“Why should we be ok with Paul going directly from persecuting Christians to being an authority in the church? Today, wouldn’t we want people to go through in period of continual repentance before being appointed to leadership?”
“I wonder if 10:4-6 implies we should learn good arguments to resist those who oppose God? And in v6 how they are punishing disobedience, when their obedience is complete?”
“If there is no middle ground in the gospel, what does it mean when we say some issues are not salvation issues?”
“What is Paul saying in verse 11:14? What is he referring to?”
“Why are they called super-apostles? Is Paul being sarcastic?”
“How can we discern between suffering for the gospel which is good, and suffering that is unhelpful/futile e.g. should I try to get out of suffering that I feel pulls me away from Christ?”
“If Paul boasts in his weakness and suffering, should we seek out suffering for ourselves?”
“Is the boasting in weakness we see in the passage after the shift in 11v23 still foolish? And how does that relate to 12v9-11?”
