The Allegory Of The Biblical Slave

Being a Slave from an allegorical biblical perspective is good.  The scriptures are not historical narratives -- but are in fact an allegorical portrayal and blueprint of your own mind. A slave from a Gospel perspective, is a more spiritually evolved person than many of the other mindsets portrayed -- as explored at Animals That Walk In The Form Of Man http://AnInconvenientTruth.org#WalkInFormOfMan 

Quoting: While there are many references to man being ruled over by his lower animal nature at the foregoing link -- i.e., dogs and swine -- from the perspective of being able to receive and comprehend the spiritual meaning of the scriptures, and the higher reality of the Soul and the Mysteries of the Kingdom, there is a statement in the Gospel of Philip that explains this incomprehensible reality -- i.e., "A householder acquired everything— whether son or slave or cattle or dog or swine, whether wheat or barley or straw or hay or [bones] or meat (or) acorns. Yet he (was) wise and knew the food of each [one]. Before the sons he indeed set bread with [olive-oil and meat; before] the slaves he set castor-oil with grain; and before the cattle [he set barley] with straw and hay; to the dogs he cast bones; yet before [the swine] he threw acorns and crusts of bread. So it is with the Disciple of God— if he is wise, he is perceptive about the Discipleship. The bodily forms will not deceive him, but rather he will observe the disposition of the soul of each one in order to speak with him. In the world there are many animals made in human form— these he is accustomed to recognize. To the swine indeed he will throw acorns; yet to the cattle he will cast barley with straw and hay; to the dogs he will cast bones; to the slaves he will give the elementary; to the Sons he will present the perfect".

What is presented is both the level of consciousness that rules over the people portrayed as animals, and the type of instruction and knowledge in the form of food that can be provided to them in accord with their Condition of Mind. ...and thus, in accord with the "animal-soul" level of consciousness of each person, the Householder in the Gospel of Philip provides quasi-human people instruction and knowledge as presented in the allegorical food -- i.e., "...To the swine indeed he will throw acorns; yet to the cattle he will cast barley with straw and hay; to the dogs he will cast bones; to the slaves he will give the elementary; to the Sons he will present the perfect".  Which was the reason why Jesus said of those who has achieved that level portrayed as "sons of the kingdom" who was able to comprehend the higher spiritual knowledge when he said: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand” (Mark 4:11-12 KJV).

The teaching in the Gospel of Philip then states that "...to the slaves he will give the elementary" -- i.e., while one portrayed as a slave is immersed in spiritual work or service, their immature thoughts and consciousness remains in the bondage of a servant, slave or faith-based worshiper. Of those who have travailed in TheWay and have become children of the Kingdom, the above translation states "...to the Sons he will present the perfect". In the alternate translation it is stated that "To the slaves he will give only the elementary lessons, to the children he will give the complete instruction". Only those who have achieved the level of being the Children of the Kingdom who have transformed and overcome their lower animal nature -- overcome all inner division which enables them to be nourished by the Life-Giving Fruit of the Tree of Life -- are able to receive and comprehend with Wholeness the "complete instruction" directly from The True Prophet (see The One Teacher http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher  ).  To all others -- because of their immature level of consciousness -- Jesus could only speak in the enigma of parables as stated in the words: "And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.  But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples" (Mark 4:33-34). 

Of Slaves And Sons Of The Kingdom: The reality portrayed in the above as "...the slaves [who receive] only the elementary lessons [versus] the children [who receive] the complete instruction".  A slave, then, from the perspective of the scriptures, is an allegorical symbol of the person's level of consciousness that precedes those who have achieved the spiritual level associated with being the Sons of the Kingdom. From a spiritual perspective, the allegorical slave is a good thing, as a slave to the Kingdom portrays one who is in transition to becoming a Son of the Kingdom.