The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum The Bible condemns slavery?

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[color:"blue"]Exodus 21:16 is condemning the act of man stealing, or kidnapping another against his will and selling such a person into slavery. But that is a command against the kidnapper and his actions, not against slavery directly.

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Fred,

I'm a bit [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/confused.gif" alt="confused" title="confused[/img] by your statement above! Using your reasoning and applying it to prostitution, would we have to conclude that prostitutes are condemned but prostitution is not? Strange as it may seem, that is similar to a law here in , only in reverse. Here, prostitution; solicitation of "sexual favors" is illegal, but being a prostitute is not. Personally, I cannot understand how the biblical prohibition against anyone engaging in the buying and/or selling of people doesn't also prohibit the act of doing so? If it was fine to engage in the practice of slavery, then how could someone who did it be found guilty of breaking the law by doing that which is not prohibited??

Can you explain your reasoning a bit more for me and possibly for anyone else who might be confused over this?

In His Grace,