Throughout time, Christians have managed to be slave owners, while still keeping their religious faith to God. In 1 Peter 2:18, the bible says "Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust." This is referring to not just slaves, but any servant.
Another time the Bible mentions slavery is in Colossians 4:1, which says "Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven." It was important for Christian slave owners to still treat their slaves rightfully, to reserve a spot in heaven for themselves.
A time when Christians held slaves without Gods disapproval is in Genesis 21:9-10. Abraham, the "father of faith," and other patriarchs were slave owners themselves, and at no disapproval of God implies to allowance of slave owning.
Throughout the whole Bible there are multiple cases of allowance and direction for slave owning, and we must take this as nothing but an acceptance of the times back then.
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