Why Is Slavery Wrong According To The Bible
Why is slavery right or wrong according to the Bible? Include Wilberforce's views and what role he played in abolishing slavery in England.
The Bible does not specifically condemn slavery but instead gives ways that slaves should be treated. In fact many people do not realize how different slavery was in the Old Testament compared to now. Many fail to understand that back in Biblical times slavery was not segregated by race, often it was by nationality or was based more on your social status. In Genesis 1:27 it says that God created man and woman equally, in his own image. Often, people would sell themselves to pay off debts that they owed to others, but were in their own section of slaves and were not made to do the regular work
The Bible does not specifically condemn slavery but instead gives ways that slaves should be treated. In fact many people do not realize how different slavery was in the Old Testament compared to now. Many fail to understand that back in Biblical times slavery was not segregated by race, often it was by nationality or was based more on your social status. In Genesis 1:27 it says that God created man and woman equally, in his own image. Often, people would sell themselves to pay off debts that they owed to others, but were in their own section of slaves and were not made to do the regular work