3. In 1851, members of the
Restoration Movement
(not just Churches of
Christ) had 101,000
slaves.
4. Why was this such a difficult issue
in the Restoration Movement?
in the Restoration Movement?
•Economic Stress
•Cultural Pressure
•Moral Conviction
•Biblical Permission
5. Campbell’s view
•“Slavery is not expedient” (practical)
•It is not a sin
•It is not a reason to disfellowship or
break unity
9. Results
•Many justified slavery through the Bible
•Bible never condemns slavery, but regulates it.
•Lev. 25:44; 1 Cor. 7:21-23; Eph 6:5-8; Col. 3:22;
1 Tim. 6:1-2; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18
•Slavery back then wasn’t what it is now.
10. Results
•Many justified slavery through the Bible
•Bible never condemns slavery, but regulates it.
•Lev. 25:44; 1 Cor. 7:21-23; Eph 6:5-8; Col. 3:22;
1 Tim. 6:1-2; Titus 2:9; 1 Peter 2:18
•Slavery back then wasn’t what it is now.