There’s no shortage of scary movies, but how real is the demonic realm? Frank explains why he believes in the paranormal and …
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I mean if the person likes scary movies then yes. Franky boy it doesnt matter what you believe. The "demonic" doesnt exist. LolXD your a joke Franky boy.
Seeing as most horror movies now days have blood, gore, gruesome deaths, witchcraft, sex, nudity, profanity etc then it’s easy to see why a Christian shouldn’t be filling their mind up with this wickedness. All things are permissible but not all things are beneficial.
I have played games like Elden Rings which for the most part is easy to not feel as if there is anything wrong with it but then there are moments during cutscenes that are just twisted and demonic that you just have to look away or even stop playing all together. As Christian’s we should be seeing how much of our life we can give up not thinking about how far we can push the limits of worldliness and that’s something everyone has to work on including myself.
When I was 19 and pregnant, my baby’s father and I watched the exorcism of Emily rose. When I was alone in the bathroom I felt a dark presence. My partner died that night for no apparent reason (labeled heart attack, he was 22)
Frank didnt really answer the question. He mentioned it is a personal preference. The scripture says in Psalm channel 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes… Also Phil. 4:8 is a good filter for the Christian… Is it true, honest ,noble etc. Most of what Hollywood puts out doesn't pass the Phil 4:8 filter. Also by beholding we become changed. (2 cor. 3:18)…When we behold such things it can have an effect on who we are…our characters.
I was once optimistic about the human race. Frank, religious superstitions and belief in demons depresses me no end. On a brighter note, the Countries that score highly on happiness and living standards are enlightened socialist and overwhelmingly atheist.
For a Christian, I believe the Bible is clear. Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
The question should be why would christians want to watch such movies? To feed their fleshly desires? The bible is clear about this: “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" (Mt 6:22-23) Watch Godly things, not demonic things.
The belief in the supernatural is all fun and games until it causes a person to reflect on their own behavior. In my view most Atheists end up reasoning that if God does exist, He must be some kind of immaterial force like the one mentioned in the Star Wars sci-fi series. Their attitude often comes across as 'heaven forbid some person gets to judge me', do as thou wilt.
I have seen movies like the Exorcist, The Omen and Ghostbusters and any of them convince me there are real ghosts. I can go to a museum and look at the status of Seus, Herculis or Minerva and that doesn't convince me they are true gods and made me bowdon and worship them. I don't take religious education from movies or museums, nor even from "religious" movies or Icons.
I used to watch a lot of horror films, but I quit because suddenly my mind was so full of darkness that's all I was thinking about. It drove me nuts, even away from God at times…but I came back to Him, and I'm truly grateful for His love and grace.
Anything done outside of for the glory of God is sinful. So whether a scary or a romantic comedy, both are sinful. It’s not what goes into a man but what comes out of him. Let the spirit hide you on what’s best for you, without making definitive declarations for others.
hilarious topic. but it is true: scary stories are not for the gullible. while youre at it you probably should not ride roller coasters or eat junk food
Maybe 🤔. I mean they're just horror films. God isn't some genocidal, misanthropic and misogynistic Creator being that's against Women, unbelievers and non Christian religious people. Most Atheists, agnostics, skeptics and igtheists clearly don't understand The Bible by making strawman arguments against Christianity and theism using The Scriptures out of context to fit their own godless agenda. We're servants not meant to get everything that we want or think we'll want because it's not about us but God Almighty our Creator who's allowed us to be an extension of His Will. Christianity and theism were crucial in the development of scientific understandings and phenomenon discoveries as Creation can only be studied if there is creative design not chaotic chance and nonsensical/inconsistent processes of Evolutionary biology and cosmological randomness. AMEN brother Frank Turek and Cross Examined I really appreciate their Apologetics ministry. Fellow brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord and God bless you ALL. Who's to say who's a good person besides someone that everyone would say is purely Good like God The Father, Holy Spirit and His Son Christ our Lord 🙏. Thanks to The Lord our God for preserving His Word through the centuries in The Bible so Christians and Apologists can do Good in preaching DA GOSPEL TRUTH . Cross Examined ministry always does good work in their efforts in the furtherance of The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ their reaching thousands to millions of people who are seeking after The Truth of God's Existence, Word and Character in our reality 🙏❤️👊. This has nothing and everything to do with the video but please listen if you want to otherwise leave it alone and ignore it. Hello my name is Justin and I'm a fellow Christian and Apologist but I'm also a college student. I'm not a closed minded Theist as I have nothing against Atheists or unbelievers as I speak to them often to understand their reasons for unbelief but we as Christians are convinced of God's Existence due to many real factors). I'm not trying to convert anyone or convince anyone to become Christians as that's The Holy Spirit's job to help people believe but only explain why I believe in Jesus Christ. There's actually evidence of God's Existence in Christianity. First of all there's proof that Jesus of Nazareth existed in history since the writings of Tacitus, Josephus Flavius, Pliny the younger and other historical documents prove that He was living two thousand years ago that even scholars both religious and Atheists agree with historically speaking but not that He's The Divine Son of God because obviously they don't.
