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 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
“On studying Luther’s life and work, one thing is clear: the much-needed reformation took place, not because Luther decided that it would be so, but rather because the time was ripe for it, and because the Reformer and many others with him were ready to fulfill their historical responsibility.”
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
― The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
“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
“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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