Fresh in my mind: write when inspired; rest when tired.

He says, “When Paul come to town?” something happens, does something happen when preachers come to town? Is this guy serious? This just doesn’t add up. Doesn’t this place the focus in the wrong place? In Paul’s day, we see God’s kingdom speaking, practically, to social concern and need, and perhaps, that’s why his kingdom message was so powerful, because it spoke practically to the real life social need,

It (God’s Kingdom) challenges the rulers and authority over and over. It was concerned with a this worldly situation not private, individualized, spirituality which wishes to attain heaven someday. Or enlightenment. This is a type of gnosticism.

Why is this so difficult to grasp, to understand? What are we afraid of? Why is there a resistance to this notion in the Christian community? Is it because we’re so concerned with counting numbers?

Look how many souls we won today!”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that before. Yeah, I sometimes even hear it in my sleep. Christians talk about souls (What really is a soul?) and salvation (I’m sure it looks a lot different than we here in the West paint it to be) like nothing else matters.

When I read the NT, I come away with a kingdom story that is thoroughly concerned with the here and now, like Judaism. It’s not about how I might escape or gain salvation. Moreover, the historical record proves this point.

So yeah, back to that idea of people not knowing when a preacher comes to town. This is outrageous. Not trying to be mean here but if this is what it takes to write a commentary, this sort of insight garbage, then maybe I should get into the game. I don’t have a masters yet, and I know this isn’t the aim of the text. By the way, I knew this before finishing my undergraduate studies.

Lastly, maybe, people might know of a “preacher” or church if they actually did something to help renew the communities in need. Sorry brother, we can’t help you get on your feet or food in your stomach or work for your hands or a place to sleep but we can by faith help pray you into heaven!

What a joke.