permitted slavery speak foolishly and ignorantly.



Slavery is not in the bible (constitution of Isreal) it is Human Rights, Law of war, Labour Law, Law of Contract etc that is there.

That is why everyone is attacking you because you are not perfectly right.

Whatever terminology U want to use, the word slavery is very much visible in the laws Moses gave to Israelites. We can't deny it.
I think U should do more reading on the modality of slavery as described in the old testament.
That's what causing the trouble here. People are extrapolating the definition of modern day slavery to ancient times.
Anyway I will write on that later in the day.

If everyone is attacking me, maybe I'm the one giving them hard time on the propaganda they trying to push here
I already made the 3 bible antagonist here it that bible spoke against slavery, something they all initially denied.
The issue is now what about about verses for slavery.

We already made it clear kidnapping people and selling them in slave market is immoral. So the trans Atlantic slave trade was evil.

I will write on slavery by choice and war victims in the Torah later on.

musicwriter:


I get your point.

But the part you all fail to understand is that there's no home grown system of education to that information of bacteria, gems, and viruses to them.

As that traditional practice evolved, so should the system of "knowing" evolve side-by-side with it. But since we no longer have a self inspired system of education since we met white people, it means that the practice is stuck in the past.

Western education can't be used to solve uniquely African situation. This is the part we weren't told by those who enslaved us.

I dont what religion U follow or U be atheist....
But I will encourage U to observe what's going on with Islam recently esp in the west.
They are adapting their religious practice to fit with western inspired philosophy.
Allah is now very loving and loves his slaves/servants whatever.
Muslims no longer see anything wrong in calling Allah father so long it's metaphorical.
Muhammed is the kindest man that ever liveth and he's so gentle he never hurt a dove.
Islam is the best religion for women because it gave rights to women b4 any other civilisation.
Aisha's age has been corrected to 16 as at when she married Muhammed.
Quranic verse that says strike your wife has been corrected to mean separate from your wife.
Apostasy law in islam has been rejected- Islam is by choice.
All hadiths that says negative things about Muhammed as per western standard are rejected- doesn't matter whether it's sahih or not.
All bad things in islam is due to culture and not the religion. When a Muslim does something evil, just blame the culture- it doesn't matter if the evil is confirmed in Quran or hadith.

Of course we all know Muslims from core islamic countries don't follow the propagandized thinking above, but what I wrote is the NEW FACE OF ISLAM BEING SOLD IN WEST.

Except U telling me all traditionalists are uneducated and primitive bunch by western standard, then they don't have any excuse.
Is Wole Soyinka not a traditionalist, what effort has he made to reform and enlighten his companions in the faith? Or is it condemning just Christianity up and down that's he's good for? Is that why he became a traditionalist.

All religion can be reformed to fit into modern standard and way of life- that's the truth. That's why some people believe religion was man-made after all.

musicwriter:


Maybe we should just call it BAPTISM, then everything will be fine

My friend if any Christian perform baptism in that water, I will condemn it as well.
That water is very dirty and the environment is filthy.
Traditionalist should step up abeg. I'm all for choice of religion but I hate retrogressive practice.

KnownUnknown:


Why are you giving yourself agita?
The Bible was used to justify slavery and was also used to oppose slavery. There is probably more for slavery in the book than opposition to it. There’s nothing to argue about unless you are the type of Christian who bends over backwards to deny the obvious. Even then your claims can be disregarded.

Ok he be like say U are more honest than your colleagues.
U itted bible spoke against slavery but also spoke for it.
So then we can have a honest debate unlike your dishonest colleagues who tore off pages of the bible they don't like and only want to talk about ages that push their sinister agenda.
They are no different from American slave masters who also removed pages of the bible they dont like;(threatens their slave business)b4 handing it to slaves.

I'm a sincere and open person, a truth seeker. I'm very much open to alternative ideology even if it antagonize my belief. The issue it whoever presenting it must equally be open and sincere.
I didn't find it in adeniyi the monicker who started this thread.

Slavery was very much established in the constitution given to Israelites and very much rampant during early Christian ministry- almost 20% of the Roman population were slaves.
The question we should ask is why was it acceptable then and not now.
I will explain later.

KnownUnknown:


Lmao, the bloody irony!! Person whose position is wholly based on irrational, illogical, blatant nonsense talking about a logical argument.

Present your argument or shut up.
Don't waste anybody's time here.
Your friend brought a so called logical argument praising abolitionist for ending slavery but couldn't explain why the same abolitionists used the bible as motivation to end slavery.

