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Todd Really thoughtful, praovcvtioe commentary. Just want to add one observation, taken from my reading of Jacob Taubes' Political Theology of Paul . If I follow his line of thought, the radicality of Paul's message is not in relation to the gospel message keep in mind that the writings containing the teachings of Jesus didn't exist in Paul's time but in relation to how the gospel message was understood by the followers of Jesus still living in and around Jerusalem, particularly Peter and the other apostles.That is to say, the earliest Christians still considered themselves, first and foremost, Jews and this was apparently reflected in their understanding of the scope of the new covenenant established by the death and resurrection of what was essentially a Jewish messiah. It was, I think, the problem of the Gentiles that led Paul to his more expansive radical understanding of the gospel, which includes a vision of human freedom that ultimately if only potentially put Christianity in conflict with established, pre-modern cultural practices.My own problem with people like Piper and Driscoll is that they continue to ignore or perhaps unconsciously repress the message of radical freedom that Paul revealed in the gospel message, and adopt the fairly conventional standards and practices of their contemporary host cultures.This is why, when all is said and done, there doesn't seem to me to be much difference between what they teach and what the dominant secular culture requires, particularly with respect to gender identity and relations, in this particular context.Respectfully,Guy
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Mhmd
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20 december 2014, 03:51:59
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