(The Lord) “In our presence there are not quests who are either very eminent or very lowly, but only brothers.” (GGJ III, 164:16)
The Lord preaches brotherly equality and declares slavery an abomination before God (The Lord) “In our presence there are not quests who are either very eminent or very lowly, but only brothers.” (THE GREAT GOSPEL OF JOHN vol. 3, 164:16) “Concerning Jored’s question regarding protective duty and slave-trade, which are regulated by Roman law, the Lord advises to adhere to the civil laws, but Jored should not sell any of his slaves again, [10] for to sell human beings is an abomination before God. He should make his slaves free, devout men, whereby he would prepare for himself a great treasure in heaven.” (THE GREAT GOSPEL OF JOHN vol. 6, chap. 92) The history of the Lord converting a chief slave-trader and freeing his slaves (The Lord)”[1] After the crowd had soon completely dispersed, I, together with Raphael, Agricola and Lazarus went to the chief trader and addressed him in his own tongue: “Who gave you initially the right to sell human beings and their children as merchandise on the markets of the world thereby making them slaves of a tyrannical, lewd buyer?” [2] Said the Chief Trader: “If you want to buy them from me, I will show you that I have the right to do this. If you do not buy them, I will, if you wish it, tell you only before the governor that I am entitled to this. Once, I myself was sold as a slave, but my master, whom I served faithfully, gave me my freedom and much money. I returned to my homeland and am now trading with the same merchandise, as which I had to serve another man twenty years ago. I became happy as a slave; why should that not be the case with those over there? Besides, this is a very ancient custom in our lands, and our sages have never reproached us concerning it. Thus, we are not offending against the laws of our land and to comply with the laws of your land, we pay a ransom. And so, we do not have to account for our good right to anyone!”
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