You claimed that Paul still regarded himself as the chief of sinners, as if he still was doing the things that gave him that title.
Paul considered himself holy.
1 Corinthians: 9. 19. For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Did you see that?
The rest pertains to obideince as I'm sure you know.
20. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21. To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23. And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. 24. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 27. But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
1 Corinthians: 10. 4-33 speaks of both willfulness to submit to, and follow ones own selfless conscience and too speaks again of humility near the end.
Against my own wishes, I didn't post it all....I sure wanted to.
2 Corinthians: 12. 5. Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. 6. For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. 11. I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Speaking of humility
Hebrews: 2. 2. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 3. How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 16. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 17. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Sorry, more about obideince...I didn't think you would mind.
Look; St. Paul regarded himself as the chief apostle and sinner, and repeatedly states that he is humble in many ways.
He doesn't take pride in himself to me. Could you perhaps provide scripture saying he thought he himself was Holy. I don't doubt it, just don't recall running into it.
I did find good points on obideince though.
What do you think?
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