I'm going to give you historical and archeological evidence for God's Existence as The Scriptures have prophecies that predate the events recorded in them by several millennia including Matthew, Hosea and Zechariah which prophesy accurately of the people of Israel becoming a nation again after over 1900 years of being scattered around the nations since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. spoken of by Christ in Matthew 23:29-24:3 and returning to their homeland after The Holocaust with Jerusalem as their capital in 1948 exactly as Jesus The Christ said. The prophets including Daniel spoke of the time where several world empires would arise and fall including the Babylonian kingdom, Medes and Persians, Roman Empire, and Saladin and the Muslims which went in consecutive order for the past few millennia. The people of Israel becoming a nation after The Holocaust in 1948 (ironically the melting point of gold as God compares Israel to gold that's tested in fire in Zechariah 13:8 and Jeremiah 16:15) exactly how Jesus The Christ said would happen since God us everything to come in The Scriptures and not just because people were working towards as Atheists claim which are impossible for any regular man to predict.
Just before anyone says Christianity is a white man's religion made to oppress blacks during slavery you obviously aren't aware that the first Christians were Jews in The Middle East and that Christianity just like any religion can be used by evil and corrupt people to oppress others but you forget that the first Abolitionists/Civil Rights activists were Christians who sought to abolish slavery, racism, segregation, injustice and prejudice throughout American history. Jesus The Christ loves you enough not to give you what we all deserve which is God's Wrath by His Own Blood. Charles Darwin didn't originally come up with The Theory of Evolution over 200 years ago as it is mentioned in the writings of Ancient Greeks who believed in Demons that gave knowledge to philosophers. Evolution makes no sense when nothing has evolved after thousands of years of human history and supposedly the first creature came from primordial sludge several millions of years
ago funny how they won't believe that God an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being created us from the Earth) which came from a supermassive expansion of matter at high temperature that inexplicably created everything in the known universe that supposedly came from nothing billions of years ago. How did the organs evolve before there were bones, skin, substance and how did any creatures see before eyes evolved? I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" and I'm not convinced of but not macro or micro Evolution because there's no evidence of it nor clear observable examples of it where living creatures evolve into other kinds of species plus the fact that fossils don't show evidence of evolution and genetic entropy rules out evolution. The question begs how did two genders evolve from a common ancestor with a perfectly hospitable and sustainable environment with breathable oxygen and resources to survive on inexplicably? Atheists have the burden of proof to explain how everything came to be and why our existence is possible without the Existence of God from an godless perspective just as Christians have to provide evidence of God's Existence and the validity of His Word.
