Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon Themes
Community
We're all one big happy family. At least that's how Paul sees it: his vision is for all Christians to live together in harmony. Helping. Loving. Sharing. Sitting around a fire singing "Kumbaya." Th...
Freedom and Confinement
Paul really liked talking about freedom. Maybe that's because he spent so much time in prison, so he had a pretty unique perspective on what it meant to be live out in the world, unshackled. For Pa...
Lies and Deceit
If there's one thing Paul hates, it's liars. See, he knows what the truth is (Jesus told him, after all), and he can't stand to see anyone say otherwise. These naysayers may think they're doing the...
Power
When you think of power, what do you imagine? Money? Big houses? Fast cars? Being crucified as a criminal? Oh. The last one is just Paul's idea of power. For him, power and authority are found in l...
Suffering
No one likes to suffer. Scratch that. No one except Paul likes to suffer. Though most people tend to avoid sticky situations where they could be beaten, arrested, or killed, Paul generally dives he...