ACTS Ep9: Paul Performs theScript

A lot of people don't like Paul because they think of him through the 'clobber passages'. In this episode I suggest that we don't read Paul's letters before reading the Paul story in Acts. In Acts 20 and 21 Paul says goodbye to his friends and begins his final journey towards Jerusalem where he knows he will not return. He kisses and his friends who warn him that he will be bound in chains and carried away but he doesn't hesitate to walk the Jesus road. In 1 Corinthians 11:1 Paul says, "imitate me as I imitate Christ". Let's consider what it might look like to imitate Paul at Awaken, in Bowness.

 

Questions for discussion:

Do you read your bible? If not, why not? If you do, how do you read it? 

How might knowing the Paul story from Acts impact how we read Paul's letters?

What is the difference between reading the story and performing (or imitating) the story?