Paul's Analogy of Slavery & the Unbeliever (TMF:1613)

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Peace to Live By: Paul's Analogy of Slavery & the Unbeliever (TMF:1613) - Daniel Litton
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       Slavery was a dominate thing in the Roman Empire, just as it used to be here in the United States. People would own slaves, buy and sell them, and have them do whatever they wished. Slaves would perform all kinds of work. It was so ingrained into the society and culture. Either a person owned slaves, or was a slave themselves. It was a truly immoral setup. But Paul uses the analogy anyway, almost apologizing in the upcoming verse 19, saying it is “because of [our] natural limitations” that he is using this example. It drives the point home, nonetheless. When a person is enslaved, the person is subject completely and entirely to his or her Master, to his or her owner. The person has no ability even to make their own choices. Personal freedom isn’t part of the person’s life. And this is what Paul says the unbeliever’s life is like.