I. Introduction: Paul's vision for Christian ministry
II. Evangelical injunction at 2 Tim. 4.1-5
Distinctions between Paul's ministry and faith messages
Ministry's faith essential as an example to new community of faith
Paul's unification of Jew, Christian, Greek cultures in one sect
III. The need for doctrinal, evangelical unity
Dangers of a "marketplace" of religious ideas
Rivalry between orthodox and competing sects such as Gnostics
Paul's extra effort to be the voice of religious truth
Emphasis on doctrinal consistency, rejection of popular myth, culture
IV. Paul's body of thought aimed at creating coherent community of faith to rival civil order of Rome
The 1 Corinthians episode as an exercise in Christian unity and mission
Paul's evolving view of the apostolic mission: the apocalypse vs. the evangelical imperative
The need for ministerial effectiveness, doctrinally and theologically
The emergent ecclesiastical structure as doctrinal, ritual codifying agent
Institutional dynamics and evangelical/doctrinal unity
The unifying role of Jesus' biography
The importance of establishing institutional benchmarks of faith as truth
Paul's stewardship of clerical method and practice as mission/vocation
V. The unifying role of canonical scripture
The orthodox triumph over Gnosticism
Orthodoxy's hostility to paganism, Judaism, competing Christian sects: Paul's role and mission
The defining doctrine of the Redemption
The claim for Christianity's universal historical significance
V. Conclusion: the ecclesiastical mission as Paul's legacy
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