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Imitatio Christi - is the following Biblical?

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I’m not summarily dismissing them; I am stating that, exegetically, we have no evidence of St. Paul living post-conversion in a manner not consistent with Christian ascetics, or of him failing to encourage asceticism, even expressing the idea that virginity is superior to the married state.
I never said anything about Paul being married, not sure where that came from.

But I did demonstrate exegetically that he new how to abound and how to suffer lack of

I used his own words to demonstrate.

We will have to disagree.
 
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I never said anything about Paul being married, not sure where that came from.

But I did demonstrate exegetically that he new how to abound and how to suffer lack of

I used his own words to demonstrate.

We will have to disagree.

What do you think he meant by “abound”? Are you suggesting he was living luxuriously, with abundant wealth? I would assume not. I am not claiming that St. Paul engaged in the kind of self-abasement one associates with some, but rather asceticism from the perspective of moral restraint and living only for Christ. Even a monastery has its beautiful portions, and I have never seen one devoid of creature comforts.

My primary objection is of course to the Word of Faith / Prosperity Gospel view that suggests the Apostles enjoyed great riches.
 
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