0 For the Gentiles I Became a Gentile

As long as it did not violate God’s Word or compromise the gospel, Paul was willing to accommodate himself to his audience. As we noted in the last post, that was certainly true of his Jewish audience. But Paul didn’t stop with the Jews. He demonstrated the same heart of sacrifice toward the Gentiles—all for the sake of the gospel.

Going back to the ninth chapter of 1 Corinthians, you read in verse 21, “To those who are without law, [I become] as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, that I might win those who are without law.” “Those who are without law” are the Gentiles. Note the qualifier Paul inserted. He specifically stated that he is “not … without the law of God but under the law of Christ.” He clearly was not saying he became morally lawless to please despisers of true righteousness.

0 Sinode Gereja Protestan Maluku (GPM) Sayangkan Kelambanan Aparat Stabilkan Situasi Kota Ambon

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AMBON (MALUKU) - Sinode Gereja Protestan Maluku (GPM) sangat menyayangkan dan menyesali langkah pihak kepolisian yang lamban bergerak untuk menstabilkan situasi dan kondisi keamanan saat pecah kericuhan antar warga di sejumlah titik di pusat Kota Ambon, di antaranya kawasan Mangga Dua, kawasan Tugu Trikora, Jalan JB Sitanala, kawasan Waringin, Kota Ambon.

"Seharusnya saat kejadian awal, polisi langsung bergerak cepat menstabilkan situasi dan kondisi keamanan serta mencegah provokator menyebarkan isu" ungkap Pendeta John Ruhulessin, Ketua Majelis Pekerja Harian (MPH) Sinode Gereja Protestan Maluku (GPM) kepada wartawan di Ambon, Minggu (11/09/2011).