Spiritual Christian Living

Free-images.com          There is a unique story in Exodus 21:2-6 about the process of a person choosing to become a servant/slave… for life!    Before we get into this discussion let’s get something very clear - slavery depicted in the Bible is drastically different from the type of slavery that is on most people’s minds.  Slaves in our times and in our most recent history are people who were tricked or forced into work and generally receive no pay and had no right to refuse to work.  This type of slavery is condemned in Exodus 21:16.    Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death . (Ex. 21:16 GNB)        This verse makes it very clear that the type of slavery that a lot of people of different races and of different countries have been subjected to is condemned by the Bible.  As a Christian, I am so sorry if there is this type of sl...

Freeimages.com      The Church that I attend recently went through a series of messages where they talked about some words in the Bible and their Greek background.  This reminded me of some Greek words that I have learned about over the years that I dearly love!  As you may or may not know, the New Testament was originally written in Greek and Aramaic.  From what I understand – the Greek language is a very descriptive language, and it can be challenging to try and translate a Greek thought into just one English word.   Sometimes the Greek word can even represent a small story.  That is why I like to read the Bible using various versions.  I feel like the versions of the Bible are like looking at a large diamond.  As you turn the diamond, you see the light glistening from different angles.  As I read the various versions of the Bible (King James Version, New International Version, New Living Translation, Amplified Bible, ...