by Andy Roland | Jul 28, 2018 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible
PAUL ON THE LAW (or Torah) Introduction A major theme that Paul seemed to talk about a lot was the Law. In fact he only talked about it when he needed to, specifically in his letters to the Christians in Rome and Galatia. It is barely mentioned in 1...
by Andy Roland | Jul 21, 2018 | Newsletter
REV ANDY’S NEWS JULY 2018 “WHAT GOOD NEWS?” a progress report Last month I had just started the essay “What Good News?”, looking at the context of the gospel though the ages. I have now covered the first 1800 years of the Christian era (wow!), including: St...
by Andy Roland | Jul 4, 2018 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible
PAUL ON SEX Sex is a hot potato. It is in everybody’s minds, and St Paul does talk quite a lot about it. In this blog I am simply showing what Paul did say. You may or may not agree with it, but here it is. What was St Paul’s attitude to sex? Paul’s attitude to...
by Andy Roland | Jun 28, 2018 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible
Did St Paul regard homosexuality a a sin? The straight-forward answer is yes. In Romans chapter 1 he describes homosexual liaisons, both men and women, as an natural outworking of a society based on idol worship. But there is more to be said. Claiming to be wise,...
by Andy Roland | Jun 21, 2018 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible
Was St Paul anti-women? There are arguments for and against. The Case for the Prosecution Of course St Paul was anti-women. He kept telling them to be submissive, subject to their husbands and to be silent in church. Here are some of the things he said: “Women...
