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Originally Posted by aron
What always stood out for me was not that Paul went to Jerusalem to check with the brothers there, but that he waited 14 years! Most of us, I think, would have gone much sooner.
I think self-doubt is good, it is always safe. So Paul's doubt was healthy. He needed the confirming of the brothers. He didn't want to do a separate work. He needed to be reassured that what he was doing was part of the same move of God on the earth.
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aron:
How could he do a work for 14 years involving such a matter and so many saints with the self-doubt you suggest he had?
He began his ministry after having persecuted Jerusalem horribly and stayed away for 14 years. OK. That makes sense. But then to say he now needed to check with them that he hadn't been off base for 14 years and in the context of saying he wasn't impressed much with those guys? I'm not following the logic there. I can understand if he wanted to EXPRESS oneness with them by going to them but I can't understand going to CONFIRM oneness.
Can you help me with this?