"There’s an accusation being made against Paul that he didn’t tell them about circumcision and that can’t go over well to grown men. That the reason he didn’t tell them about the dietary laws, the reason why he didn’t do those things is because he wanted to win friends and influence people. So the accusation is that he’s trying to soft pedal the gospel in order to gain converts so Paul goes, “Anybody who preaches other than this, let him be damned, who’s trying to win friends now?” Because if I’m trying to win friends, then I’m not a servant of Christ, if I’m trying to tickle your ears, then I don’t love Jesus."
— Matt Chandler (via hellomynameisliv)
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