In this passage today, we see Paul have words for us regarding slavery.  What are we to do with this?  How are we to interpret and understand passages such as these that deal with things like slavery?  

Understanding the whole teaching of scripture is a great start. When we see the movement and teaching of the whole of scripture, it helps passages like this make better sense in context. 

Here is a link to that NT Wright video I reference: https://vimeo.com/31700217