Pauls Prision Letters
Paul's Prison Letters
Nikolette Arnold
Letourneau University
Paul's Prison Letters In a letter of Paul to the Philippians, the messenger of the Lord Paul who was also a prisoner at that very time was addressing a situation in the Philippians that called for the community effort. Paul was trying to insist that the Philippians Christians were supposed to humble themselves and become a community that was responsible for one another. There was a problem with the social classes of people at that time where people belonged to different social groupings, and that is why Paul decided to bring about the need for togetherness irrespective of the social groupings. At that time that Paul was writing a letter to the Philippians, he was a prisoner together with Silas, who was a core laborer (Allen, 2007). In as much as Paul was not an alien to the Roman Empire, he accepted to be imprisoned and to be flogged something that was not acceptable by the Romans to the Roman citizens but he decided to hide his identity as a native. At that time the people at Philippians would not accept to do such, they would easily reveal their identity to avoid the problems (Hellerman, 2010). At that time, Paul was trying to introduce the Judaism religion that was Christianity to the Gentiles. He never intended to be understood differently by the Philippians, and that was the reason that made him hide his identity. The purpose of Paul’s letter to the Philippians was to bring about unity within the Philippians and to inspire them live as a community in Christ Jesus (Hellerman, 2010). They were to put aside their social differences and fleshly desires as they once belonged to different social groups. In verse 6 he says let the mind that was in Christ Jesus as well. He calls for the people of Philippines to rule their lives centered on the actions of Christ. That would allow them to stand firm against the elemental forces of their environment. As a result, Paul did not look at his
Nikolette Arnold
Letourneau University
Paul's Prison Letters In a letter of Paul to the Philippians, the messenger of the Lord Paul who was also a prisoner at that very time was addressing a situation in the Philippians that called for the community effort. Paul was trying to insist that the Philippians Christians were supposed to humble themselves and become a community that was responsible for one another. There was a problem with the social classes of people at that time where people belonged to different social groupings, and that is why Paul decided to bring about the need for togetherness irrespective of the social groupings. At that time that Paul was writing a letter to the Philippians, he was a prisoner together with Silas, who was a core laborer (Allen, 2007). In as much as Paul was not an alien to the Roman Empire, he accepted to be imprisoned and to be flogged something that was not acceptable by the Romans to the Roman citizens but he decided to hide his identity as a native. At that time the people at Philippians would not accept to do such, they would easily reveal their identity to avoid the problems (Hellerman, 2010). At that time, Paul was trying to introduce the Judaism religion that was Christianity to the Gentiles. He never intended to be understood differently by the Philippians, and that was the reason that made him hide his identity. The purpose of Paul’s letter to the Philippians was to bring about unity within the Philippians and to inspire them live as a community in Christ Jesus (Hellerman, 2010). They were to put aside their social differences and fleshly desires as they once belonged to different social groups. In verse 6 he says let the mind that was in Christ Jesus as well. He calls for the people of Philippines to rule their lives centered on the actions of Christ. That would allow them to stand firm against the elemental forces of their environment. As a result, Paul did not look at his