Your other colleague jaephonix claimed it was king George that ended slavery but didn't know same person was the head of the church at his time and criticized those who used the bible to justify slavery.
To make things worse, he compared war against slavery to someone beating his wife.

Bunch of illogical jokers claiming atheist. Simple and basic research U won't do.

Una saving grace be internet. None of U can stand me for 5 minutes face to face in any theological argument.

This is the 3rd page of this debate but none of them could answer any of my 2 simple questions.

KnownUnknown:


Christians and Jews (inherently duplicitous) are so delusional. They can see all the atrocities in Islam and can open their mouths to criticize people like Boko Haram; BUT, the bloodlust and madness in their religion are glossed over and excused.
They will rightly criticize Boko Haram, but when the same behavior is pointed out in their scriptures, they twist themselves into pretzels trying to justify the same behavior.

If one isn’t delusional and read some of those so called scriptures, one would realize that the Hebrew god is a repulsive creature created by greedy people, Moses would be called a terrorist, and Jesus would be viewed, ACCURATELY, as nothing more than a cult leading charlatan.

All your shalaye means nothing. If U want to enter the arena, come with logical argument not ones coated with emotions.

Your friend adeniyi65 came here and claimed the bible tacitly s the transatlantic slave trade and enslavement of black people.
I used the bible and historical evidence to destroy his argument and wound him off the ring. He's yet to recover.
I produce biblical evidence that showed kidnapping of people for slavery and forced enslavement of people is evil and all those who participate in such are bound for hell.

U can continue is rant, it's a free world. But truth remains the truth.
Simple.

jaephoenix:

Since you have a brain of a 5 yo and don't understand the analogy, lemme break it down.
A man(Lincoln) said he beat his wife(abolition of slavery) after he took water(read the bible) even though water is not alcoholic (the Bible doesn't hate slavery)
Do you need more explanation, Junior?

This is the most idiotic analogy I have ever seen.
That's why I hate debating U.
Is beating your wife a good cause to start with.

Someone who beat his wife should be jailed irrespective of his motivation.
I don't understand why your dumb brain couldn't tell U that.

jaephoenix:

I expected you to read at least one age out of those I quoted , but you obviously didn't read one, if you did, you would have seen where Yahweh clearly instructed Israelites to raid cities and capture their citizens for slavery, and take their virgins for themselves. That is forced labor and sexual assault same exact thing Boko Haram and other terrorists do. So Yahweh is a terrorist god
Keep dodging the truth

Quote the verse here or keep shut up.
I brought all my verse here.
U are so annoying ....

In case U dont know....king George who signed the emancipation of slavery called those who used the bible to justify slavery as mad people.
He was head of the church of England when he banned slavery.

jaephoenix:

Since you have a brain of a 5 yo and don't understand the analogy, lemme break it down.
A man(Lincoln) said he beat his wife(abolition of slavery) after he took water(read the bible) even though water is not alcoholic (the Bible doesn't hate slavery)
Do you need more explanation, Junior?

This is the most idiotic analogy I have ever seen.
That's why I hate debating U.
Is beating your wife a good cause to start with.

jaephoenix:

1.
Same Paul that made below quotes…

Titus 2:9-10
New International Version
9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive

1 Timothy 6:1-2
New International Version
6 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered. 2 Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare[a] of their slaves

Colossians 3:22-24
New International Version
22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving

In Ephesians 6:5–8, Paul states "Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ".[96] Similar statements regarding obedient slaves can be found in Colossians 3:22–24, 1 Timothy 6:1–2, and Titus 2:9–10.[

2.
There are at least seven ages in the Bible where God is depicted as directly permitting or endorsing slavery. Two of these are in the Law of Moses: God permitted the Israelites to take slaves from conquered peoples permanently, and the Israelites could sell themselves into slavery temporarily to pay off debts (Exod 21:2-11; Lev 25:44-46). The other five ages are in the New Testament, where slavery as a social institution is endorsed and slaves are called to obey their masters “in everything” (Eph 6:5-9; Col 3:22-4:1; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Tit 2:9-10; 1 Pet 2:18-20).

Owning slaves was seen as a sign of God’s blessing (Gen 12:16; 24:35; Isa 14:1-2), and there are literally dozens of ages in the Bible that speak of slavery in ing, without comment. Slavery was simply part of life, and most people saw it as just the way things always were, even the divinely ordained order of things.And yes, in case there is any doubt, this was real slavery: “the slave is the owner’s property” (Exod 21:21). The Law of Moses in particular called for better treatment of fellow Israelites as slaves and poorly treatment of non-Israelite slaves. But slaves could be beaten (Exod 21:20-21; 1 Pet 2:18-20), and slaves could be taken as concubines (Gen 16:3-4; Exod 21:8-11) or even raped without serious consequence (Lev 19:20-22).