Evolution requires life to already exist in order to take any effect in living organisms so it doesn't account for the existence of Life and reality. Also evolution is impossible because it goes against The Law of entropy and the second Law of thermodynamics because evolution makes things better whereas nothing continues to get better but decays and turns to absolute destruction in the end. Mark Ridley an Evolutionist said "No evolutionist whether gradualist or punctuationist uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of The Theory of Darwinian Evolution as opposed to special Creation". God's Existence is made perfectly known and observable in the universe as demonstrated in His Handiwork in the intelligently designed manner that Creation was made, human consciences and consciousness historical and archaeological evidence of God's Word being valid history, fulfillment of Bible Prophecies God in His Holiness and Righteousness could give us what we deserve in Hell for our since but He's merciful to give us free will to choose to accept or reject His gift of salvation by grace through faith in His Son Jesus. I don't mean this is any condescending manner but if you'd like to discuss The Scriptures with me or have me listen to your view on anything my instagram account is Savage Christian Kombatant.
Atheists, agnostics secular humanists and skeptics make themselves slaves without Free Will to naturalism of the gaps also known as scientism. Atheism ain't got nothing new or better to offer than the very religious beliefs it's critical of so it's hypocrisy at it's finest 😂. Hello this is for all you Atheists, unbelievers and skeptics. I'm going to address a few misconceptions and lies about God's Character and His Word. The Bible doesn't support chattel slavery or anything else Immoral. Ok so Atheists and unbelievers say God is either Immoral, incompetent or not responsible so let's see what The Scriptures actually say. God revealed himself and created a nation in a real, historical context. It was a world with a slave-based economy, with city states often at war with each other, with polygamous marriages to ensure the continuation of family lines. The laws of the Old Testament regulate this behaviour. Slaves are to be treated humanely (Exodus 21:11). They are given rights and not seen as mere possessions. Hebrew slaves were able to buy their own freedom. Human trafficking is condemned (Exodus 21:16). In contrast to the law code of Babylon, Old Testament Israel was a light to the nations. The Old Testament law and narratives do not stand alone. Jesus is now the best example of what we read. So the moral teaching of the Bible cannot be summarised by a quote taken out of context from the Old Testament to demonize God and His Word. Slavery was permitted in Old Testament law but it was regulated by God giving the Israelites instructions on how to fairly and humanely treat their slaves (it was like indentured servitude where someone could work for you if they owed debts or needed income not cruel like chattel slavery). God allowed the people of Israel to own slaves since they themselves has already experienced over 400 years of generations of Egyptian slavery and knew how inhumane it was to be beaten, overworked and taxed so God set them apart from other nations and cultures around them by giving them a fair way to treat their slaves since slavery had already existed in the world but it doesn't mean God condoned it just used it for His Will to bring Good And in the light of the whole scriptural teaching, we find the reasons for its ultimate abolition (Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1-3; Philemon 15-16 and Galatians 3:28). The Word of God provided the moral standard against slavery in the Roman Empire and against the slave trade in the New World. But what of genocide or holy war in the book of Joshua? Several things could be pointed out. The use of warfare in the ancient world did not always mean literal total destruction, even when events are described in such terms. Furthermore, the book of Joshua does not describe a genocide. It is not a race who are being wiped out, as in genocide, but a religious practice which was often appalling and degrading. Those who repent (like Rahab from Jericho or Ruth) are not destroyed but become part of Israel. It is not the racial group that is in view but their "detestable practices". However, after all is said, we must still acknowledge that God brought judgment on the nations of Canaan. It is not our place as believers isn't to sugar-coat the Bible. For some skeptics, this is enough to make God a moral monster. But the fact is that Jesus continued to affirm that God is a Judge who will bring a future judgment on all peoples and all nations. God’s judgment will be just. The list of Old Testament stories rejected by critics often leads to a similar dismissal of the New Testament teaching of Jesus on the existence of hell. After all, what was the Flood of Genesis or the conquest of Joshua if not a glimpse of future judgment? Hell does not demonstrate cruelty on God’s part, but it does demonstrate His Holiness and our moral accountability. Perhaps this is the real reason many people rail against the God of the Bible? It is not that they think He is a moral monster, but that they are afraid He is a moral Judge, and that has implications for our behaviour now. God is an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being and we as His creatures have Eternal souls and spirits so the punishment for our sins against Him must therefore also be Eternal but so must the reward for righteousness that's why He sent His Son Jesus to live a perfectly righteous and sinless Life (which none of us could ever possibly expect to do) suffer the humiliating and torturous death of crucifixion to shed His Own Blood willingly so that all who willingly accept His gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him will be saved and given Eternal life because that's what God wants is for us to willingly accept His gift of salvation and choose life. Exodus 21:20-21 literally speaks about capital punishment befalling anyone who mistreats their slaves so yes people are taking Scripture out of context to demonize God who literally promises that slaves who are mistreated under someone else's authority is to be avenged. When we hear the word “slavery” we think of innocent human beings, kept prisoner for life, having no rights under law and so reduced to animals. This is clearly immoral because it is unjust: the slave has done nothing to deserve the treatment. The situation described as “slavery” in the Bible was nothing like this. It is more accurately described as one of indentured servitude. Many “slaves” were indentured servants, working for a term of years
Some other “slaves” were prisoners. There were no prisons. Prisoners had to work to live like everyone else. Some had life sentences. Some served a term and were released. People didn't beat their good slaves but treated them well and protected their assets thus.
