First of all, then. It is plain that Paul here speaks about church worship, But see 1 Timothy 2:8; 1 Timothy 2:15. Yet at this time, worship had not been divorced from ordinary life, as it has in our time. If the church-meeting is viewed as "The Assembly" in the sense of a discrete entity, it is easy to begin believing that the church only exists when "The Assembly" has come together. I urge that. Paul does not fear the circumcision party, and he boldly urges that Christians pray for the people of all nations and religions. Paul uses four words to describe prayer in general, so that every kind is covered. Paul understands better than we do, the relationship of Christian to non-Christian (1 John 5:19), but he also knows that God's purpose is to save as many as possible! Every Christian must have that same attitude!!! "God's act in Christ is available to all mankind! My own work among the Gentiles is one example of God bringing His estranged children home."

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