Paul sees himself as a role model to these believers and especially in the whole area of work. It is obvious that Paul was a hard worker himself and, leading by example, he expected others to follow suit. In that sense, the preacher-cum-tentmaker was exemplary. It was Thomas Edison who said that ‘there is no substitute for hard work.’ He also said that ‘genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration!’ Right. My mother used to say that hard work never
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