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Common terms and phrasesabuses American slavery anti-slavery writers Apostles Apphia authority Barnes believing masters beloved Bible blasphemy bonds brethren called chattel child Christ Jesus Christian Church Christian master circumcised civil consent crime dealing with slavery degradation despise discipline doctrine respecting Doddridge Ephesus epistle epistle to Philemon Epistle to Timothy exhort father fellow-laborer freeman fugitive slave give unto Gospel hath husband incidental evils Jesus Christ knowing labor Lord Jesus Christ marriage master and slave mean ministers of religion murder never obedience offence Onesi Onesimus paraphrase parents passage Paul Paul's persons phemed Philemon preach pulpit reader receive regard relation religion Roman Roman slavery saints and faithful sanctions sent servants douloi slave-holding Southern spirit stolen horse subject of slavery teach otherwise Testament thine things teach Timothy tion treat Tychicus Views of Slavery Whitby wife word doulos writes wrong Popular passagesPage 23 - Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren ; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. Page 125 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. Page 51 - Christ ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart ; with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not to men : knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. Page 10 - Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land : and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever... Page 40 - And if the servant shall plainly say, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free': Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. Page 79 - But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner j with such a one no not to eat. Page 67 - Is any man called being circumcised ? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision ? let him not be circumcised. Page 52 - Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. Page 33 - Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? Page 105 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. References from web pagesFrom George Dodd Armstrong’s The Christian Doctrine of Slavery (1857) JSTOR: The Christian Doctrine of Slavery: A Theological Analysis Internet Archive: Details: The Christian doctrine of slavery Bibliographic information |