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* He was enormously patient: | * He was enormously patient: | ||
** [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/colossians/3:12 Col 3:12] he calls for "patience" from believers | ** [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/colossians/3:12 Col 3:12] he calls for "patience" from believers | ||
** his letters are full of admonitions, but with patience and encouragement | ** his letters are full of admonitions, but with patience and encouragement, such as from [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/2:4 2 Cor 2:4]: | ||
<blockquote>"For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you might be pained but that you might know the abundant love I have for you."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you might be pained but that you might know the abundant love I have for you."</blockquote> | ||
* | * He knew the Old Testament inside-out | ||
** see [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/11:30 2 Cor 11:30-33] for Paul's "boasts" and "labors" (listed [[Saint Paul#2 Cor 11: Paul’s Boast: His Labors|here in our page on Saint Paul]]) | ** quoting Isaiah in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/28?25 Acts 28:4] | ||
** in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/10 Romans Ch. 10] he uses extensive OT quotes in order to demonstrate Christ as fulfillment of the prophets: | |||
<blockquote>For Christ is the end of the law for the justification of everyone who has faith. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/10?4 Rom 10:4])</blockquote> | |||
* Some other qualities of Paul | |||
** He he had very high pain tolerance! | |||
*** see [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/11:30 2 Cor 11:30-33] for Paul's "boasts" and "labors" (listed [[Saint Paul#2 Cor 11: Paul’s Boast: His Labors|here in our page on Saint Paul]]) | |||
** He wasn't afraid of heights (lowered in the basket in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/11?33 2 Cor 11:33]) | |||
** He could swim (see [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/27?43 Acts 27:43]) | |||
** He wasn't afraid of snakes ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/28?3 Acts 28:3]) | |||
----I have an additional question, though: did Paul see or even meet Jesus before the Crucifixion? We know he knew about him, as the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus tell the stranger they meet,<blockquote>“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?”([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?18 Lk 24:18]) </blockquote>This site says he did: I like to think that Paul not only saw Jesus, but was one of the "scribes and Pharisees" who brought the adulteress to Jesus for stoning ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?1 Jn 8:1]) -- of course there's no evidence for it, but it'd be consistent with Paul's attitude. Imagine were he the last of the group to walk away!" If so, it might also give us a clue as to what Jesus wrote on the ground ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?8 Jn 8:8]) I always thought he was playing tic-tac-toe, with the final "scratch" as they walked away in shame, but maybe it was a note to Paul, "''See you on the road to Damascus!''" :) | ----I have an additional question, though: did Paul see or even meet Jesus before the Crucifixion? We know he knew about him, as the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus tell the stranger they meet,<blockquote>“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?”([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?18 Lk 24:18]) </blockquote>This site says he did: I like to think that Paul not only saw Jesus, but was one of the "scribes and Pharisees" who brought the adulteress to Jesus for stoning ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?1 Jn 8:1]) -- of course there's no evidence for it, but it'd be consistent with Paul's attitude. Imagine were he the last of the group to walk away!" If so, it might also give us a clue as to what Jesus wrote on the ground ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?8 Jn 8:8]) I always thought he was playing tic-tac-toe, with the final "scratch" as they walked away in shame, but maybe it was a note to Paul, "''See you on the road to Damascus!''" :) | ||
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----Here for a page on this site [[Saint Paul]] | ----Here for a page on this site [[Saint Paul]] | ||
Dali sends this site: https://www.theologyfortherestofus.com/pauls-four-missionary-journeys-the-complete-guide/ | Dali sends this site: https://www.theologyfortherestofus.com/pauls-four-missionary-journeys-the-complete-guide/ | ||
Here for another good timeline: [https://whosefaithfollow.org/Pauline%20Timeline.html Chronological Table of the Apostle Paul's Life] (note that there is much uncertainty about the dates) | |||
== Friday, Oct 25: The Limits of sins of omission == | == Friday, Oct 25: The Limits of sins of omission == | ||