During the month of April, I’ve been leading a Sunday school class for adults at my church, titled “St. Paul: Friend or Foe?” The premise of the class is a defense of the apostle Paul against some of the critiques he gets from more progressive voices, especially around his tempering or blunting of Jesus’ ethical teachings. Any reader here knows that Paul is a particular passion of mine, and this kind of defense is one I’ve engaged in before.

For those interested, here is video of the second class, on Paul’s theology. Through the lens of seven key concepts – cruciformity, covenant, freedom, the theological virtues, justification, participation, and countercultural ethics – I show how Paul’s theology is a well thought out scaffold that comes together as an inclusive, love-centered whole. Give it a watch, and click the link below to view week one, which was a basic biographical look at who Paul was and what he wrote.

Click here to watch week one.