2014-01-13T18:25:37-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/slavery/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11966 2014-01-13T18:25:37-05:00 This powerful and dramatic film by British director Steve McQueen is based on the amazing true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War USA, Solomon Northup (played by Londoner Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. Damaris offers free downloadable video and text study resources for Christian groups. http://faithaliveresources.org/Products/156015/leaving-egypt.aspx 2012-04-03T14:52:24-05:00 Theologian Chuck DeGroat shows how our wilderness journey helps us face our fears, receive our new identity, experience transformation, and live into our newfound freedom. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/you-can-chase-me-but-you-can-t-have-me-6443 2011-09-21T14:19:55-05:00 You'll hear the noise of the chariots, you'll feel the pressure. But turn and face your enemy and tell him, "Because of Jesus, you can chase me, but you can't have me." http://chitorch.org/index.php/chm/eighteenth-century/wilberforce/ 2011-06-27T15:43:28-05:00 Slavery, the most malignant evil of the British Empire ceased largely because of the faith and persistence of William Wilberforce. From Christian History magazine. http://chitorch.org/index.php/chm/seventeenth-century/slave-religion/ 2011-06-27T15:32:05-05:00 Ignorance, prejudice, and even Bible Christianity joined forces to sabotage the faith of African-American slaves. From Christian History magazine. http://biblica.com/video/index.php?p_id=8 2009-09-16T17:50:17-05:00 Amazing Grace: The Story of William Wilberforce is the story of an extraordinarily ordinary man, some 200 years ago, who through faith, struggle and perseverance overcame a 17-year battle to abolish the slave trade throughout the British Empire. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%201&version=NIV 2009-08-07T11:40:35-05:00 One of the most defining events of the Old Testament is the Israelites' rescue from slavery in Egypt. This is the beginning of that story; in this passage, we learn of the Israelites' oppression and slavery in the foreign land of Egypt. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%206:5-9&version=NIV 2009-08-06T23:57:41-05:00 Many of the members of the early Christian church were slaves who needed to know how to relate to their masters under their new faith. Paul issues some guidelines for slaves here, without necessarily condoning the practice. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206:15-23&version=NIV 2009-07-21T16:36:47-05:00 The New Testament often uses the image of slavery to describe a state of total subservience to a spiritual ruler. In this case, we learn that we are spiritual slaves to sin and its power until we find freedom in Christ. We become "slaves" to Christ instead, and find that slavery to Christ is in fact true spiritual freedom. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:35-36&version=NIV 2009-07-17T09:17:46-05:00 God promises freedom to those who follow Him. This passage contrasts the lot of a slave, who must do as he or she is told, to that of a family member, who is free to act as they please. When we follow Christ, we are invited to leave our slavery to sin and join the family of God.