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There you go again distorting things. They were all first generation converts. Christianity was new and their culture had been little affected by it.
So ? how does being a first gene4ration convert make one a new Christian ? How long does one have to believe before you take the NEW away ?
You are simply ADDING Your own definition of new. If you have believed for a certain period of time, and have been shown to be mature in your faith, you are NOT a new convert and THAT is what Paul was talking about.
YOU SAID:
They were still new Christians. You question is meaningless.
Actually what is meaningless is your insistence that Christians who are mature in the faith ( Paul’s words — NOT A NEW CONVERT ) who are also heads of households, are now somehow “new” in your eyes.
You wrote:
“So ? how does being a first gene4ration convert make one a new Christian ? How long does one have to believe before you take the NEW away ?”
They were new Christians. It’s just that simple.
“You are simply ADDING Your own definition of new. If you have believed for a certain period of time, and have been shown to be mature in your faith, you are NOT a new convert and THAT is what Paul was talking about.”
They would be new Christians.
“Actually what is meaningless is your insistence that Christians who are mature in the faith ( Paul’s words — NOT A NEW CONVERT ) who are also heads of households, are now somehow “new” in your eyes.”
They were new Christians. And you still passed off someone else’s work as your own.