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Originally Posted by Bordercop
Regarding slavery, here's what Jesus said:
"If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. And if you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest. The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people." (Matthew 20:26-28, CEV)
"Whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else." (Mark 10:44, NLT)
Indeed, the slavery Jesus and Paul spoke of is a very different type of slavery we know. The slavery they condoned is serving people with absolute selfless love, regardless what positions we are in: doctors, teachers, employers and employees, parents and children.
Jesus taught that the two most important commandments are 1) love God, and 2) love others as you love yourself: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:30-31, ASV)
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I'm not trying to offend you. I don't have any preference for either religion. I know Jesus mentions a symbolic slavery. But Jesus doesn't ever condemn those who have slaves, and he never says physical slavery should end.
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Originally Posted by Bordercop
Show me a similar passage in the Koran...which hasn't been abrogated...you won't find one. The muslim relgion is a made up fairy tale designed by a child molestor, liar and thief to justify his actions to his gullible followers.
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You think your religion is true, and theirs is a lie, I understand. Christianity hasn't always been tolerant, however, and some verses do support violence and slavery.