Paul Behaving Badly: Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk? (Biblia.com)

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The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he? Randolph Richards and Brandon O’Brien explore the complicated persona and teachings of the apostle Paul. Unpacking his personal history...

at stake was his own pride. I’m sure Paul didn’t want to join the vow or pay the fees for the brothers involved, but he took it on the chin. He refused to allow any obstacle to stand between any person and the gospel, including himself—so he shaved his head.7 However, if the gospel was at stake, Paul was inflexible. Where eating with Gentiles was concerned, Paul believed Peter’s actions would confuse Gentile converts about the nature of the gospel and salvation by faith. If Paul thought someone had

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