Had another thought.
To debate whether Paul was giving his opinion when he said:"I give my opinion", is not really such a profitable thing. It does detract a bit from whats most important - the gospel of Christ. I choose to take paul at his word, others don't - that's fine.
But I think even Paul would say: Did I die for you? No! It is Christ who died for you and Who you should follow - not me!
No one will be swayed from what the Holy Spirit guides them to and well they shouldn't! One day we will be able to ask Paul if he really was giving his opinion when he said: "I give my opinion"!
I happen to think if Paul had known his letters to any and all were going to be pronounced the inerrant command of God, that he would probably have left out just a few little words and been ery careful to not include anything BUT the gospel in them. Once again, we'll be able to ask him one day.
Until then, I, don't see where things like this need to divide us who walk by the Spirit. I understand they will divide those who don't walk by the Spirit, but we should not let that happen to us.
To debate whether Paul was giving his opinion when he said:"I give my opinion", is not really such a profitable thing. It does detract a bit from whats most important - the gospel of Christ. I choose to take paul at his word, others don't - that's fine.
But I think even Paul would say: Did I die for you? No! It is Christ who died for you and Who you should follow - not me!
No one will be swayed from what the Holy Spirit guides them to and well they shouldn't! One day we will be able to ask Paul if he really was giving his opinion when he said: "I give my opinion"!
I happen to think if Paul had known his letters to any and all were going to be pronounced the inerrant command of God, that he would probably have left out just a few little words and been ery careful to not include anything BUT the gospel in them. Once again, we'll be able to ask him one day.
Until then, I, don't see where things like this need to divide us who walk by the Spirit. I understand they will divide those who don't walk by the Spirit, but we should not let that happen to us.