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Paul’s calling as an apostle: origins and implications
His calling began with his encounter with the risen Christ
See also Ac 9:3–19; 1 Co 9:1
His calling involved his being sent to the unevangelised Gentile world
See also Ac 22:21; Ro 15:18–21; 2 Co 10:13–16; Eph 3:7–9
His calling put him under an obligation to preach the gospel
See also Ro 1:14–15; 2 Co 5:11–14
Paul’s commitment to his apostolic calling
He supported himself in order to present the gospel free of charge
See also 1 Co 9:3–18; 2 Co 12:13
He put the gospel before everything else
See also Ro 9:1–3; 1 Co 9:19–23; Php 1:12–26
He boasted in his weaknesses
See also 2 Co 4:7–10; 2 Co 6:3–10; 2 Co 11:21–29
He experienced God’s power at work through him
See also Ac 13:6–12; Ac 19:11–12; Ro 15:18–19; 1 Co 2:4–5; 1 Th 1:4–5
He had a confident attitude to death
See also 2 Co 5:6–10; Php 1:20–24; 2 Ti 4:6–8
Paul and the example of Jesus Christ
His appeal to Jesus Christ as an example to the churches
2 Co 8:9 Paul here uses the example of Jesus Christ in order to encourage the Corinthians in their giving.
See also Ro 15:1–3; Php 2:5–11
His own exemplary imitation of Jesus Christ
See also 1 Co 4:14–17; Php 3:12–17; Php 4:8–9; 2 Th 3:6–9
His sharing of Jesus Christ’s sufferings
Col 1:24 Paul is not suggesting here that there is any deficiency in Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice.
Rather, there are some aspects of suffering which Christ could not experience because they arose only as a result of people preaching the message of the cross and suffering because of it.
See also 2 Co 1:5–9; 2 Co 4:7–12; Ga 6:17
Paul and the churches
His integrity in dealing with the churches
See also Ac 20:17–21; 2 Co 2:17; 2 Co 4:1–2; 1 Th 2:10–12
His love for the churches
See also 2 Co 11:7–11; 2 Co 12:14–15; 1 Th 3:12
His prayers for the churches
See also Ro 1:8–10; Eph 1:15–19; 2 Th 1:11–12
His dependence on the prayers of the churches
See also Ro 15:30–32; Eph 6:19–20; Phm 22
Paul’s imagery of apostleship
As Jesus Christ’s ambassador
2 Co 5:20; Eph 6:19–20
As a builder
Ro 15:20; 1 Co 3:10
As a farmer
As a father
1 Co 4:15; 1 Th 2:11–12
As a mother
Ga 4:19; 1 Th 2:6–7
As God’s captive
1 Co 4:9; 2 Co 2:14–16 Paul portrays God as a victorious Roman general, with himself as a captive, bringing up the rear of the triumphal procession.
As Jesus Christ’s slave
The word translated “servant” in these verses commonly meant “slave”:
Ro 1:1; 2 Co 4:5; Php 1:1; Tt 1:1
Paul’s successors were to safeguard the truth of the gospel after his death
See also 2 Ti 1:13–14; 2 Ti 3:10–4:8
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