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Elsewhere we find slaves instructed to honor their masters.

I Peter 2:18
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle,
but also to those who are unreasonable.

Ephesians 6:5-8
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling,
in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves
of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. With good will render service, as to the Lord, and
not to men, knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the
Lord, whether slave or free.

A slave could remain a slave and be an heir with Abraham through Christ. So too could a Gentile
be an heir of the promises of Abraham. Likewise a woman can inherit the promises of God.
Inheritance is a separate matter altogether from one’s position and standing in this world.

Slicing Up the Bible

I have shared just two Scripture verses that are frequently cited out of their proper context to justify
actions and attitudes that are contrary to the original meaning of the authors. The division of the
Scriptures into chapter and verse has certainly contributed to this tendency to wrest some meaning
from the text of the Bible that was not intended. When man innovates with that which Yahweh has
created, whether it be in the natural or spiritual realm, he often creates problems that outweigh the
perceived benefits.

The point at which some chapter and verse divisions were arrived at seems quite arbitrary.
Frequently, a reader will find a chapter ending, and another beginning, without any change in the
flow of thought from one to the other. The same is true of verse demarcations. Sometimes these
arbitrary divisions lead to an errant understanding of the Scriptures. Consider the following example.

Mark 9:1
And He was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who
shall not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."

Note that these words are spoken at the beginning of a new chapter. Because of this, many readers