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This is true; however, who were the vast majority of slave masters in Roman times ---- pagans or Christians? And to whom would a slave be a witness to but his fellow slaves and his master...The abolition of slavery was NOT an atheistic movement. The Bible does not promote the acquisition of slaves by Christians. If anything it does promote the belief that we should treat our brothers and sisters as equals. A slave cannot be equal to his master. The abolitionist movement was speared on by fervent Bible believing Christians. There are not many people willing to walk in the path of Christ. And atheists are among those who care only for themselves, their own opinions, and things that bring notoriety to themselves. The abolitionist movement was not popular among the self-righteous.Christianity thrived on slavery and servitude. It did not end the practice. Popes and other christians have been sanctioning slavery till the 20th century.
It was also Christians who began the abolitionist movement and insisted upon an end to slavery here in the United States. It was Christians who broke U.S. law and helped slaves escape to freedom. You see, they didn't point to the slavery references in the Bible. They pointed to, Love one another as I have loved you, and that we are all one in the Body of Christ, and what you do to the least, you have done for me.
some northern baptist churches. It was no a wide spread christian movement.
>>In several Pauline epistles, and the First Epistle of Peter, slaves are admonished to obey their masters<<
(Ephesians 6:5-8; Colossians 3:22-25; 1 Timothy 6:1; Titus 2:9-10; 1 Peter 2:18)
At the time of the NT being written, the slave owners were mostly pagan, but some jews did have house slaves and had to abide by the laws for treatment of those slaves. It was not the same type of slavery as under roman law.