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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...
Paul on Sex
What did Paul say on sex? Supportive in Marriage, argued against prostitution, condemned then forgave a particular sexual sin, and possibly struggled with it himself.
Was St Paul anti-gay?
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.
Was St Paul Anti-Women?
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...
St Paul and Jesus
ST PAUL AND JESUS INTRODUCTION A favourite way of attacking Christianity is to assert that it went downhill because of St Paul. He complicated the simple message of Jesus and made the church a guilt factory. Apart from the fact that Jesus’ message was far from simple...
Paul on Food
PAUL ON FOOD Introduction It was all very well sorting out a compromise over how Jews and Gentiles could enter the new Jesus community, i.e. through adult baptism, NOT through adult circumcision and baptism. But if you were to have any kind of common life between...
GOD IN 3D
What’s the Trinity? Why do Eastern Christians and Western Christians have different points of view? Can we make sense of it?
WHAT HAPPENED ON ASCENSION DAY?
WHAT HAPPENED ON ASCENSION DAY? You will be reading this while I am in Germany, celebrating Ascension Day, or, as they charmingly call it, Himmefahrt. This means Sky Journey, and everyone in Europe takes it off as a public holiday. Only in pagan old England is it...
Why we get Paul wrong – Part 2: The Question of Circumcision
WHY WE GET PAUL WRONG - Part 2: The Question of Circumcision The word “mystery” is a favourite of Paul’s. He uses it twenty times. Here is an example: “the...
Why we get Paul wrong – Part 1
WHY WE GET PAUL WRONG Part 1 Introduction Paul wrote an awful lot. And he wrote very emphatically about everything. The Church has always seen him as a prime source for its theology, its understanding of what the Christian faith is all about. BUT the Church always...