(January 30, 2016 at 10:47 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(January 30, 2016 at 5:28 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I suspect that if there was a Paul, he made up alot of stories about "Paul" as well.Paul claimed to have been all things to all men. He was a master BS'er.
A bit of context for clarification of what Paul meant:
1 Corinthians 9
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
He's simply saying that he lived as a slave, as one in prison, as one who was weak, as a Jew, as a Gentile, etc. in order to not have any barriers between him and his audience.