What did Paul mean when he told these Ancient Greeks to not cheat a brother by Pornea?
Category Archives: The Measure
Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
When Paul said to “put to death your members”, what did he mean? Did he believe the Kingdom of Heaven teachings of Jesus?
Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
This powerful Letter from Paul teaches us to have confidence in the Love of God.
Teaching in Parallel
Parallels. There are parallels everywhere. What can we learn from parallels in teachings?
Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
In this ancient Letter, a murderer promotes a way of living based on Love instead of Law. It should either be really good, or simply insane.
Paul’s Ethics Teachings to the Greco-Roman Churches
The wisdom of this world demands recompense – retribution. The Gospel changes the subject. To the person carrying the Kingdom of Heaven concepts, the focus of life is not behavior: to focus on behavior is to focus on death. The focus of life is Love.
The Early Church Life
The 1st Century Church style of living has influence on our understanding of Paul’s Letters. Did Paul command them to expel hated sinners while Jesus was proud of associating with hated sinners?
Inside vs. Outside
The concept of inside and outside is important. It is not a difficult concept, but is easy to confuse context.
Am I in or out?
Greek And Roman Law
part 3 of the series The Measure of Acceptability In this continuing series of essays seeking to understand the Measure of Acceptability, this essay provides some limited information to build a more complete concept of the Greek and Roman mindset. These concepts help us understand the letters Paul sent to the newly formed churches. The …
The Sexual Ethics of Ancient Greece and Rome
Part 2 of the series:The Measure of Acceptability In this section, I will review the pertinent findings of my extensive research into the subject of the ethics of the society into which the Letters of Paul were sent. This is of vital significance to the quest for understanding those Letters. Paul knew the language and …
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