But no matter how rebellious a slave was, you couldn't just beat them to death. And if you knocked out their tooth or damaged their eye then you had to set them free. (Exodus 21:26). God wasn't using what other nations did because He wanted to set His Chosen People of Israel apart from the cruel, inhumane and unjust systems other cultures had so He gave them a fair way to treat their slaves and servants. There is a lot of ignorance on this topic which is understandable given the age we live in but it's not the nefarious set up we think of when we think of modern slavery. The question Atheists must ask themselves is how come the Jews aren't being accused of slavery and human trafficking if they're guilty of it in The Bible and why would white slave owners rip out pages from The Old and New Testament Scriptures to justify their owning blacks as slaves if The Bible already justified slavery?
I mean if the person likes scary movies then yes. Franky boy it doesnt matter what you believe. The "demonic" doesnt exist. LolXD your a joke Franky boy.
"Should Christians watch scary movies?"
"DEMONS!"
The girl asked a simple question, and this guy flies into some self-serving nonsense. Lol
Seeing as most horror movies now days have blood, gore, gruesome deaths, witchcraft, sex, nudity, profanity etc then it’s easy to see why a Christian shouldn’t be filling their mind up with this wickedness. All things are permissible but not all things are beneficial.
I have played games like Elden Rings which for the most part is easy to not feel as if there is anything wrong with it but then there are moments during cutscenes that are just twisted and demonic that you just have to look away or even stop playing all together. As Christian’s we should be seeing how much of our life we can give up not thinking about how far we can push the limits of worldliness and that’s something everyone has to work on including myself.
When I was 19 and pregnant, my baby’s father and I watched the exorcism of Emily rose. When I was alone in the bathroom I felt a dark presence. My partner died that night for no apparent reason (labeled heart attack, he was 22)
Frank didnt really answer the question. He mentioned it is a personal preference.
The scripture says in Psalm channel 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes…
Also Phil. 4:8 is a good filter for the Christian…
Is it true, honest ,noble etc.
Most of what Hollywood puts out doesn't pass the Phil 4:8 filter.
Also by beholding we become changed. (2 cor. 3:18)…When we behold such things it can have an effect on who we are…our characters.
I was once optimistic about the human race. Frank, religious superstitions and belief in demons depresses me no end. On a brighter note, the Countries that score highly on happiness and living standards are enlightened socialist and overwhelmingly atheist.
For a Christian, I believe the Bible is clear.
Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
The question should be why would christians want to watch such movies? To feed their fleshly desires? The bible is clear about this: “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" (Mt 6:22-23) Watch Godly things, not demonic things.
The belief in the supernatural is all fun and games until it causes a person to reflect on their own behavior. In my view most Atheists end up reasoning that if God does exist, He must be some kind of immaterial force like the one mentioned in the Star Wars sci-fi series. Their attitude often comes across as 'heaven forbid some person gets to judge me', do as thou wilt.
