Paul shares in 1 Cor. 9 about how his desire to share the gospel has shaped who he is and decides what he does and does not do. This passage has led to a large dichotomy among believers today.
With great passion many have sought to “purify” the church, to make her holy while here on earth. They abstain and preach abstinence for the sake of the weak. They criticize others who do not abstain with absolution, saying they compromise the gospel for the sake of culture. The driver of Paul’s actions was a desire that people from. Very different cultures and belief systems could hear and see the Truth. He was true to the gospel, to that none would argue. If Paul became like one not under the law, did he continue to be a radical advocate of unequivocal obedience to the law? Did he possibly abide by the law himself, but find ways to be homest and loving to those not under the law? How did he identify with them?
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