Discussion Questions
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Explain, in your own words, the value in learning about Paul’s life and the various personas he adopted when sharing the gospel.
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6 Replies
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The various personals of Paul help us to understand him and the way in which he presented the gospel.
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I see Paul as taking advantage of the opportunity. Paul never negated a chance to advance the kingdom of God and did so by being versatile. Not only was he well verse in the word, but he learned what it meant to be led by the Spirit and have the Spiritual gifts flow in your life. Paul showed me what it means when God use your bad for good to advance His kingdom. What we need is already on the inside of us, like the OZ effect; we already have it. So don’t limit God’s work in your life go with the flow of the Holy Spirit. Paul had many life challenges after his conversion, but it was his commitment to God that kept him ground to that which he was called and he took every chance and opportunity to share the gospel because he learned it was crucial for all mankind. Outside of Jesus Paul’s life has been an encouragement to me.
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I see Paul as taking advantage of the opportunity. Paul never negated a chance to advance the kingdom of God and did so by being versatile. Not only was he well verse in the word, but he learned what it meant to be led by the Spirit and have the Spiritual gifts flow in your life. Paul showed me what it means when God use your bad for good to advance His kingdom. What we need is already on the inside of us, like the OZ effect; we already have it. So don’t limit God’s work in your life go with the flow of the Holy Spirit. Paul had many life challenges after his conversion, but it was his commitment to God that kept him ground to that which he was called and he took every chance and opportunity to share the gospel because he learned it was crucial for all mankind. Outside of Jesus Paul’s life has been an encouragement to me.
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Paul was able to spread the love of Jesus to a great number of people (cultures) because he related to them and used his various roles/persona to do this.
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One of the main points about the value of learning about Paul’s life and the various talents that God gave him to share the gospel, is that God has an individual calling on each and everyone of us. We also learned from Paul that the Lord uses his talents and what he has already gained in gods providence before he met Jesus on the Damascus Road, in order to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. When we come to Christ, all things become new as everything we already are are sanctified through the blood of Christ. And as such, we become useful to him if we surrender completely to the Holy Spirit.
