‘We have misunderstood Paul, badly.’
We have read his words through our own set of assumptions. We need to begin with Paul’s world view, to see things the way he saw them.
What if ‘original sin’ was never part of Paul’s thinking?
What if the idea that we are saved by faith in Christ, as Luther argued, was based on a mistranslation of Paul’s words and a misunderstanding of Paul’s thinking?
‘Over the centuries,’ writes Steve Chalke, ‘the Church has repeatedly failed to communicate, or even understand, the core of Paul’s message. Although Paul has often been presented as the champion of exclusion, he was the very opposite. He was the great includer.’
Steve Chalke MBE is a Baptist minister, founder and leader of the Oasis Charitable Trust, and author of more than 50 books.
Events
Steve’s running day-long events exploring the ideas in the Lost Message of Paul. They’re on Saturdays, 10am-4pm, at various locations across the country, and tickets are available at the following links:
February 29 - Christ Church Pitsmoor, Sheffield
March 28 - Oasis Academy Woodview, Birmingham
April 18 - Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Salford
June 20 - Oasis Church Waterloo
Featured Resources
Read the book
Join the conversation. You can purchase The Lost Message of Paul through our shop.
Watch the video series
We’ve created a six-part video series exploring some of the central aspects of the book.
Group Discussion resources
To accompany the video series, we have put together a six-week discussion guide.
