Discuss a time when you called someone a name other than their proper name or when you were called by another name, like when a loved one called you a special name. How did it make you feel? How did that change the way you thought about yourself? How did it help you understand how the other person saw you? How did that differ from how you thought about yourself in that moment?
In ancient letters like this one written by Paul, the greeting section simply mentioned who was writing it and who it was written to. Paul’s introductions do something more. They introduce key ideas that he will be talking about later in the letter. He also uses very specific descriptions of the ideas to help shape how people think about them. It is a lot like calling someone a name instead of their proper name.
There is lots of name-calling in the Bible. When it happens, the writer invites us to change how we view them, ourselves, or an important idea they are talking about. Using a new name or adding a description to the usual one gives us God’s perspective on the person or thing. This is how he wants us to think about it. Name-calling at the beginning of a letter can help us understand why the writer has the authority to teach us, where the authority comes from, and how we should think about important ideas that he will be talking about in the letter
Discuss a time when you called someone a name other than their proper name or when you were called by another name, like when a loved one called you a special name. How did it make you feel? How did that change the way you thought about yourself? How did it help you understand how the other person saw you? How did that differ from how you thought about yourself in that moment?
In ancient letters like this one written by Paul, the greeting section simply mentioned who was writing it and who it was written to. Paul’s introductions do something more. They introduce key ideas that he will be talking about later in the letter. He also uses very specific descriptions of the ideas to help shape how people think about them. It is a lot like calling someone a name instead of their proper name.
There is lots of name-calling in the Bible. When it happens, the writer invites us to change how we view them, ourselves, or an important idea they are talking about. Using a new name or adding a description to the usual one gives us God’s perspective on the person or thing. This is how he wants us to think about it. Name-calling at the beginning of a letter can help us understand why the writer has the authority to teach us, where the authority comes from, and how we should think about important ideas that he will be talking about in the letter
Discuss a time when you called someone a name other than their proper name or when you were called by another name, like when a loved one called you a special name. How did it make you feel? How did that change the way you thought about yourself? How did it help you understand how the other person saw you? How did that differ from how you thought about yourself in that moment?
In ancient letters like this one written by Paul, the greeting section simply mentioned who was writing it and who it was written to. Paul’s introductions do something more. They introduce key ideas that he will be talking about later in the letter. He also uses very specific descriptions of the ideas to help shape how people think about them. It is a lot like calling someone a name instead of their proper name.
There is lots of name-calling in the Bible. When it happens, the writer invites us to change how we view them, ourselves, or an important idea they are talking about. Using a new name or adding a description to the usual one gives us God’s perspective on the person or thing. This is how he wants us to think about it. Name-calling at the beginning of a letter can help us understand why the writer has the authority to teach us, where the authority comes from, and how we should think about important ideas that he will be talking about in the letter