One of the problems with applications of Pauline teachings to the current context is the way in which elite theologians assumed that first-century Mediterranean societies were similar in most crucial aspects to twentieth-century society. At close scrutiny it is clear that the explanation of self-support and the free offering of the gospel from the angle of Pauls plight for the poor ha... https://www.roneverhart.com/Rawlings-34-Maple-Fungo-Bat-MLF6/