Comments on: Slavery http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66 Just another WordPress site Sun, 24 Nov 2013 06:35:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Meyer http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-36 Rob Meyer Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:57:30 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-36 When we try to answer the question of how slavery can exist in the modern world, we are reminded of how sin was brought into the world by people who put their own desires above the well-being of others; selfishness won out. And when people put their own selfish desires at the forefront, everything else - and every<i>one</i> else - becomes nothing more than a means to a selfish end. This is my struggle with my own children: Is it possible to teach them to stop being selfish? Is it a matter of education, or must they undergo some traumatic event in order to understand the need for empathy? When we try to answer the question of how slavery can exist in the modern world, we are reminded of how sin was brought into the world by people who put their own desires above the well-being of others; selfishness won out. And when people put their own selfish desires at the forefront, everything else – and everyone else – becomes nothing more than a means to a selfish end. This is my struggle with my own children: Is it possible to teach them to stop being selfish? Is it a matter of education, or must they undergo some traumatic event in order to understand the need for empathy?

]]> By: Glen David http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-30 Glen David Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:56:30 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-30 Barbie, good reference to John Newton. Wouldn't it be great if John Newton's type of experience with The Living God became multiplied across the face of the Earth and slavery was banished for good? Rhetorical a question that it was, it makes me look for Yeshua's return all the more. This world does not reflect the Father's love. It does not have the love of the Father. It seeks to enslave us all. But there is a day coming when Righteousness will take His seat upon the throne and reign in the intended manner. Then no longer will the things that Milton is reporting on exist. I hate it too Milt, and God bless you for not being silent about it. Barbie, good reference to John Newton. Wouldn’t it be great if John Newton’s type of experience with The Living God became multiplied across the face of the Earth and slavery was banished for good? Rhetorical a question that it was, it makes me look for Yeshua’s return all the more. This world does not reflect the Father’s love. It does not have the love of the Father. It seeks to enslave us all. But there is a day coming when Righteousness will take His seat upon the throne and reign in the intended manner. Then no longer will the things that Milton is reporting on exist. I hate it too Milt, and God bless you for not being silent about it.

]]> By: Janis Beauregard http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-27 Janis Beauregard Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:44:29 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-27 yet we call ourselves civilized yet we call ourselves civilized

]]> By: Elaine http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-26 Elaine Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:18:38 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-26 It makes me physically ill to think humans would put other humans into slavery. It makes me even more physically ill to think that parents would do this to their own child--for such a small amount. I don't understand it--it grieves me--and I know it grieves our Lord. I have prayed for the victims (and will continue to do so) but I will now also pray for the ones doing the trafficking. Thank you Barbie for the reminder that through prayer and God's convicting, they can change. My prayer for you on this journey has been that God would show you many things--I will continue to pray blessings elaine It makes me physically ill to think humans would put other humans into slavery. It makes me even more physically ill to think that parents would do this to their own child–for such a small amount. I don’t understand it–it grieves me–and I know it grieves our Lord. I have prayed for the victims (and will continue to do so) but I will now also pray for the ones doing the trafficking. Thank you Barbie for the reminder that through prayer and God’s convicting, they can change.

My prayer for you on this journey has been that God would show you many things–I will continue to pray

blessings
elaine

]]> By: Barbie Jones http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-25 Barbie Jones Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:20:15 +0000 http://miltonjonesblog.com/?p=66#comment-25 I clicked that I "liked" this blog, but really I hate it. I hate that we ever have had slaves, and that we still do. I hate that humans, made in God's image, use each other and abuse each other. Instead of becoming servants of others, as Jesus, God on earth, did, we lord over people and decide we are better because of our skin color, race, gender or pay check. I pray for those children and women being trafficked, that God will protect them. As for their slave traders, I pray that they will come to the realization that what they are doing is terribly, terribly wrong, as did John Newton, composer of "Amazing Grace." It's what we ALL need... Amazing Grace. I clicked that I “liked” this blog, but really I hate it. I hate that we ever have had slaves, and that we still do. I hate that humans, made in God’s image, use each other and abuse each other. Instead of becoming servants of others, as Jesus, God on earth, did, we lord over people and decide we are better because of our skin color, race, gender or pay check.
I pray for those children and women being trafficked, that God will protect them. As for their slave traders, I pray that they will come to the realization that what they are doing is terribly, terribly wrong, as did John Newton, composer of “Amazing Grace.” It’s what we ALL need… Amazing Grace.

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