The Apostle Paul Teachings, His Main Themes

By Kathleen Perry


Apostles drew their messages from the lessons of Christ. However, each had different areas that he concentrated on in his works. The Apostle Paul Teachings are unique because of the depth and manner of coverage of the ordinary themes. Here is a look at the main areas that make his work stand out from that of other apostles.

The Lordship of Jesus Christ. This seems to be an emphasis that Christ is the lord and King. An example can be seen in his message to Corinthians in the first book chapter 16 and verse 22. He tells anyone who does not love Jesus Christ as Lord to be accursed. This is an emphasis on His majesty as Lord. It indicates a person who recognizes the supremacy of Christ and invites every Christian to be so.

The message of resurrection is heavily repeated and advocated. This could be attributed to his background as a Pharisee. It gave him the understanding and strong ability to interpret the word with this depth. Borrowing form the resurrection of Lazarus, his message is that if death can obey Christ, every Christian has no option but to follow the same path.

Being justified and the justification of faith are central themes in the epistles of Paul. These are words and ideas that have been repeated numerous times, enough to be noted. His assertion is that the justification is through Christ, who also lends legitimacy, without which, any Christian or human being remains useless. This message comes from John chapter 1 where those who accept Christ have the power to be his followers.

Paul is emphatic about the place of grace in Christian living. It can be seen intensely in his benedictions and salutations, mostly at the end of his epistles. An example is chapter 2 of Ephesians, verse 8 where salvation arises from faith, which brings unique grace. Romans chapter 3 and verse 24 captures the two elements of justification and grace together.

Faith cannot be divorced from the teachings of Paul. Faith is one of the most frequent words you will find in his epistles. In fact, Romans 1, 17 features the word three times in a single sentence. Hebrew chapter 11 is considered the heaviest chapter in the bible about faith. His message borrows heavily from the Old Testament and is therefore impossible to divorce the two.

A common characteristic of the message of Paul is its clarity. He is deep about the issues affecting the people he is writing to. Having traveled widely, he gave sufficient time to the people who hosted him along the way. His focus was to ensure that they understood the message deeply. His message was so powerful that it caused him to be kicked out of some cities. Because of concern for Christianity wherever he went, his message resonated intensely.

Paul did not deviate in any way from what Christ taught. It is his address of particular themes that made him standout and a source of great wisdom despite starting as Saul the persecutor. He was an incredibly travelled preacher who ended up in the hands of Emperor Nero in Rome Italy. He was martyred by beheading, alongside Peter who was crucified, albeit in a different position from Christ according to history books.




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