Alternative Spirituality
Gay Civil Rights
- Migisi
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» Migisi - Slavery
In response to Slavery posted by BrianTubbs:
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Page 3 of your article you linked. This is bothersome to me. Curious. Is this a commonly-held Christian (or church) doctrine?
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I quote you:
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"Since Christians are to be "slaves to God" (Romans 6:22) and to consider themselves as "pilgrims" passing through (Hebrews 11:13 and I Peter 2:11), they should not become focused or obsessed with fighting for social and economic equality while on this earth, but rather should focus on proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
"This is a very hard principle for 21st century people to reconcile with. We see the world around us and all its injustice - and we want to fix it. We want to right the wrongs. And we have the stirring example of great men like Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. showing us the way.
"But the apostles would maintain that evil and suffering are a part of this world. These things will always be a part of this fallen world. If we become so preoccupied in righting the wrongs in this world, we lose sight of the next one."
-- posted by Migisi
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