I have seen movies like the Exorcist, The Omen and Ghostbusters and any of them convince me there are real ghosts.
I can go to a museum and look at the status of Seus, Herculis or Minerva and that doesn't convince me they are true gods and made me bowdon and worship them.
I don't take religious education from movies or museums, nor even from "religious" movies or Icons.
Most Christians have a fear of the demonic. Deliverance workers in some cases can actually learn from certain scary movies
Jesus went to Hell and preached the Gospel. The "scariest" of all places
I used to watch a lot of horror films, but I quit because suddenly my mind was so full of darkness that's all I was thinking about. It drove me nuts, even away from God at times…but I came back to Him, and I'm truly grateful for His love and grace.
Anything done outside of for the glory of God is sinful. So whether a scary or a romantic comedy, both are sinful. It’s not what goes into a man but what comes out of him. Let the spirit hide you on what’s best for you, without making definitive declarations for others.
hilarious topic. but it is true: scary stories are not for the gullible.
while youre at it you probably should not ride roller coasters or eat junk food
Satan produces fear and doubt.
Scary movies sicken the mind.
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Maybe 🤔. I mean they're just horror films. God isn't some genocidal, misanthropic and misogynistic Creator being that's against Women, unbelievers and non Christian religious people. Most Atheists, agnostics, skeptics and igtheists clearly don't understand The Bible by making strawman arguments against Christianity and theism using The Scriptures out of context to fit their own godless agenda. We're servants not meant to get everything that we want or think we'll want because it's not about us but God Almighty our Creator who's allowed us to be an extension of His Will. Christianity and theism were crucial in the development of scientific understandings and phenomenon discoveries as Creation can only be studied if there is creative design not chaotic chance and nonsensical/inconsistent processes of Evolutionary biology and cosmological randomness. AMEN brother Frank Turek and Cross Examined I really appreciate their Apologetics ministry. Fellow brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord and God bless you ALL. Who's to say who's a good person besides someone that everyone would say is purely Good like God The Father, Holy Spirit and His Son Christ our Lord 🙏. Thanks to The Lord our God for preserving His Word through the centuries in The Bible so Christians and Apologists can do Good in preaching DA GOSPEL TRUTH . Cross Examined ministry always does good work in their efforts in the furtherance of The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ their reaching thousands to millions of people who are seeking after The Truth of God's Existence, Word and Character in our reality 🙏❤️👊. This has nothing and everything to do with the video but please listen if you want to otherwise leave it alone and ignore it. Hello my name is Justin and I'm a fellow Christian and Apologist but I'm also a college student. I'm not a closed minded Theist as I have nothing against Atheists or unbelievers as I speak to them often to understand their reasons for unbelief but we as Christians are convinced of God's Existence due to many real factors). I'm not trying to convert anyone or convince anyone to become Christians as that's The Holy Spirit's job to help people believe but only explain why I believe in Jesus Christ. There's actually evidence of God's Existence in Christianity. First of all there's proof that Jesus of Nazareth existed in history since the writings of Tacitus, Josephus Flavius, Pliny the younger and other historical documents prove that He was living two thousand years ago that even scholars both religious and Atheists agree with historically speaking but not that He's The Divine Son of God because obviously they don't.
I'm going to give you historical and archeological evidence for God's Existence as The Scriptures have prophecies that predate the events recorded in them by several millennia including Matthew, Hosea and Zechariah which prophesy accurately of the people of Israel becoming a nation again after over 1900 years of being scattered around the nations since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. spoken of by Christ in Matthew 23:29-24:3 and returning to their homeland after The Holocaust with Jerusalem as their capital in 1948 exactly as Jesus The Christ said. The prophets including Daniel spoke of the time where several world empires would arise and fall including the Babylonian kingdom, Medes and Persians, Roman Empire, and Saladin and the Muslims which went in consecutive order for the past few millennia. The people of Israel becoming a nation after The Holocaust in 1948 (ironically the melting point of gold as God compares Israel to gold that's tested in fire in Zechariah 13:8 and Jeremiah 16:15) exactly how Jesus The Christ said would happen since God us everything to come in The Scriptures and not just because people were working towards as Atheists claim which are impossible for any regular man to predict.
