“Saint Paul, the Apostle, original name Saul of Tarsus one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the second most important person in the history of Christianity” (Sanders, 2016). The specific writing of St Paul that this essay will be focusing on will be The Galatians 5:13-26, from the New International Version. This specific chosen passage will be link the to a contemporary Social Justice issue, Violations of human rights and dignity. The passage of The Galatians 5:13-26 helps us to deeply understand and appreciate the human’s rights we are all each entitled to every day, it also shows us how we need to use this freedom God has granted us for good in society and too make sure that you abuse this freedom
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In the first couple of lines from 13-15 it implies that God has called upon everyone to live life freely and not to attempt to overdo it. The passage also says to use the freedom god has granted us to serve one and other in love. It then goes into saying to love others as you would love yourself, which is an act of true freedom. From this point onwards it turns to the darker side of freedom, and goes into great depths about how we shouldn’t use this freedom to abuse others freedoms and not to treat others badly or you will not be inherited into gods kingdom. Don’t compare yourself with others as more superior or worthless. Each person is Equal and original. With this being the basic of the moral and ethical implication of the passage of the Galatians 5:13-26 it set a powerful foundation for Paul to represent every line with a different message. Paul wanted the Galatians to understand the behavioural implications of the Christian freedom, wherein they were free to be functional humanity, free to be man as God intended, free to let Christ reign as Lord in their lives, and free to express the character of God in their behaviour (Christ in You, 2014). Thus, it can be specifically seen that there are still moral and ethical implication which are occurring in today’s society which are represent in the passage of Paul and in particular the Galatians
In the first couple of lines from 13-15 it implies that God has called upon everyone to live life freely and not to attempt to overdo it. The passage also says to use the freedom god has granted us to serve one and other in love. It then goes into saying to love others as you would love yourself, which is an act of true freedom. From this point onwards it turns to the darker side of freedom, and goes into great depths about how we shouldn’t use this freedom to abuse others freedoms and not to treat others badly or you will not be inherited into gods kingdom. Don’t compare yourself with others as more superior or worthless. Each person is Equal and original. With this being the basic of the moral and ethical implication of the passage of the Galatians 5:13-26 it set a powerful foundation for Paul to represent every line with a different message. Paul wanted the Galatians to understand the behavioural implications of the Christian freedom, wherein they were free to be functional humanity, free to be man as God intended, free to let Christ reign as Lord in their lives, and free to express the character of God in their behaviour (Christ in You, 2014). Thus, it can be specifically seen that there are still moral and ethical implication which are occurring in today’s society which are represent in the passage of Paul and in particular the Galatians