The apostle Paul makes the claim in this Letter of Reconciliation that Christian ministry is a matter of a person’s right relationship on two indivisible fronts: (1) a right relationship to Jesus Christ, and (2) a right relationship of Christians to each other in an ordered community of life and faith. The focus is on Paul’s own ministry, particularly in relation to the Corinthians, although not exclusively so. His discourse persistently aims at expounding more broadly
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