Crusaders is catholics. Slavery isn't christians promote it. Very early time many follow the priest, bec many do not have Bible. That is where it go wrong after the apostle were no more. Like myself, where ever church I go, then I study and also cultural and etc, it is personal duty to study carefully, and that's where most people go wrong in many different way. The key is relational with God than just being religious. Bec I've been there in many different way, and that's why, I spend so much time with the Lord and that's where I learn little by little and getting the point what God is saying. That's where He show me litle by little, bec of my lacking and He know me more than myself.
(Smile), anytime and it is great to learn, seeing around you and have a husband to edify and really, should be edify one another instead of one sided. (Smile)I didn't know what lent is until my hubby show me this. You're Welcome!
Praise the Lord! I am very happy you found seek truth! Long time ago I already knew it!
I'm glad you brought that up and u got a good point. The word slave is numerable meaning. As in english word is one of the poorest language. Where do you work? (Don't answer that, its for ur thought and personal answer). The verse here meant whereever you work, employee and slave is the same, employer and master is the same. What about miad,butcher, chauffer? They are part of the slave. Slave word now in days missing so much by thinking relating the south. Black mayor in atlanta said few years ago, that his grandparents had a great master and treating them very well. Even, his grandparents master got furious with other master by mistreating the slaves. Its based on the view point. Ok. Think about this. What would happen, if you stole ur boss property? You will suffer consequences. What if master mistreating the slave? Master also will suffer consequences. Even, Nt added, if master mistreating the slave, the master should be aware that's the master have his/her Master and that master will giving account for been done to the slaves. That's where many overlook the whole passage and taking the negative view and take the blame on whatever race they are.
Time changes. Yes. Cultural changes. No. God changes. No. If you read Book of Jeremiah, and notice his time is very similar as of today. The way of life of the people in the pass is no different as of today. What its like today is very same story as in 3000 yrs ago, 4000 yrs ago. Nothing is new. Only thing new is what people have created, but as of human themselves, nothing is new of way of living.
I want to say that Catholics do not promote slavery. As a catholic I take offense to that!
History makes many mistakes and we today learn different!
About not interpreting the Bible correctly: Catholics use a method that looks at the historical context of the writings and the geographical context. If we followed the Bible exactly we would be cutting off peoples hands and feet still! And no one could eat pork either.
As for Lent and Jesus. Lent, for Catholics, reminds us of Jesus going into the dessert for 40 days and being tempted by the devil. We put it right before Easter so that we can remember that Jesus died for us and the things we do and do not do - also how we can better serve Him here.
You want to blame me for sins of many years ago?
I didn't kill anyone.
God also gave people FREE WILL so that we make our own decisions. Plus Pope John Paul II tried to apologize for things that Catholic Church did in History.
Plus at time of Crusades there were no "Catholics" or "Protestants". Only Christians. Don't forget Crusades happened in 1095-1291 and Reformation happened in 16th century. So if you want to blame anyone, blame everyone.