Wow he was indeed Italian. Part of the Apostleotti family? haha
Brad
At 11/07/2003 on Friday, you wrote:
>Paul actually did say something very like that, remember Brad? 1 Corinthians
>4:18 thru 21 says: "Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not
>coming to you. But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall
>find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power. For the
>kingdom of God does not consist in words but in power. What do you desire?
>Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?"
>
>and in 2 Corinthians 10:8 thru 11: "For even if I boast somewhat further
>about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for
>destroying you, I will not be put to shame, for I do not wish to seem as if
>I would terrify you by my letters. For they say, "His letters are weighty
>and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech
>contemptible." Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by
>letters when absent, such persons we are also in deed when present."
>
>In today's language it would be something like: "I'm not just giving lip
>service here. The LORD's power isn't just a bunch of words, but a power.
>So which do you want, a beating or a hug?...Face it, the LORD did put me in
>charge of you, but I don't want to scare you about it. You folks seem to
>think "He talks a good game, but he's a wimp in person." But don't fool
>yourselves. We walk the walk, we don't just talk the talk, and the LORD has
>given us the power to back up what we say we will do when we come there,
>either way."
>
>And don't forget when an authority of the Roman Army tried to shuffle him
>off after realizing they'd violated his rights, he stood up to him and said
>"No you don't, buddy. I know my rights." (Acts 22:25 thru 30). This
>passage also explains the problem of semantics, that although he was known
>as Saul of Tarsus, he was born a Roman citizen, sohe was someone to reckon
>with.
>
>Paul (the other one)
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "B Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 12:16 PM
>Subject: Re: Tooting with attitude
>
>
> > Ah. So they didn't call him Paulie then. As in "Me and the boys are gonna
> > come pay you a visit soon uh? So you'd be much advised to have your sin
> > repented for before we actually got there, ya know what I"m getting
> > at? hmm? Cop-eesh?
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11/07/2003 on Friday, you wrote:
> > >You guys,
> > >Saul was Jewish and obviously educated in the temple at Jerusalem even
> > >though he was from Tarsus. His Roman citizenship had nothing to do with
> > >where he was born, but who his father probably was.
> > >Kathy
> > >
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