Reading through the Pauline Epistles helped me see Jesus in a deeper, fuller way than I ever expected. I have known Jesus as Savior, Lord, Teacher, Healer—but through Paul’s eyes? I saw Him as everything.
Paul did not just talk about Jesus. He lived and
breathed for Him. Every letter, every sentence, every teaching was anchored in
Christ. And not just the surface level parts either—Paul showed us Jesus in His
fullness. Crucified. Risen. Glorified. Seated. Working. Returning. The way Paul
described Him made me pause more than once and say to myself, “Do I really
know Him like that?”
Through Paul’s letters, I saw Jesus as the Messiah andthe Son of God—not just a title, but a reality. The One who fulfilled every
promise. The One who was sent to redeem, not just rescue. Paul did not shy away
from the depth of what that meant. Jesus was not an optional part of the
faith—He was the faith. The cornerstone. The whole reason we get to
stand before God, righteous and accepted.
Paul kept pointing to the cross, over and over. And
the more I read, the more I saw that for Paul, the cross was not just a moment
in history—it was the center of everything. Jesus crucified meant my old life
was crucified too. Paul made that personal. “I have been crucified with
Christ,” he said. “It is no longer I who live…” That challenged me.
Because sometimes I want resurrection power without dying to self. But Paul
reminded me—you cannot have one without the other.
Then he showed us Jesus resurrected—not just alive,
but victorious. Alive in us. Giving life to our dead places. That filled me
with hope. Because sometimes I forget that the same power that raised Christ
from the dead is at work in me too. Paul never let us forget that Jesus is not
just someone we look back on—He is alive now. Working now. Reigning now.
Paul also taught me that Jesus is the source of salvation
and justification. That I do not have to perform, strive, or beg to be
accepted by God. Jesus handled it. Fully. Forever. That part always brings me
to tears. Because I know what it feels like to try and earn what was always
meant to be received. Through Paul’s words, I was reminded again: I am saved
by grace. I am kept by grace. And I stand in grace.
And finally, Paul introduced me to Jesus and the
Christian life—how He shapes how I live, how I love, how I lead. Paul made
it clear: this walk is not about religion. It is about relationship. It is
about being hidden in Christ. About living in such a way that people do not
just see me—they see Him.
Reading Jesus through Paul’s eyes was more than theology—it
was testimony. It was transformation. It made me want to know Jesus deeper. It
made me want to be more rooted, more surrendered, more aware of who He is and
who I am because of Him.
Through Paul’s lens, I saw Jesus not just as Savior—but as
my everything. And I do not want to unsee that.