So this is where the present religious system (the PRS) is at !
Can't quite imagine this advertisement happening in the early Christian Church scene circa the first century AD
which has prompted my response
CHURCH UNLIMITED AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
I would like to enquire about an acquaintance of mine replying for your advertised position of GENERAL MANAGER
His CV is as follows :
Ethnicity Jewish
Birth Place Israel … city of Tarsus
Occupation tent maker
Health good but eyesight very poor
and suffers from ophthalmia
and 'weak' appearance
Marital Status single, never married
Qualifications Pharisee
personally tutored by the renowned Gamaliel
formerly a religious zealot and activist
Christian
Resume had a personal transforming experience when traveling that blinded him for 3 days
then 3 years in Arabia
widely traveled since around the Mediterranean
whipped … 39 stripes x five times
beaten with rods x three times
stoned and left for dead once
shipwrecked x 3 times, a day & night in the ocean
Discipline fasts often
very used to hardships – hunger, cold and lack of clothing, adversity and perils
Public speaking
ability contemptible
contentious, frequently causes riots and uproars
some times speaks for too long and known for sending a listener to sleep
rebukes church leaders publicly - Peter
Writing ability extensive (to church groups of cities he visited)
but needs an amanuensis (typist)
no computer skills
Availability immediate start (if he's not in prison)
then full time 24 x 7
Salary
Expectations none at all
he works and pays his own way, supports himself
and also provides for his colleagues needs
Vehicle none required
used to walking on foot (and boat)
no drivers licence
Address itinerant - no permanent abode (when not in prison)
has boarded with another tent-maker
now in rented accommodation (for the last 2 years)
Name Paul (formerly Saul)
How do you think he could possibly shape up against your other candidates?
Has he any chance at all within your denomination ??
Please advise a.s.a.p. for a temporary position before his impending martyrdom
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION :
refer THE BIBLE KJV
Acts 9:8,9 18:3 20:7-12 20:33,34 22:3 28:30
2 Corinthians 10:10 11:24-27
Galatians 1:17,18 2:11-14
1 Thessalonians 2:9
