The Teachings of Paul (TOP)

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Paul's Easter message:

TOP #110: Christ died for sins, was buried, raised on the third day, appeared to believers, lastly to Paul. [1CR 15:1-8] Peter’s summary of the mission of Christ is recorded in ACTS 2:22-24&32 thusly: Christ was a man, crucified, raised from the dead, and appeared to witnesses.

TOP #111: The crux of the Gospel is that Christ has been raised from the dead. [1CR 15:12-20]
Paul admits (in v.19) that if Christ is not raised, then there is no hope of heaven.
 
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TOP #127: Spiritual warfare involves demolishing thoughts that are ungodly and anti-Christ. [2CR 10:3-5] Paul referred to his authority as an apostle of the Lord for building up believers, especially in the churches he had established by sharing the gospel of Christ (in 10:8-18).

TOP #128: Satan can masquerade as an angel of light and his servants as apostles and righteousness. [2CR 11:14-15] Paul defended his apostleship by boasting about his credentials, including being flogged, put in prison and enduring dangers such as shipwrecks and bandits (in 11:21-33). Then he described being caught up to the third heaven, presumably during the Damascus Road encounter with Christ (12:1-10). He also mentioned signs or miracles that mark an apostle being done in Corinth and that he never was a burden or exploited them (12:11-18), along with fear that he will be grieved by finding strife and lack of repentance when he visits (12:19-21).
 
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TOP #129: Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the Christian faith. [2CR 13:5] Apparently, the self-test includes aiming for perfection (v.9, the next TOJ).

TOP #130: Aim for perfection. [2CR 13:11, PHP 3:12-15, COL 1:10] This does not refer to having righteousness via spiritual circumcision or faith (TOP #24&47), justification, redemption (TOP #25) or reconciliation (TOP #30) that is obtained or imputed at the moment of conversion/repentance, but rather to actual righteousness, moral renewal (TOP 34,36&55), conforming to Christ (TOP #41), becoming loving and ceasing to sin (TOP #68&69).
 
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