Denny Burk discusses a challenging piece of the Scriptures, as part of Crossway's Tough Passages series. It is helpful and prudent to note the context of slavery in Roman times, which was not as our own present-day Western culture and ethos. We can otherwise be misled in our reading and understanding of Scripture. This insightful piece helps guide interpretation of this passage.
"When the critics assail Scripture, they often make confident assertions about things about which they know very little (1 Tim. 1:7). In this case, when they rail against the Bible’s alleged endorsement of slavery, they are misrepresenting what the Bible actually teaches. Every word of God is pure and good and wise and right for us—including what he says to us about those under the yoke."
https://www.crossway.org/articles/did-paul-endorse-slavery-1-timothy-6
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