He was indeed well liked by the membership.
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1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
In the context of this quote the apostle, John was referring to God's law, not man's.
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There is not one single verse in God's Word (The Bible) which declares owning a slave to be a Sin.
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Until the 13th Amendment was ratified on Dec 6, 1865, it was not a transgression of the laws of the USA to own a slave.
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Prior to Dec 6, 1895 owning a slave could not justly be called Sinful.
1; The War was not fought over slavery, Lincoln himself said so, & you know they called him "Honest Abe". So yes the war would have been fought anyway.
2; Define Sin?
3: Who said Slavery was Sinful?
