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?
“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
“The Messiah the earth cried for now cries to be held by Mary and will soon cry in torment of the cross of salvation. He came to suffer because he came to save. The angels sang because finally hope had come.”
― Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional
― Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent 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
“As is usually the case, those who lived at the time did not fully comprehend the enormous consequences of the events they witnessed.”
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
“change the man’s conditions before you change the man. Thank God, the Gospel can change the man in spite of the conditions.”
― Walking with God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotional Selections
― Walking with God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotional Selections
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