Just before anyone says Christianity is a white man's religion made to oppress blacks during slavery you obviously aren't aware that the first Christians were Jews in The Middle East and that Christianity just like any religion can be used by evil and corrupt people to oppress others but you forget that the first Abolitionists/Civil Rights activists were Christians who sought to abolish slavery, racism, segregation, injustice and prejudice throughout American history. Jesus The Christ loves you enough not to give you what we all deserve which is God's Wrath by His Own Blood. Charles Darwin didn't originally come up with The Theory of Evolution over 200 years ago as it is mentioned in the writings of Ancient Greeks who believed in Demons that gave knowledge to philosophers.
Evolution makes no sense when nothing has evolved after thousands of years of human history and supposedly the first creature came from primordial sludge several millions of years
ago funny how they won't believe that God an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being created us from the Earth) which came from a supermassive expansion of matter at high temperature that inexplicably created everything in the known universe that supposedly came from nothing billions of years ago. How did the organs evolve before there were bones, skin, substance and how did any creatures see before eyes evolved? I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" and I'm not convinced of but not macro or micro Evolution because there's no evidence of it nor clear observable examples of it where living creatures evolve into other kinds of species plus the fact that fossils don't show evidence of evolution and genetic entropy rules out evolution. The question begs how did two genders evolve from a common ancestor with a perfectly hospitable and sustainable environment with breathable oxygen and resources to survive on inexplicably? Atheists have the burden of proof to explain how everything came to be and why our existence is possible without the Existence of God from an godless perspective just as Christians have to provide evidence of God's Existence and the validity of His Word.
Evolution requires life to already exist in order to take any effect in living organisms so it doesn't account for the existence of Life and reality. Also evolution is impossible because it goes against The Law of entropy and the second Law of thermodynamics because evolution makes things better whereas nothing continues to get better but decays and turns to absolute destruction in the end. Mark Ridley an Evolutionist said "No evolutionist whether gradualist or punctuationist uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of The Theory of Darwinian Evolution as opposed to special Creation". God's Existence is made perfectly known and observable in the universe as demonstrated in His Handiwork in the intelligently designed manner that Creation was made, human consciences and consciousness historical and archaeological evidence of God's Word being valid history, fulfillment of Bible Prophecies God in His Holiness and Righteousness could give us what we deserve in Hell for our since but He's merciful to give us free will to choose to accept or reject His gift of salvation by grace through faith in His Son Jesus. I don't mean this is any condescending manner but if you'd like to discuss The Scriptures with me or have me listen to your view on anything my instagram account is Savage Christian Kombatant.
Atheists, agnostics secular humanists and skeptics make themselves slaves without Free Will to naturalism of the gaps also known as scientism. Atheism ain't got nothing new or better to offer than the very religious beliefs it's critical of so it's hypocrisy at it's finest 😂. Hello this is for all you Atheists, unbelievers and skeptics. I'm going to address a few misconceptions and lies about God's Character and His Word. The Bible doesn't support chattel slavery or anything else Immoral. Ok so Atheists and unbelievers say God is either Immoral, incompetent or not responsible so let's see what The Scriptures actually say. God revealed himself and created a nation in a real, historical context. It was a world with a slave-based economy, with city states often at war with each other, with polygamous marriages to ensure the continuation of family lines. The laws of the Old Testament regulate this behaviour. Slaves are to be treated humanely (Exodus 21:11). They are given rights and not seen as mere possessions. Hebrew slaves were able to buy their own freedom. Human trafficking is condemned (Exodus 21:16). In contrast to the law code of Babylon, Old Testament Israel was a light to the nations. The Old Testament law and narratives do not stand alone. Jesus is now the best example of what we read. So the moral teaching of the Bible cannot be summarised by a quote taken out of context from the Old Testament to demonize God and His Word. Slavery was permitted in Old Testament law but it was regulated by God giving the Israelites instructions on how to fairly and humanely treat their slaves (it was like indentured servitude where someone could work for you if they owed debts or needed income not cruel like chattel slavery). God allowed the people of Israel to own slaves since they themselves has already experienced over 400 years of generations of Egyptian slavery and knew how inhumane it was to be beaten, overworked and taxed so God set them apart from other nations and cultures around them by giving them a fair way to treat their slaves since slavery had already existed in the world but it doesn't mean God condoned it just used it for His Will to bring Good And in the light of the whole scriptural teaching, we find the reasons for its ultimate abolition (Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1-3; Philemon 15-16 and Galatians 3:28). The Word of God provided the moral standard against slavery in the Roman Empire and against the slave trade in the New World.
