{"id":175,"date":"2015-05-20T10:54:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/brandondsmith\/?p=175"},"modified":"2015-05-20T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T19:41:34","slug":"4-ways-paul-understood-his-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/brandondsmith\/2015\/05\/4-ways-paul-understood-his-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways Paul Understood His Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonSmith85\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Follow @BrandonSmith85<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-348 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/criswell.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/ctr-cover.png?w=236&amp;h=377\" alt=\"ctr cover\" width=\"236\" height=\"377\">In the most recent issue of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/criswell.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/19\/criswell-theological-review-issues-in-pauline-studies-spring-2015-issue-12-no-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Criswell Theological Review<\/em><\/a>, Andrew Clarke of the University of Aberdeen has an article entitled, \u201cThe Source and Scope of Paul\u2019s Apostolic Authority.\u201d In the article, Clarke argues that Paul\u2019s understanding of the source and scope of\u00a0his authority is four-fold:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Source: Dominical<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cCalled by God\u2019s will, specifically to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, Paul considers his appointment to be dominical, meaning that it derives from God\u2019s Son. While the Twelve were also commissioned by Jesus Christ, this cannot be said of all in the New Testament who were called apostles.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Source: Scriptural <\/strong>\u2014 \u201cAlso Paul is sufficiently immersed in rabbinic and other contemporary Jewish bodies of interpretation to the extent that he is aware he is not merely referencing the scriptures, but also serving as their interpreter. \u2026\u00a0Yet even in this sense, the source of his authority lies in the content of the scriptures; and his interpretation of those scriptures needs to be convincingly consistent with those scriptures.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scope: Gospel\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 \u201cPaul\u2019s calling is specifically to proclaim the gospel. Although Paul describes it in Romans 2:16 and 16:25 as \u201cmy gospel\u201d and in 2\u00a0Corinthians 4:3 as \u201cour gospel,\u201d he is clear that it is something that he received from God and is compelled to pass on to others. \u2026\u00a0The supreme importance of the gospel trumps any negative consequences for his own ministry.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scope: Obedience of the Gentiles?\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 \u201cAlthough the scope of Paul\u2019s mission is to non-Jewish nations, it is short of universally embracing all Gentiles. Paul reflects that there are important additional limitations to the scope of his ministry. \u2026\u00a0Rather, he must avoid building on another\u2019s foundation or in another\u2019s territory; and, instead, where there is no further room, he must seek out fresh territories.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Clarke then enters into a brief, but thought-provoking discussion about the posthumous reception, acceptance, and application of Pauline texts that\u2019s worth noting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>To purchase the entire issue, <a href=\"https:\/\/criswell.wordpress.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">click here<\/a>. 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