1 Corinthians 9 Paul’s Missionary Deception

1 Corinthians 9 Paul’s Missionary Deception

This article argues that the Apostle Paul openly admitted to using deception as a strategy to convert people to his version of Christianity (Paulinism), as seen in 1 Corinthians 9:19–23. According to the author, Paul describes himself as becoming “all things to all people” — behaving like a Jew, a pagan, or a weak person depending on his audience — in order to win converts. The author interprets this not as flexibility or contextual sensitivity, but as deliberate dishonesty and manipulation.