Following the Living Way - Jesus Christ

We've Missed Out on Some Great Pauline Thoughts

Reading some passages like Phil. 4:1, Col. 2:1-5, and 1 Thess. 2, I wonder how I've missed passages like these before. In reading Paul, we (at least I) always skim through these in order to get to the "meat" - doctrines about things like justification, spiritual gifts, the Christian's experience with sin, the antichrist; as well as some pastoral advice on how to deal with certain situations, requirements for church leaders, etc.

But God (and Paul) don't separate these doctrines from the relationships that Paul had with his fellow workers and the people in the churches. The above passages are also Scripture.

Selective reading strikes again!!!

posted by Rob @ 10:43 AM