Answer: Paul made himself a slave to everyone "to
win as many as possible," (verse 19).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Mark 9:35: "Sitting down, Jesus
called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he
must be the very last, and the servant of
all.'"
Romans 1:1: "Paul, a servant of
Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel
of God..."
Romans 9:1-4: "I [Paul] speak the
truth in Christ--I am not lying, my conscience confirms it in
the Holy Spirit--I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in
my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut
off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race,
the people of Israel."
2 Corinthians 4:5: "For we do not
preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your
servants for Jesus' sake."
Galatians 1:9-10: "As we have
already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a
gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally
condemned! Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of
God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please
men, I would not be a servant of Christ."
Galatians 5:13: "You, my brothers,
were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the
sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love."
Titus 1:1: "Paul, a servant of God
and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the
knowledge of the Truth that leads to
godliness..."
James 1:1: "James, a servant of God
and of the Lord Jesus Christ..."
2 Peter 1:1: "Simon Peter, a
servant and apostle of Jesus Christ..."
Jude 1:1: "Jude, a servant of Jesus
Christ and a brother of James..."