But what of genocide or holy war in the book of Joshua? Several things could be pointed out. The use of warfare in the ancient world did not always mean literal total destruction, even when events are described in such terms. Furthermore, the book of Joshua does not describe a genocide. It is not a race who are being wiped out, as in genocide, but a religious practice which was often appalling and degrading. Those who repent (like Rahab from Jericho or Ruth) are not destroyed but become part of Israel. It is not the racial group that is in view but their "detestable practices".
However, after all is said, we must still acknowledge that God brought judgment on the nations of Canaan. It is not our place as believers isn't to sugar-coat the Bible. For some skeptics, this is enough to make God a moral monster. But the fact is that Jesus continued to affirm that God is a Judge who will bring a future judgment on all peoples and all nations. God’s judgment will be just. The list of Old Testament stories rejected by critics often leads to a similar dismissal of the New Testament teaching of Jesus on the existence of hell.
After all, what was the Flood of Genesis or the conquest of Joshua if not a glimpse of future judgment? Hell does not demonstrate cruelty on God’s part, but it does demonstrate His Holiness and our moral accountability. Perhaps this is the real reason many people rail against the God of the Bible? It is not that they think He is a moral monster, but that they are afraid He is a moral Judge, and that has implications for our behaviour now. God is an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being and we as His creatures have Eternal souls and spirits so the punishment for our sins against Him must therefore also be Eternal but so must the reward for righteousness that's why He sent His Son Jesus to live a perfectly righteous and sinless Life (which none of us could ever possibly expect to do) suffer the humiliating and torturous death of crucifixion to shed His Own Blood willingly so that all who willingly accept His gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him will be saved and given Eternal life because that's what God wants is for us to willingly accept His gift of salvation and choose life. Exodus 21:20-21 literally speaks about capital punishment befalling anyone who mistreats their slaves so yes people are taking Scripture out of context to demonize God who literally promises that slaves who are mistreated under someone else's authority is to be avenged. When we hear the word “slavery” we think of innocent human beings, kept prisoner for life, having no rights under law and so reduced to animals. This is clearly immoral because it is unjust: the slave has done nothing to deserve the treatment.
The situation described as “slavery” in the Bible was nothing like this. It is more accurately described as one of indentured servitude. Many “slaves” were indentured servants, working for a term of years
Some other “slaves” were prisoners. There were no prisons. Prisoners had to work to live like everyone else. Some had life sentences. Some served a term and were released.
People didn't beat their good slaves but treated them well and protected their assets thus.
But no matter how rebellious a slave was, you couldn't just beat them to death. And if you knocked out their tooth or damaged their eye then you had to set them free. (Exodus 21:26). God wasn't using what other nations did because He wanted to set His Chosen People of Israel apart from the cruel, inhumane and unjust systems other cultures had so He gave them a fair way to treat their slaves and servants.
There is a lot of ignorance on this topic which is understandable given the age we live in but it's not the nefarious set up we think of when we think of modern slavery. The question Atheists must ask themselves is how come the Jews aren't being accused of slavery and human trafficking if they're guilty of it in The Bible and why would white slave owners rip out pages from The Old and New Testament Scriptures to justify their owning blacks as slaves if The Bible already justified slavery?
Youre not allowed to deal with anything that’s not of God, unfortunately. The laws are very strict. That’s why the pathway to destruction is wide.