by Ricky Doc Sauceda
Someone actually tried to get cute and smart alecky with me on a Christian Fb Page. They used part of the following Bible verses to shock and offend. I will post the entire script so that all will see the intent and TRUTH.
Exodus 21:7-11
“If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights. If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.
Sex traffickers use Exodus 21:7 to justify what they do, only they use the first part of the verse. If you go on to read the rest of the Bible passage you discover the entire message of the script. She is a child of the one and only living God. She is protected under Him.
This is why we in the Church promote the reading of entire passages and not pieces. We must keep the Bible intact so that our true knowledge is whole. Integrity.
God does not wage war with Himself but against evil and wickedness.
If anything, God has a purpose in all of our sufferings:
Genesis 50:19-21 (Joseph Comforts His Brothers)
Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.