Paul's Letter To The Philippian Analysis

Throughout Paul’s letters to surrounding churches, spreading from the Philippians to the Colossians to the Romans, Paul addressed a number of issues regarding how individuals should live their lives before Jesus’ return from heaven for judgment. He preached to both Jews and Gentiles, lending to a feeling of acceptance and approval of people from all sorts of backgrounds, signifying that all have a chance to make their way into the Kingdom of Heaven. When considering Paul’s theology, based on his views illustrated throughout his undisputed letters, the golden rule of loving each other is evident. , As a result, t could be argued that Paul’s stance on Syrian Refugee Crisis of 2015 and the debate of whether to accept refuges in the United States would be one of welcome,
Let each of [them] look not to [their] own interests, but to the interests of others,” (Philippians 2:3-4) demonstrating that people should take others circumstances into account, and put other individuals needs before themselves regardless of any benefit that may come from these kind and just acts. With the Syrians being forced to flee from their homes and pursuing nothing but shelter and safety from what once was their homeland, Paul might argue that all individuals, like his inclusion of both Jews and Gentiles, should be gracious and be open-minded to offering these people a new safe haven for the process of justification. Justification is an active process, defined as a person living a righteous life by faith and trust in Christ to be “made right” with God not requiring strict following of the Jewish Law. When Jesus returns from heaven, these acts of faith and sense of humanity towards the Syrian Crisis could reflect positively on the people, accepted by both people from surrounding parts of the world and also by