[Dutchboy88]

"Reading it your way strips all meaning out of it--All kinds of slaves should try to please their masters, rather than all slaves. All kinds of young men should be self-controlled, rather than all. See how ridiculous that sounds?"

You have mis-read my post. I did not say "all kinds of slaves". I said that Paul was advising bondslaves to behave in a godly manner because God was rescuing all kinds of men, even their masters. You may check your own hermeneutic.

[ShadowAce]

I did not mis-read your post. I know you did not come out and say “all kinds of slaves,” but if we are going to interpret that passage the way you want to, then we must be consistent and apply that same logic to the rest of the passage.