From 7b91dc7f202ecffe555f66d7034530092ad5f414 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 16:43:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/servant.md' --- bible/other/servant.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/servant.md b/bible/other/servant.md index 7c70da96..d0d0fb2e 100644 --- a/bible/other/servant.md +++ b/bible/other/servant.md @@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ ## Definition: ## -The word for "servant" can also mean "slave" and refers to a person who works for another person, either by choice or by force. The surrounding text usually makes it clear whether a servant or a slave is being referred to. +The word for "servant" can also mean "slave" and refers to a person who works for another person, either by choice or by force. The surrounding text usually makes it clear whether a person is a servant or a slave. * In Bible times, there was less of a difference between a servant and a slave than there is today. Both servants and slaves were an important part of their master's household and many were treated almost like members of the family. Sometimes a servant would choose to become a lifetime servant to his master. -* A slave is a kind of servant who is the property of the person he works for. The person who buys a slave is called his "owner" or "master." Some masters treat their slaves very cruelly, while other masters treat their slaves very well, like a servant who is a valued member of the household. -* In ancient times, some people willingly became slaves to a person they owed money to in order to pay off their debt to that person. -* In the Bible, the phrase "I am your servant" was used as a sign of respect and service to a person of higher rank, such as a king. It does not mean that the person speaking was an actual servant. -* In the Old Testament, God's prophets and other people who worshiped God are often referred to as his "servants." -* In the New Testament, people who obey God through faith in Christ are often called his "servants." -* Christians are also called "slaves to righteousness," which is a metaphor that compares the commitment to obey God to a slave's commitment to obeying his master. (See: [Metaphor](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-metaphor)) +* A slave was a kind of servant who was the property of the person he worked for. The person who bought a slave was called his "owner" or "master." Some masters treated their slaves very cruelly, while other masters treated their slaves very well, as a servant who was a valued member of the household. +* In ancient times, some people willingly became slaves to a person they owed money to in order to pay off their debt to that person. +* In the Bible, the phrase "I am your servant" was used as a sign of respect and service to a person of higher rank, such as a king. It did not mean that the person speaking was an actual servant. +* In the Old Testament, God's prophets and other people who worshiped God were often referred to as his "servants." +* In the New Testament, people who obeyed God through faith in Christ were often called his "servants." +* Christians are also called "slaves to righteousness," which is a metaphor that compares the commitment to obey God to a slave's commitment to obey his master. + +(See: [Metaphor](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-metaphor)) (See also: [commit](../other/commit.md), [enslave](../kt/enslave.md), [household](../other/household.md), [lord](../kt/lord.md), [obey](../other/obey.md), [righteous](../kt/righteous.md), [serve](../other/serve.md))