I hope to be able to resume the Paul APB series soon. In the meantime, here is a collection of blog posts related to Paul and his writings that I hope you\u2019ll enjoy!<\/p>\n
Steve Wiggins shared thoughts on the UMC debates about human sexuality<\/a> that drive a wedge between Paul and Jesus in a manner that is very common. Here is an excerpt:<\/p>\n Ironically the UMC has lined up against the Gospels.\u00a0 Christianity\u2019s sexual hangups began with the apostle from Tarsus, not the carpenter from Nazareth.\u00a0 We have been forced to see, time and again, what comes of making priests remain celibate.\u00a0 It\u2019s against nature, and none of us has a free hand to grope for a stone.\u00a0 Instead, we queue up ready to judge.\u00a0 Love, the church says, is wrong.\u00a0 God, says the Gospel, is love.\u00a0 There\u2019s a mansion with many rooms above our heads.\u00a0 We\u2019re not told if the doors come with locks or not.\u00a0 Unless this seem unnaturally profane, anyone who has truly loved another knows it is more than just a physical act.\u00a0 Such spiritual intimacy is difficult to spread too thinly without cheapening it to the point of a tawdry sit-com.\u00a0 Even then, however, we shouldn\u2019t judge.\u00a0 There aren\u2019t stones enough in the world for that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Keith Giles blogged about fake letters of Paul in the New Testament<\/a><\/p>\n What\u2019s up with Paul\u2019s language of \u201cthe\u00a0flesh\u201d?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n