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theanointedsinner

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slave is also a username

my question is, how to overcome the perception that
a slave is someone who is forcefully controlled by a might-makes-right slave master?
 
blue_ladybug

blue_ladybug

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I gotta get a new microwave.png . The outlet breaker popped off the other day, and I thought it was the microwave finally dying, so I unplugged it and took it outside. Came back in and discovered it was only the stupid breaker, but I've been wanting to get a new microwave anyway, so it's all good.. (y)(y)
 
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selfdissolving

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theanointedsinner said:
slave is also a username

my question is, how to overcome the perception that
a slave is someone who is forcefully controlled by a might-makes-right slave master?
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i usually point out that slavery in modern times has a different connotation than it did it biblical times because in America we had a particularly brutal form of forced slavery in the 1700's. Often times people's perception of biblical slavery is skewed because they look at it through a modern historical lens, which is an intellectual error in my opinion.
Then i point out the correlations between biblical slavery and modern day employment. Most people will say "yes but we are protected by rights under the law, etc" at which point i'll point out that so where the Hebrew slaves in the Law of Moses.
In the end it's really just the term that trips people up because like i said, modern day historical lens.

Also expounding on the definitions of the Hebrew word for slave should help.
 
HisUnfailingLove

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slave said:
Knowing you BluecatwomanLady I knew you would want an emoji popsicle. LOL :p


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Yum Yum! Even though it is winter here I will have one of those! Thanks gorgeous - I will take the green one! You are always looking out for everybody's best interests! Glory to God for His bountiful provisions, Amen! LOL
 
HisUnfailingLove

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slave said:
To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go before we can grasp something else. The first thing we must surrender is all of our pretense or deceit. What our Lord wants us to present to Him is not our goodness, honesty, or our efforts to do better, but real solid sin. Actually, that is all He can take from us. And what He gives us in exchange for our sin is real solid righteousness. But we must surrender all pretense that we are anything, and give up all our claims of even being worthy of God’s consideration.

Once we have done that, the Spirit of God will show us what we need to surrender next. Along each step of this process, we will have to give up our claims to our rights to ourselves. Are we willing to surrender our grasp on all that we possess, our desires, and everything else in our lives? Are we ready to be identified with the death of Jesus Christ?

We will suffer a sharp painful disillusionment before we fully surrender; hence, the experiential crisis at first. When people really see themselves as the Lord sees them, it is not the terribly offensive sins of the flesh that shock them, but the awful nature of the pride of their own hearts opposing Jesus Christ. When they see themselves in the light of the Lord, the shame, horror, and desperate conviction hit home for them.

If you are faced with the question of whether or not to surrender, make a determination to go on through the crisis, surrendering all that you have and all that you are to Him. And God will then equip you to do all that He requires of you. This is having the audacity to allow the Lord be indeed your Sovereign Lord and Master.
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