tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018387523779914474.post985432933219593396..comments2023-12-31T05:01:58.031-06:00Comments on Young Stranger: On the Law's Side or on God's Side?John Gustav-Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018387523779914474.post-74175377149109978352013-01-05T08:46:54.155-06:002013-01-05T08:46:54.155-06:00Paul is very misunderstood, partly, I think, becau...Paul is very misunderstood, partly, I think, because of how he had to position himself in relation to the major controversies in the Church of his day. <br /><br />Paul has been unfairly accused of misogyny and homophobia. But his theology is, ironically, a key to freeing ourselves from all sorts of prejudices and "isms." I do think the key to understanding certain seemingly prejudicial passages in Paul is to realize that Paul was trying to manage a very difficult transition from old conceptions of law to new, in a way that kept good order in the Church.<br /><br />A real understanding of his theological framework though, would recognize as the encapsulation of the higher law his statement in Galatians: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."John Gustav-Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018387523779914474.post-61589774014618028412013-01-04T12:14:12.457-06:002013-01-04T12:14:12.457-06:00I love your posts on the law.
Unto the pure all...I love your posts on the law. <br /><br />Unto the pure all things are pure. All things are lawful to me, but not expedient. I am holding these in my thoughts---they seem newly powerful and relevant to me. <br /><br />Who knew Paul could be so powerful? I must read more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com