Instead, Paul addresses a much larger point. “Is Paul telling his autobiography, pre- or post-conversion?” is the wrong question to ask of the text. What, then, is Paul’s point?
“My friends, one of the most glorious things I have ever seen is a man who has become a Christian in the slums and then, though remaining in the same place, has transformed his home and house there. You need not”
― Walking with God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotional Selections
― Walking with God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotional Selections
“Cities are not only diverse culturally, but also socioeconomically. In urban settings, in a one-mile area, one can see extreme poverty intertwined with extreme wealth. This disparity can result in an “us” versus “them” mentality. People naturally form identities in groups according to their economic status. And these groups, living side by side, live in a state of conflict.”
― Among Wolves: Disciple-Making in the City
― Among Wolves: Disciple-Making in the City
“The United States, despite an active ideology that preaches equality, in fact has the most unequal distribution of wealth of any industrialized nation (Philips, 1988). The top one percent of the population controls over 70 percent of the wealth, and the top 5 percent control over 90 percent.9”
― Among Wolves: Disciple-Making in the City
― Among Wolves: Disciple-Making in the City
“On your very worst, most rebellious, and most faithless day, you can run into the holy presence of your heavenly Father and he will not turn you away. Your acceptance has not been, nor will it ever be, based on your performance.”
― New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional
― New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional
“That Word, which had created the world out of nothing, was certainly capable of producing the reformation the entire church needed, and to which the Protestant movement remained a preamble.”
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
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