Peter noted that Paul's letters included a lot of wisdom, but also things that were "hard to understand." What do you see here that someone like Peter might have considered particular wise? What things might he be referring to when he says that there are things "hard to understand?
In Paul's letters to the Corinthians, he deals with the problem of factions within the church which Peter would have thought wise. He doesn't directly address each issue that is dividing people, but tries to unite the people by reminding them EVERYONE is a servant of Jesus, and uses love to bind people.
ReplyDeletePaul also addresses issues of immorality and gives clear cut instructions regarding marriage, lax discipline within the church, and sexual immorality.
There was a couple things I noticed that Peter might have been confused by is how Paul amends some of the strict rules about food that were in Acts. And the second thing that was confusing is how in 1 Corinthians, Paul tells women to cover their heads in worship, and then in 2 Corinthians tells them to have the” veil taken away”.
Peter may have considered Paul’s understanding of how to fix the splitting of the different churches. Paul seemed to have different ideas on how to fix each church and many seemed to work. Paul was very wise anyway, so being able to fix such a major problem was a great thing. True they were not permanent fixes, but they kept the churches together longer. Peter may have seen Paul’s different understandings of how the Gentiles needed to live their lives as hard to understand. Since, Peter dealt with the Jews and was one he may not have understood the lifestyles of the Gentiles as well as Paul did. Paul was a wise and sometimes hard to understand man, Peter was just one of the many who had to deal with him. -Kelly Longden
ReplyDeleteIn Paul's letter to the Corinthians he addresses the problems of the church splitting and breaking apart into different factions. However in the letter he addresses the many problems that the church faces. However I feel he addresses the biggest problem of separation with in the church by people saying they belong to Paul and belong to Apollos. This does not sit well with Paul because he says none of us died for the sins of all that was Jesus, so we all belong to him and worship him. These words particular I find to be extremely wise and helped the situation of the separation within the church. Some things may be hard to understand because of the fact that Jesus is no longer there to help the church spread and it is just the word and beliefs that are spread to strengthen and spread the church.
ReplyDelete-Dylan Mickelson
In Paul's letter to the Corinthians he addresses the problems of the church splitting and breaking apart into different factions. However in the letter he addresses the many problems that the church faces. However I feel he addresses the biggest problem of separation with in the church by people saying they belong to Paul and belong to Apollos. This does not sit well with Paul because he says none of us died for the sins of all that was Jesus, so we all belong to him and worship him. These words particular I find to be extremely wise and helped the situation of the separation within the church. Some things may be hard to understand because of the fact that Jesus is no longer there to help the church spread and it is just the word and beliefs that are spread to strengthen and spread the church.
ReplyDelete-Dylan Mickelson