https://time.com/5171819/christianity-slavery-book-excerpt/
From the first century up until the civil war, the Bible was often used as a tool to justify slavery. Saint Augustine thought that slavery was inevitable, he believed it was the consequence of sin and the Fall of Man. The Ten Commandments mention slavery twice, which can be interpreted as God’s acceptance.
The Christian Faith condemned the use of slaves for many reasons. Genesis 21:9-10 states, “Abraham, the ‘father of faith,’ and all the patriarchs held slaves without God’s disapproval.” This goes to show that the followers of the faith held slaves regardless if it went against the word of God. People felt that slavery “stood as an insitution of God”. Christians were very passionate for slavery and used slaves to point out that Jesus would never speak against it. On the other hand, many like to claim that Christians felt very passionate about the abolition movement. Regardless of the number of Christians who condonded slavery, the numbe rof christians who condemed it was still very apparent. During this time period, Christians statements and feelings speaking out against slavery increased. Whereas many slave owners had a feeling of immense power. Slave Owners were aware that the experience of a slave (positive or negative) was their responsibility.
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The Christian Faith condemned the use of slaves for many reasons. Genesis 21:9-10 states, “Abraham, the ‘father of faith,’ and all the patriarchs held slaves without God’s disapproval.” This goes to show that the followers of the faith held slaves regardless if it went against the word of God. People felt that slavery “stood as an insitution of God”. Christians were very passionate for slavery and used slaves to point out that Jesus would never speak against it. On the other hand, many like to claim that Christians felt very passionate about the abolition movement. Regardless of the number of Christians who condonded slavery, the numbe rof christians who condemed it was still very apparent. During this time period, Christians statements and feelings speaking out against slavery increased. Whereas many slave owners had a feeling of immense power. Slave Owners were aware that the experience of a slave (positive or negative) was their responsibility.
As Christians often used the bible in a way to justify the slavery and the act of owning them, there were also instances were Christians felt the bible spoke out against it. Not every Christian was in favor of slavery, the conflict was very spilt and even on both sides. The main issue was the interpretation of the bible to condemn or condone slavery was often contradictory and hypocritical.
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