Speeding reading the writings of Paul just won’t cut it. And I think almost 2,000 years of Christianity has shown that. Paul has to be THE most misunderstood inspired writer of Scripture to have ever lived.
Here’s an assignment, a challenge:
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Here’s what I think …
I think we grow accustomed to thinking about subjects in the Bible in an abstract sort of way. We grab onto a loose cloud of an idea that creates a self-imposed haziness which blocks truths that lie within. I don’t know how else to explain the contradiction so many Christians have regarding the subject of Christ doing away with the Law.
Over the many years of my salvation, I’ve been greatly interested in the Bible translation topic. When I started my trek into the world of textual criticism, I was filled with wonder, joy, and great excitement. It was thrilling to think that I was going to dig into God’s Word by plummeting the realm of the “original” languages.
I naively had absolutely no idea the gigantic rabbit hole I was about to descend.