Just to be fair and not to condemn a sincere man of God, here's Sha'ul ha Tarsi, aka Paul of Tarsus at his finest. Anyone who cannot learn from Paul, probably the finest teacher of his time, cannot learn from anyone. Separating the wheat from the chaff is an art, sadly lacking in our age of science.
"Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." ~ Paul the Apostle
"For when I am powerless, it is then that I am strong." ~ Paul the Apostle
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart." ~ Paul the Apostle
"There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus." ~ Paul the Apostle
"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." ~ Paul the Apostle
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds" ~ Paul the Apostle
"God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." ~ Paul the Apostle
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." ~ Paul the Apostle
"If God is for us, who can be against us?" ~ Paul the Apostle
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." ~ Paul the Apostle
"Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another." ~ Paul the Apostle
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." ~ Paul the Apostle
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" ~ Paul the Apostle
"And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do." ~ Paul the Apostle
"There is nothing love cannot face; there is limit to its faith, its hope and endurance." ~ Paul the Apostle
"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross!" ~ Paul the Apostle
"If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal." ~ Paul the Apostle
"So, then, let us pursue the things making for peace and the things that are upbuilding to one another." ~ Paul the Apostle
"In everything give thanks" ~ Paul the Apostle
"The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know." ~ Paul the Apostle
"If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." ~ Paul the Apostle
"For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." ~ Paul the Apostle
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." ~ Paul the Apostle
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