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Here are the epistles of Paul. Not "approximately 13" but exactly 14:
Here are the other books:
So which is greater? 52% or 48%? Paul wrote OVER HALF the NT by book count.
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- 1 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians
- 1 Timothy
- 2 Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
- Hebrews
Here are the other books:
- Matthew
- Mark
- Luke
- John
- Acts
- James
- 1 Peter
- 2 Peter
- 1 John
- 2 John
- Jude
- Revelation
So which is greater? 52% or 48%? Paul wrote OVER HALF the NT by book count.
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to have a better representation, if you do a word count for each book of the bible the O.T and the first 4 gospels make 90 % of the bible. so Paul did not write more than 7-8% probably less. I did not calculate myself but probably will.
source; https://deanebarker.net/other/bible/
source; https://deanebarker.net/other/bible/
another link with statistics that seem well done;
https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm
https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/index.html
https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm
https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/index.html
I think the CONCEPT is there, but not sure that actual verse is.
The Temple is a good example. Jesus gave a Temple tax, and commended the poor woman who gave all she had. Even though He knew the Pharisees were misusing the funds in various ways.
So on the macro, giving to your Church, or an organization in some sense we do what the Lord asked us, and it is incumbent upon the receiver to rightly use the money.
But in the micro, we should probably be more discerning. You wouldn’t want to just give a drug addict money for instance. That’s not to say you wouldn’t help them though in other ways.
The Temple is a good example. Jesus gave a Temple tax, and commended the poor woman who gave all she had. Even though He knew the Pharisees were misusing the funds in various ways.
So on the macro, giving to your Church, or an organization in some sense we do what the Lord asked us, and it is incumbent upon the receiver to rightly use the money.
But in the micro, we should probably be more discerning. You wouldn’t want to just give a drug addict money for instance. That’s not to say you wouldn’t help them though in other ways.
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You want an answer? What you asked is not stated in the Bible. There is your answer.
If discussion of principles that deal with the notion of giving without asking bothers or angers you, perhaps you should close this thread and move on?
There are many scriptures that deal with giving, give cheerfully, give to anyone that asks, give to the needy, etc.... but none of them state "do not ask what this money will be used for"....
If discussion of principles that deal with the notion of giving without asking bothers or angers you, perhaps you should close this thread and move on?
There are many scriptures that deal with giving, give cheerfully, give to anyone that asks, give to the needy, etc.... but none of them state "do not ask what this money will be used for"....
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Yes. I believe the Lord gave Paul the authority to make those personal remarks equivalent to what the Lord Himself would say. Paul would not have dared to simply present his own ideas within those epistles, since Peter makes them all equal to Scripture. Paul does point out his apostolic authority several times to show that those who scoffed at him were mistaken.
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