Why do most translations say "Servant of Christ" rather than "Slave of Christ"?

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                          ## Context

  I'm currently watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d94tbcidq74&feature=g-high-rec 

  The argument here is that, with regard to the word "doulas"

  * in the original Greek, our relationship to Christ is described as "slave to Christ" rather than "servant to Christ."

  * reading the Bible with "servant" replaced by "slave" provides a different feel

  * most English Bible translations use "servant" rather than "slave"

## Question:

  How did this happen?

Asked by unregistered-matthew7.7 (1623 rep)

Sep 21, 2012, 07:32 AM
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Why do most translations say "Servant of Christ" rather than "Slave of Christ"?

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