One of the chief complaints that people tend to lay against Christians is that we simply nit-pick from Scripture the things to which we adhere. Homosexuality? No, the bible denies it as a valid way of life for a child of God. But, they ask, “What of slavery? It is rampant in Scriptures, never forbid, and yet Christians today are directly (and rightly) against it? How is this not like homosexuality?” What shall we do with this argument? What help does Paul provide to us in thinking through the difficult issue of slavery and the Christian’s righteousness is an unrighteous world?
