Paul's Mastery of Self - Chapter 1 - Brief exposition of Paul's Life and Conversion

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Intercessory prayer and exposition centered on Paul’s experience and conversion, presented within a broader spiritual framework of strength through God’s Spirit and the indwelling Christ. The text sets Paul’s life in Rome’s Mamertine prison, portraying his concern for the church over his own execution. It emphasizes self-mastery through consecration, enabling Paul to face death while focusing on the spiritual welfare of beloved disciples.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages78

Reading Time3 h 17 min

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PART I

Introduction

Chapter I. Brief exposition of Paul's Life and Conversion

Chapter II. Rule of Jehovah as Compared to that of Christ

Chapter III. Brotherhood

PART II

The First Installment

Chapter I. Strength

Chapter II. Spirit Power

Chapter III. The Coming Force

PART III

The Second Installment.(The Indwelling Christ.)

Chapter I. Love

Chapter II. The Foundation of Love

PART IV

The Third Installment

PART V

The Peroration

ille lithan’s Sfullutes% GEo.T.WEAVER PUBLISHED BY @he 2nsicrucian Sellofuship International Headquarters MoUNT EcCLESIA, OCEANSIDE,CALIFORNIA LONDON L.N.FoWLER&Co.,7 IMPERIAL ARCADELUDGATE CIRCUS Dedicated to all truth seekers and lovers;to all souls aspiring to the highestplane of Spiritual Life. Fellowship Press,Oceanside,California. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Introduction Chapter I. Brief exposition of Paul's Life and Conversion 5 Chapter II. Rule of Jehovah as Compared to that of Christ 10 Chapter III. Brotherhood ……………………………………15 PART II The First Installment Chapter I. Strength ………………………………………………………………………………18 Chapter II. Spirit Power ……………………………………………………………………25 Chapter III. The Coming Force ………………………………………………………31 Part III. The Second Installment.(The Indwelling Christ.) Chapter I. Love …………………………………………………………………………………35 Chapter II. The Foundation of Love………………………………………45 PART IV The Third Installment……………………………………………52 PART V The Peroration ……………………………………………………………56 https://archive.org/details/filledwithgodsfu0000unse # PART I CHAPTER I. PAUL's LIFE AND CoNVEPSION PHESIANS 3:14-21,"For this cause I bend myknee before the Father,whose children all areealled in heaven and in earth,beseeching Him,thatin the richness of His glory,He would grant youstrength by the entrance of His spirit into your innerman,that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;that having your root and your foundation in love,yemay be enabled,with all God's people,to comprehendthe breadth and length and depth and height thereof;and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowl-edge,that ye may be filled therewith,even to themeasure of the fullness of God.Now unto Him whois able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that weask or think,in the power of His might which workswithin us;unto Him,in Christ Jesus,be glory in the Church,even to all the generations of the age of ages.Amen." # Paul's Mastery of Self Paul,the author of this intercessory prayer,whetherfor the Ephesians or not,which is a disputed question,was a prisoner in Rome at the time the epistle wasdictated,incarcerated in a cell in the Mamertineprison,awaiting the hour when he expected to be ledforth to his execution.The prayer was dictated,there-fore,under cireumstances that reveal the greatness ofthe apostle's nature.Prisoner that he was,sentencedto be beheaded and that soon,one would think hiswhole thought would have been centered upon self;but instead,his chief concern was for the church heloved so well,and for the sake of which he had suf-fered so much.His very life seems to have been boundup with theirs by an inseparable union.In his con-secration and devotion to God he had acquired com-plete self-mastery,and thus was enabled to conquer thelast enemy,death.With this sublime faith it was pos-sible for him to do what to most of us would seem im-possible.It would not have surprised us had the epis-tle been a request to the church to offer up on his be-half earnest petitions,either for his delivery,or forgrace to endure the ordeal awaiting him,but to riseabove the thought of self in thus facing death in amost horrible manner,and carry within his heart thedeepest spiritual interest in his beloved disciples,in-

FAQs

What central spiritual theme runs through Paul’s intercessory prayer?

The prayer focuses on receiving strength through God’s Spirit, Christ dwelling in the heart by faith, and a love that surpasses knowledge, filling believers with the fullness of God.

How is Paul’s situation in Rome described?

Paul is portrayed as a prisoner in Rome, confined in the Mamertine prison and awaiting the time he expected to be led forth for execution.

Why does the text highlight Paul’s “self-mastery”?

Despite facing death, Paul’s chief concern remains the church he loved, showing complete self-mastery through consecration and devotion to God.

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