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Jan 29, 2018 · “For Paul, Jesus’ importance had nothing to do with Jesus’ own teachings (which Paul hardly ever quotes) but strictly in his death and resurrection.” “Both Jesus and Paul taught the ultimate need of faith and saw the love [of] one’s neighbor as the summing up and fulfilling of the law, as the most important thing the followers of God could do .”
Feb 26, 2020 · Paul provides some insight. “The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace” – (James 3:17-18). Wisdom, godly wisdom, is necessary for the church of Jesus Christ to be unified.
Feb 19, 2022 · For Paul, Jesus’ importance had nothing to do with Jesus’ own teachings (which Paul hardly ever quotes) but strictly in his death and resurrection. For Jesus, people could begin to experience what life would be like in the future kingdom if they would accept his teachings and begin to implement his understanding of the Jewish law in their lives.
But if we begin with gospel, and if we understand gospel as Paul does in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, then we will find what unifies Jesus and Paul—that both witness to Jesus as the center of God's story.
Paul's second command regards humility and patience. "Be completely humble 147 and gentle 148; be patient, bearing with one another in love." (Ephesians 4:2) Jesus himself established humility and gentleness as virtues. He treated people with gentleness while he healed them with God's power. His humility attracted people. Jesus said:
So this is the second step to achieving unity in the church. Remember, we are in the section of Ephesians where Paul tell us how to WALK as followers of Jesus, and Paul is giving us the steps we must walk in. The first step, as we saw in Ephesians 4:1-3, was to check your own attitudes.
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As proof of this glorious reality, Paul cited numerous resurrection appearances of Jesus: to Cephas (Peter) and to the twelve (15:5), to a group of more than “five hundred brethren” (15:6), to James (the Lord’s brother) and to all of the apostles (15:7), and finally to Paul himself (15:8). Jesus Christ was the first to experience ...