Yapping yapping yapping.
Tell me what God the bible said about the type of slavery the op is talking about- enforced slavery.

Did God approve of kidnapping people and forcing them into slavery.
Would God have approved of the trans Atlantic slave trade and the trans Sahara slave trade. This is the one the op brought up here.

jaephoenix:

Lol 😆
If someone said he beat his wife up and it was the water he took that intoxicated him, would you believe him? Especially if the said water has been tested for alcohol and none found?
That is the point you're making. The Bible was at most soft on slavery, but hard on other sins, even listed them in his 10 commandments

Seriously U not making sense. What has alcohol and beating your wife got to do with the bible.
U comparing a good cause with someone beating his wife.

Mr Man, if U don't have answer to my question, keep quiet or at best read my answer. I already replied.

IF BIBLE CONDONE SLAVERY, WHY WERE THE ABOLITIONISTS MOTIVATED BY THE SAME BIBLE.

jaephoenix:

the whole book or chapter?

Philemon is a book in the bible. It doesn't matter the number of chapters!!!

jaephoenix:

What book was that, and can you quote it

Book of philemon

jaephoenix:

So what motivated Lincoln? His conscience? Please don't say the Bible cos there was nothing written in it that could have made Lincoln change

So then why did he mention the bible motivated him.
That's the question I've been asking all U and I can't get any response.

Abolitionists claimed they were motivated by the bible. Why the bible if it condones slavery.

Anyway I already answered the question.
Check my other posts.

adeniyi65 and Lucifyre

U now see why the slave masters in America had to give a different bible to the slaves.
because if the slaves were given the REAL BIBLE, they will know that they were being enslaved against their will and the bible condemned such practice.
If anything bible commands such slave masters to be killed and sent straight to hell. Anyone who forces someone into slavery should be killed.
This will provide the slaves a justifiable and valid reason to rebel against their present status.

When Haitian slaves successfully rebelled, they killed their slaves masters who enslaved them against their will.
The American counterparts realise this and quickly produce an alternate bible for their own slaves and removed evidence that could be used against them from the bible.

So this issue has been thrashed. It's let for U just to embrace the truth or reject it.

Now what does the bible say about those who choose to enter slavery voluntarily. I will explain later.

Lucifyre:


You mean the typo riddled dross below😅. Not my fault you can't write properly or know the difference between is and if.🤷🏾

that's typo, u said u went back and still didnt understand after correcting the typo. that's your business not mine.

Since adeniyi65 and his advocate Lucifyre failed to answer my question, I will provide the answer.
Where did the abolitionist receive the inspiration to end slavery- THE BIBLE

The bible makes it clear SLAVE TRADE is evil and rightfully condemned it.


APOSTLE PAUL BANNED SLAVE TRADERS FROM THE CHURCH.

1 Timothy 1
9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine

THE BOOK OF REVELATION REVEALS SLAVE TRADERS ARE BOUND FOR HELL.
Revelation 18
When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her. 10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,
you mighty city of Babylon!
In one hour your doom has come!’

11 “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore— 12 cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble; 13 cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.

GOD INSTRUCTED TO PUT DEATH ANY SLAVE KIDNAPPER OR WHOEVER FORCEFULLY ENSLAVE SOMEONE.
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.

From the above its pretty clear the whole atlantic slave trade and the transaharan slave trade was evil IN THE EYES OF GOD and all those who partook in it are bound for hell.
100% of slaves taken out of Africa were kidnapped, forcefully enslaved, beaten to submission and traded in open market as cargoes.

BIBLE CONDEMNED IT AND MAKES IT CLEAR ABOVE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE. THE ABOLITIONIST WERE THUS RIGHT TO USE THE BIBLE TO JUSTIFY THE END TO SLAVE TRADE.

adeniyi and Lucifyre, this is the answer u fail to provide.

Now that we know enforced slavery is wrong, what about voluntary slavery- people who choose to be slaves. This is where the issue of bondservant comes in. I will explain later, time to go to work.

Lucifyre:


You've boxed him into a corner and he's got no answer so he's strawmanning and tangenting hard away from the question, see how he swerved same question i asked. Dude is apologetic to slavery as is his bible, see his disgusting response about slaves unable to think for themselves. Was hoping the numerous typos made me misunderstand, but nope.

U better go back n read my post. If U have comprehension issues, that's your business.

adeniyi65:

Note: your argument knows NO direction again as you have refused to accept that you have been hit hard. Where in the Bible verses did God against slavery as clear as he did on other mere sins? You kept running around no answer.

