What did Paul mean when he told these Ancient Greeks to not cheat a brother by Pornea?
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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?
Ethics – Paul’s Conceptual Basis in the Kingdom of Heaven
Is life a constant struggle of good and against evil, even within ourselves?
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?
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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The Measure of Acceptability
This quest, this desire to know the truth, drives on the desperate pilgrims – us. Beliefs that lead to a misunderstanding of Paul’s statements lead the pilgrim, inescapably, to a universe without hope. The pilgrim strives to find hope, fervently desiring to believe in the Hope offered by Jesus, yet comes to teachings of Paul that indicate that for some classes of sin there is no forgiveness, no love, no family, and no hope. For the pilgrim that ponders the depths of meaning, this becomes the ultimate nightmare – an unavoidable eternal collision with terrible and empty fate.
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