Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

Colossae to deal fairly with those who are under their charge, and leaves them
with a friendly reminder:
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing
that ye also have a Master in heaven. (Colossians 4:1)
Obviously, there is no shortage of passages from the Old and New Testaments to
support a religious foundation for a D/s lifestyle. The Bible clearly teaches that
submission to one another teaches us how to be submissive to God, and
therefore should be considered a good thing. It also teaches that husbands and
masters are expected to be just and fair, to honor those over whom they have
charge, and that they will be held accountable for their welfare. That advice is
just as valuable today as it was two-thousand years ago.
D/s Advice From the Master
The third authoritative resource that we should consider in our examination of
Christian doctrines as they pertain to a D/s lifestyle should be the teachings and
life of the Master himself, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was considered something
of a radical in his time for teaching doctrines that were considered heretical by
the established religious authorities. A prime example would be the way Jesus
took existing religious doctrines, precepts as simple as “Love thy neighbor as
thyself” (Leviticus 19:18), and turned them on their heads to confound the
religious establishment. Jesus taught, instead:
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and
hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you. (Matthew 5: 43-44)
Jesus understood the power of love in teaching, guiding, and overcoming
obstacles to submission, such as pride or arrogance. British author Mary
Cowden Clarke once wrote, “Fear may induce the show of submission; but love
only can truly subjugate a haughty spirit.” Among those whom Jesus taught
were the twelve disciples, some of whom were initially skeptical and
headstrong. Our modern usage of the term “doubting Thomas” is a biblical
reference to the Apostle Thomas, to whom the divinity of Jesus had to be proven
before he would believe it. Even so, Jesus won them over with love and so, too,
will any D/s relationship depend upon liberal helpings of it.