Guy rest, U just running around like headless chicken. I'm not the one the one that brought the argument. You are the one that claimed God condoned slavery in the bible.
I countered with 2 simple questions just to expose the fallacy, contradiction and lack of sound judgment in your argument.


The lesson here is if U are to present an argument, it must be logically sound, historically objective and there must be no self contradiction within the argument.
Unfortunately your argument falls apart when tested with with my question.
That's the problem U don't want to it.
I'm not here to present an alternative argument (other Christians are already doing that). I CAME HERE TO TEST YOUR ARGUMENT AND IT FAILED WOEFULLY.
YOUR ARGUMENT MAKES NO SENSE; AND IF U ARE A SINCERE PERSON U WILL IT TO ABOVE BUT WE ALL KNOW U ARE NOT HERE FOR THE TRUTH

My 2 questions remained the same just like I initially asked. It has not changed.
If U can provide answer- clear and concise...I will appreciate.
I have not only asked U but other people here who seem to swallow your gullible claim.
Pls no beating around the bush.

Lucifyre:


One, its not like there's any objective bible recognised univocally by those who read it, different religions and different denominations have different varied accepted texts even though a lot of the texts are mutual between religions and denominations.

Two, i don't know if i'll call it fraud but yes you could say its fraud but if they didn't do it how accepting of the bible would the slaves be if they could read that the book says they could be beaten to within an inch of their life as long as they don't die, considering the inhumane trauma they were already ing through, so they found a way to make them accept it i guess.

We are both saying the same thing.
Yank off the pages of the bible u don't like and push an agenda with the rest.
Is that not what adeniyi was trying to do here until he started convulsing on the 2 questions I asked him and couldn't go any further.
He came here and started yarping bible condone slavery conveniently ignoring ages that clearly condemns it including a whole book in the bible dedicated to emancipation of slaves.

Dishonest people abound on both sides of every argument.

Since some think slaves are not worth to decide for themselves if slavery is wrong or not if they read the whole bible.
So I guess some dishonest creatures choose to decide for them.

adeniyi65:

My brother. You can help us with the verses that influenced them if you don't want to hear that NT says 'we are all equal before him but slaves must still be submissive to their slave masters'

Guy rest. U lost this one badly. U were seriously unprepared, and there are serious deficiency in knowledge issues.
Go and pick another topic in the bible and let's discuss.

The problem is U guys rarely come across sound theological Christians. Otherwise all the trash in your brain would have been cleared.

Only 2 questions and the car begin to have knock out problems. U couldn't answer them convincingly.

I keep saying it, THE DAY I LOSE A DEBATE ON ANY CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IS THE DAY I STOP FOLLOWING THE BIBLE.

adeniyi65:
pens down. nothing to say again from here. You can't be a Christian than what the Bible say. The part sensored away condones slavery. Don't run around a circle that lead to nowhere.

What is this one talking about.
Imagine a pastor preaching from a bible with half of its pages removed.

The abolitionists that moved against slavery, did their own bible have any pages torn off.
Did they yank off any pages from their own bible b4 preaching against slavery.
So how come they read the whole bible yet concluded slavery was wrong.

adeniyi65:
a religious fraud to keep the barbaric of slavery away from the reach of slaves and give them "God loves all and slaves should obey their masters" so that they can remain submissive without rebellion to their masters.

I agree with U 100%.
What the slave masters did definitely wasn't Christianity. It was religious fraud.

No Christian will mutilate the bible and them preach from a bible that has only half it's pages intact.
No true Christian will yank off half of the bible pages and then preach from the remaining half.

Slaves masters were not Christians. QED.

jaephoenix:

Well, like you said we are not interested in your opinion nor that of Lincoln.
Please show us in the Bible where it tells people to abolish slavery or where it states that slavery is bad.
The Bible explicitly said murder, lying, covetousness etc are all sins, even made them into commandments, but it omits the fatcs that slavery was a sin, despite the facts is was very common.

THE OPINION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE ENDED SLAVERY IN AMERICA. HE DECLARED THE PROCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION WHICH CRIMINALISE SLAVERY AND MADE IT ILLEGAL TO TRADE IN SLAVES.

IF U THINK I SHOULD IGNORE THE OPINION OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND FOLLOW YOURS, THEN SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH YOUR BRAIN.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT MOTIVATED ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO END SLAVERY EVEN IF IT MEANT GOING TO WAR. WHAT BOOK INSPIRED HIM TO FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY TO THE END.

WE NEED TO KNOW. DONT TELL ME OTHERWISE.