Sentences with phrase «word against slavery»
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In other words, this text is not about how to go to heaven when you die, but rather about how to go from slavery to death in this world as we war against others (Eph 2:1 - 3), to unity and peace with others as we live in the family of God (Eph 2:11 - 22).
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They pointed out that slavery was practiced by the people of Israel and regulated by God, and that Jesus never said a word against slaveholding.
In other words, this text is not about how to go to heaven when you die, but rather about how to go from slavery to death in this world as we war against others (Ephesians 2:1 - 3), to unity and peace with others as we live in the family of God (Ephesians 2:11 - 22).
The Southerners replied that Jesus nowhere condemned slavery nor ever spoke a word against it.
The strongly worded statement gives some indication of the strength of feeling amassed against May's slavery initiative, which is accused of putting a focus on prosecutions ahead of caring for victims.