Wives, submit to your husbands in a way that is appropriate in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and don’t be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, because this pleases the Lord. Parents, don’t provoke your children in a way that ends up discouraging them. Slaves, obey your masters on earth in everything. Don’t just obey like people pleasers when they are watching. Instead, obey with the single motivation of fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, do it from the heart for the Lord and not for people. You know that you will receive an inheritance as a reward. You serve the Lord Christ. But evildoers will receive their reward for their evil actions. There is no discrimination. Masters, be just and fair to your slaves, knowing that you yourselves have a master in heaven. (Colossians 3:18— 4:1, CEB)
I must say I have issue with this section of this disputed letter of Paul. I do not believe Paul wrote this, and the person writing it was using Paul’s name to make sure power stayed in the hands of rich men.
Men who owned other people and this says those who are owned should follow all directions from their owners as if they are doing it for God.
Saying you are living as property and doing it for God does not make it right. Saying the bible says it does not mean it is immoral or hateful.
The word of God is not only the Bible. It is living and breathing and moving us closer to the love that God means for us to show in all of our lives every day. Do not think that a book written by and put together by men for a specific purpose is the only means of God speaking to us. The Bible was used and still is used to keep a power structure and we as followers of God need to see that and do something about it.
Morality does not come from a book and love needs to be the first and foremost reason we do something.
Love for the Lord.
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