How Can We Trust a Bible That Tolerated Slavery? (Discovery Series)

Genesis portrays slaves as being treated more like family members than as property.

Behind race relations in America lies an ugly historical fact.  Some people still believe the Bible justifies slavery.  They cite passages like, "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear" (Eph. 6:5).  They also point out that church leaders during the middle 1800s used the Bible to defend slavery.  How can we trust a book that was used to justify the terrible evil of buying, breeding, and selling humans like animals?  Herb Vander Lugt hope to answer to these questions will become clear as we review what the Bible really says about slavery.

Herb VanderLugt (1920-2006) grew up in a large family during the Depression.  He was married to his wife Virginia for 65 years.  He enlisted in the US Army during WWII, serving in the Medic Corp in England. Although he was encouraged by his Army supervising doctors to become a physician, he felt a calling to the ministry. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. He pastored at First Baptist Church in Carson City, First Baptist Church in Zeeland, Spring Lake Baptist, Trinity Baptist in Grand Rapids, Alaska Baptist Church, Church of the Open Door in Wyoming, and was presently Pastor Emeritus at Sparta Baptist Church. Pastor VanderLugt was often called upon to speak and fulfill interim pastorates. In 1967 he began working at Radio Bible Class where he became the senior research editor, a staff writer, and regular contributor to "Our Daily Bread." He also authored many booklets and books.