I am a seeker of the Spiritual WAY; and, find daily (if I am of enough patience) in an assortment of personal & intellectual trials, much to pry off the “message gone sideways” — & often much to lighten my load. Laughter being of great Healing to those who will let it.

Of course, there’s always the issue of things condemned in the Torah that Jesus said no jot or tittle of would be removed. That’s a direct implication of things he said even if he didn’t directly talk about about it.

I think we can argue that slavery is permitted based on the fact that it’s ordained by God in the OT as a legitimate method of dealing with excessive debt and with conquered peoples. Scripture only condemns manstealing and abuse of slavery (which most slave systems have done to one degree or other, most egregiously in the U.S.), though it’s clear that the gospel is best served if Christians weren’t enslaved, so Paul encouraged slave-owners to free their slaves.