Pauline Theology presents the reality of the finished work of Christ. Paul preached Christ crucified, and nothing else. Paul's self-understanding as a self-righteous pharisee was exploded by the Living Christ himself. Paul called everything that he had accomplished outside of Jesus "dung." Paul's greatest desire was to have a deep awareness of Jesus. We live in a world which blocks spiritual perception of Jesus. People are preoccupied with the things of this world, and what little they know of Jesus is snatched away by the enemy.
