Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For over 1,800 years, the majority of Christians believed slavery was Biblical.
They quoted Scripture to defend it. They built entire theological systems around it. The Curse of Ham. Paul's instructions to slaves and masters.
And they were utterly, horrifically wrong.
The abolitionists were the minority. They were accused of being unbiblical, of letting cultural trends influence their theology, of abandoning what "the church has always believed."
Sound familiar?
The fact that the majority has believed something throughout church history doesn't make it Biblical. Most Christians are Catholic. Does that make Catholicism true? Most Christians baptize infants. Does that make it Biblical?
We're Protestants. We believe Scripture alone is our final authority. Not tradition. Not historical consensus. The Word of God.
So when someone holds a minority view with strong Biblical support, we shouldn't demand repentance. We should be Bereans—examining the Scriptures to see if what they're saying is true.
Because the majority has been wrong before. And it might be wrong again.
Watch the full video on theological triage and how we handle disagreement.
For over 1,800 years, the majority of Christians believed slavery was Biblical.
They quoted Scripture to defend it. They built entire theological systems around it. The Curse of Ham. Paul's instructions to slaves and masters.
And they were utterly, horrifically wrong.
The abolitionists were the minority. They were accused of being unbiblical, of letting cultural trends influence their theology, of abandoning what "the church has always believed."
Sound familiar?
The fact that the majority has believed something throughout church history doesn't make it Biblical. Most Christians are Catholic. Does that make Catholicism true? Most Christians baptize infants. Does that make it Biblical?
We're Protestants. We believe Scripture alone is our final authority. Not tradition. Not historical consensus. The Word of God.
So when someone holds a minority view with strong Biblical support, we shouldn't demand repentance. We should be Bereans—examining the Scriptures to see if what they're saying is true.
Because the majority has been wrong before. And it might be wrong again.
Watch the full video on theological triage and how we handle disagreement.
