Werner Franzmann follows Paul’s thinking in 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 for his eagerness in mission work. He then applies the concept to today’s outreach work making a special case that this passage “become weak to win the weak” ...

Though there has not been much written on the doctrine of offense, it is not an obscure doctrine. The idea of offense is found in both the Old and New Testament, and Dobberstein offers an overview of the word usages. ...