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The Apostle Paul and Social Media

 

            Social media has entirely changed how we've received information in this new age. Most of the time, social media is as fast, if not faster, than "regular" news outlets. When the Aurora movie theater shooting happened, social media users were posting updates before the news crews could even arrive at the scene to cover the story. The Boston Marathon bombing unfolded simultaneously through both news outlets and eye witness tweets. One post can travel around the world. It can invade homes and schools. It starts conversations with hundreds of thousands of families. Social media is a powerful tool for spreading information. It reaches faster and farther than any communication method to date. Even though the Apostle Paul communicated the Christian message about nineteen and a half centuries ago, he would be much more successful in spreading his message of Jesus Christ in today's day in age with social media.
             Paul's early life was detailed by religious zeal, brutal violence, and the relentless persecution of the early church. Fortunately, the later years of Paul's life show a marked difference as he lived his life for Christ and the advancement of His kingdom. Paul would send letters to communities and become a part of them to change and influence the churches. As a result of this miraculous transformation, Saul became known as Paul. Paul spent time in Jerusalem, Damascus, Arabia, Syria and his native Cilicia, and helped to teach those in the church in Antioch. But the one thing Paul always had was a message. There is enough evidence to believe that Paul did in fact write Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon. They are described as the undisputed Pauline epistles. Ephesians, Colossians, and 2 Thessalonians are debated whether or not Paul wrote them but, they are called the Deutero-Pauline Epistles. 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus are represent the Pastoral Epistles, while they are believed to have been sent to pastors concerning their pastoral duties.


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