Paul's Apostleship, Nine Arguments Proving
Nine Arguments Proving Paul's Apostleship:
1. His claim of being an apostle (1 Cor. 9:1)
2. His claim to freedom from all secular and religious bondage, enabling him to be completely devoted to the apostleship (1 Cor. 9:1)
3. His claim of seeing Jesus (1 Cor. 9:1; 1 Cor. 15:8)
4. The very existence of the Corinthian church and their conversion from heathenism proved his apostleship (1 Cor. 9:1-2; Acts 18)
5. His consecration to abnormal human living so as to preach (1 Cor. 9:3-6)
6. His unselfish devotion to the apostleship without pay (1 Cor. 9:7-15)
7. His divine obligation to fulfill his call to the apostleship (1 Cor. 9:16-18)
8. His devoted service to all people to win them to the gospel (1 Cor. 9:19-23)
9. His qualifications for the apostleship and the Christian race (1 Cor. 9:24-27)
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