18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you (1 Corinthians 9:18-22).
Paul is showing that he does all things for the sake of the Gospel. Specifically, he is first a servant God and as a result a servant of Man. To spread the Gospel, the apostle Paul met people in their current circumstances. He did emphasize that people had to change through the power of the Holy Spirit, but at least initially Paul always tried to not be burden to people, but rather to lift them up. This is a lesson that is true today; the Gospel spreads when people preach the true faith with a sense of humility and wonder.
Paul is showing that he does all things for the sake of the Gospel. Specifically, he is first a servant God and as a result a servant of Man. To spread the Gospel, the apostle Paul met people in their current circumstances. He did emphasize that people had to change through the power of the Holy Spirit, but at least initially Paul always tried to not be burden to people, but rather to lift them up. This is a lesson that is true today; the Gospel spreads when people preach the true faith with a sense of humility and wonder.
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