Have you recently been criticized? Unfairly. You are not alone. Here is an excerpt from my future Everyday Bible Study on 1 Corinthians. Some, if not more (!), don’t like Paul today. I wonder if some might like him more if they learn to think about through the grid of a traumatized leader. Yes, of course, some of his words have traumatized. But, Yes too, that many of the Corinthians (and elsewhere) retaliated against Paul in ways that traumatized him.
I think if you read Paul casually with all the cultural baggage it’s really easy to be offended by him - I was in high school/college when I started reading the Bible seriously. But the longer I’ve read him and thought about him, the more impressed I am with him, and the more I think we’ve really gotten him wrong in understanding his words. I had never thought about him as a traumatized leader, but I think that makes a lot of sense.
Excellent, relevant insight and oh so very encouraging!! So blessed with my current pastor Steve Ruetschle who is was weathered similar storms in our church but keeps his eyes on Jesus and is an amazing teacher and faithful man like Paul.
Thank you for this insight into Paul's traumas. I wonder how he overcame the trauma to accomplish what he did? It is difficult and feels downright impossible sometimes to keep Jesus so big that even His shadow is so bright that it shines through trauma.
I think if you read Paul casually with all the cultural baggage it’s really easy to be offended by him - I was in high school/college when I started reading the Bible seriously. But the longer I’ve read him and thought about him, the more impressed I am with him, and the more I think we’ve really gotten him wrong in understanding his words. I had never thought about him as a traumatized leader, but I think that makes a lot of sense.
Excellent, relevant insight and oh so very encouraging!! So blessed with my current pastor Steve Ruetschle who is was weathered similar storms in our church but keeps his eyes on Jesus and is an amazing teacher and faithful man like Paul.
Thanks Scott . The Corinthians sound more like todays American church.
Thank you for this insight into Paul's traumas. I wonder how he overcame the trauma to accomplish what he did? It is difficult and feels downright impossible sometimes to keep Jesus so big that even His shadow is so bright that it shines through trauma.
Loved the poll. Thought I might get a second vote.