Were and are socialist experiments beneficial to their respective inhabitants?

[pjmret]

Wrong. The US churches were divided back then just as they are today, and there were many Americans in American early days who were not Christians. Just read what antagonists claim about American not being founded as a Christian nation.

Slavery in Biblical times was not like slavery in the US. For example, even free people sold themselves into slavery in order to keep from starving. American slaves did not sell themselves into slavery to keep from starving.

Wrong? *****

Slavery was widespread and in the Constitution
Both are facts ***** lol

 

[mark francis]

So there was no involuntary slaverybin ancient times?
Of course there was *****
And God condoned it sadly

God you are stupid

You ignorantly blame God for things you know nothing about.

 

[pjmret]

You ignorantly blame God for things you know nothing about.

So you admit there was involuntary slavery then?
Yes or no?

 

[mark francis]

So you admit there was involuntary slavery then?
Yes or no?

Yes, but I have seen no evidence that God inspired anyone to unjustly force innocent people into slavery.

 

[pjmret]

Yes, but I have seen no evidence that God inspired anyone to unjustly force innocent people into slavery.

Do you admit the Bible condones slavery by not forbidding it? Yes or no?

 

[mark francis]

Do you admit the Bible condones slavery by not forbidding it? Yes or no?

No. God allows things He does not approve of, and He commands things humans do not approve of.

 

[pjmret]

No. God allows things He does not approve of, and He commands things humans do not approve of.

So why didn't he forbid it, *****?

 

[mark francis]

So why didn't he forbid it, *****?

Because He chose not to forbid it just like He chose not to forbid divorce.

Matthew 19

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

 

[pjmret]

Because He chose not to forbid it just like He chose not to forbid divorce.

Matthew 19

5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

So he condoned it by not forbidding it
He even gave rules for treating slaves instead of forbidding it
God was OK with well treated slaves
Pathetic

 

[mark francis]

So he condoned it by not forbidding it
He even gave rules for treating slaves instead of forbidding it
God was OK with well treated slaves
Pathetic

Your pathetic attempt to discredit God is stupid.

 

[pjmret]

Your pathetic attempt to discredit God is stupid.

You can't refute my post
God could have forbidden slavery but didn't

God approves of slaves as long as they are well treated
Pathetic

 

[pjmret]

Another commandment should have been thou shalt not have slaves but God approves of slavery
Or he is a coward
Or both

 

[mark francis]

You can't refute my post
God could have forbidden slavery but didn't

God approves of slaves as long as they are well treated
Pathetic

Your slander of God does not prove your opinion is reasonable or just.

 

[mark francis]

Another commandment should have been thou shalt not have slaves but God approves of slavery
Or he is a coward
Or both

Why do slaves to sin and the devil think God is evil for allowing what He does not condone?

 

[pjmret]

Why do slaves to sin and the devil think God is evil for allowing what He does not condone?

obviously god must condone it, he could have forbidden it and yet he didn't.
he addresssed it a number of times in the bible, obviously it was an important subject.