The Apostle Paul Teachings, His Main Themes

By Kathleen Perry


Apostles drew their messages from the lessons of Christ. However, each had different areas that he concentrated on in his works. The Apostle Paul Teachings are unique because of the depth and manner of coverage of the ordinary themes. Here is a look at the main areas that make his work stand out from that of other apostles.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ. This seems to be an emphasis that Christ is the lord and King. An example can be seen in his message to Corinthians in the first book chapter 16 and verse 22. He tells anyone who does not love Jesus Christ as Lord to be accursed. This is an emphasis on His majesty as Lord. It indicates a person who recognizes the supremacy of Christ and invites every Christian to be so.

The message of resurrection is heavily repeated and advocated. This could be attributed to his background as a Pharisee. It gave him the understanding and strong ability to interpret the word with this depth. Borrowing form the resurrection of Lazarus, his message is that if death can obey Christ, every Christian has no option but to follow the same path.

There is sufficient focus on justification. In fact, the word Justified and Justification appear tenses of times through his writing. The central message when he talks about justification is a confirmation that without getting legitimacy from Christ, human beings are useless. This seems to be in reference to John chapter 1, verse 20 where he says that those who received Christ were given the power to be children of God.

Grace is also a central theme in his teachings. Notably, his salutations captured this word alongside his benediction at the end of his epistles. In Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 8, the message captured is that salvation comes with grace as a result of faith. Romans 3, 24 indicates that grace and justification are the pillars of Christianity.

Faith cannot be divorced from the teachings of Paul. Faith is one of the most frequent words you will find in his epistles. In fact, Romans 1, 17 features the word three times in a single sentence. Hebrew chapter 11 is considered the heaviest chapter in the bible about faith. His message borrows heavily from the Old Testament and is therefore impossible to divorce the two.

Something stands out in the life of Paul that is not in other apostles. He spent a lot of time wherever he went and was outright about his message. He did not want to produce half backed Christians. His message was deep to the point of being sent out of some of the places he went to preach. These happenings set him apart from the other apostles he was working with.

The teaching of Paul was not any different from that of Christ. His emphasis on certain themes makes his work standout and easy to relate for most Christians. He was also a very travelled follower who ended up in Rome, Italy in the hands of Emperor Nero. He was executed by beheading to become a martyr alongside Peter whose death was said to be by crucifixion.




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