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Paul Boldly's Views On Christianity

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1. Prior to this class I viewed Paul as the iconic missionary. He acted with bold faith and truly relied on the Holy Spirit to work on his behalf. This faith is a rarity in the world or it is faith that I do not see among my peers at least. He acted with fearlessness, boldness, and acted with selflessness to elevate the Gospel. He cared more for the cause than himself and his comfort.

2. In the numerous printed documents discussing Paul and his life and ministry, most of these intellectual writings mainly deal with the theological and historical aspects. However, very few writings have been done on the spiritual characteristics of Paul. “Perhaps it is time to approach Paul as a disciple of Jesus, as a Spirit-filled man” (pp. 12). Throughout his teaching, he emphasized the importance of following the Spirit and being molded into its likeness. Over the later duration of his life, Paul boldly attempted at to become “Christ-like.”

3. Many Christians today can talk highly on different topics dealing with the Bible yet, when asked to give a definition of certain topics one can find themselves stumbling to put words to their thoughts. This is the case when it comes to spirituality. Biblically, the author defines spirituality as “a …show more content…

One of the aspects that makes Paul such a prevalent missionary was the fact that he constantly resorted to prayer in all occasions. Above all, “he was a pray-er before he was a missioner or a thinker” (pp. 43). Although we do not have documented prayers from Paul like we do with David in the Psalms, one can turn to the Epistles and the book of Acts for textual support about his life. In this, one can find that he was truly devoted to prayer. Although he did not write his prayers down, it was still evident that in all his prayers there was a main theme: That there was a growth in faith. This is evident in his own prayers for himself as well as others. He also emphasized that everyone pray not just for themselves, but for others as

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