In the first century, the Church had many issues from within the Church itself. The
Church. One of the problems with the Church was the fact that in order to become a Christian, you had to be Jewish which also meant that …show more content…
Paul heard of this and wrote a letter to the Church about the situation and said that you do not have to become circumcised in order to become Christian. Paul concluded that circumcision was more for showing dedication towards being Jewish or Christian. Another problem in the Church was that women couldn’t take high roles in the Church. Paul wrote another letter to the Church telling them that there is nothing wrong with a woman having power in the Church. In fact, Paul was all for it. He thought women should be able to have the same opportunity to have higher roles in the Church and supported them. These letters that Paul has written to the Church are the most important documents in all of Christian History. These documents were able to shape the theology of the Church and other churches today.
Another reason why Paul is the most significant figure in Christianity is because he wrote the most books in the bible. Just like his letters, his books influence the way we should act as
Christians. It doesn’t only tell us how the church should be but how we should act towards others no matter who they are. Also, because he wrote the most books in the bible, it shows how committed he is to Christ and how much he has sacrificed for the Church and Christianity to