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Originally Posted by Drake
I think there is more than just persecution as a factor. When Paul addressed churches in the city they were in they were not all being persecuted.Happy to address any specific point you may have.
Drake
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Ok, I see you edited your post to add a thought.
Do you happen to have any historical backing to your belief in that some of the churches that Paul addressed weren't under persecution? I have to admit I honestly haven't looked into that too much and more or less assumed that to be the case. Although I do believe it to be an accurate assumption.
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Originally Posted by Drake
You mean the aspect of persecution... or the diamond analogy? Or both?
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The last thing I want to do is force you to comment, if you don't feel the need to then by all means please don't. Otherwise I'd be curious to hear your thoughts concerning anything written in my original post.